The Tail by Joyce Hansen

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• The dog

• Tasha

• Mom

• Junior

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Where does the story mostly take place?

• At a park in the city

• At the Cloisters

• In the apartment

• On a jungle gym

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Tasha looking forward in the exposition of the story?

• Adopting a dog for the first time

• Getting a part-time job

• Spending time with her younger brother

• Practicing for the double-dutch contest and hanging with her friends

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is double-dutch?

• a type of basketball game

• hide-and-seek in the woods

• a jump-rope game using two jump ropes

• a game similar to tag but with teams

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is NOT a conflict in the story?

• Tasha has to watch Junior

• Tasha cannot find Junior

• Tasha failed 6th grade

• Tasha wants to hang out with her friends but can't

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which adjective best describes Tasha's attitude toward watching Junior?

• Thrilled

• Miserable

• Nervous

• Eager

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Who is Junior?

• A kid from the block

• The loose dog

• Tasha's younger brother

• A foreign exchange student

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who is Naomi?

• Tasha's twin sister

• Tasha's mother

• A girl from down the street

• Tasha's best friend

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which is a list of proper nouns from the story?

• he, she, it

• Thunder, park, Tasha

• Thunder, Junior, Naomi

• cutey, Naomi, vacuum

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"I tried not to imagine a huge yellow dog with red eyes gnawing at my heels." What does gnawing mean?

• Crying out loud

• Cutting with a knife

• Biting and chewing

• Barking

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4