brown girl dreaming excerpt

Which sentence best shows the meaning of shushes?

• Tom cheers wildly at the basketball game.

• Jackson wades through the muddy river.

• Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noise.

• Sandy rolls the cookie dough into small spheres.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• Halsey Park

• New York City

• Uncle Robert's house

• Greenville, South Carolina

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CCSS.RL.6.1

In the poem "another way" from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does Woodson's mother bring home?

• a James Brown record

• wrapped presents

• board games

• a new TV

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CCSS.RL.6.1

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is the main thing that readers learn about Odella, Woodson's older sister?

• Odella is bossy.

• Odella is smart.

• Odella tells lies.

• Odella runs wild.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, how does Uncle Robert feel about Woodson's stories?

• They make him homesick.

• He thinks they are lies.

• They confuse him.

• He likes them.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Your little brother is humming at the dinner table. Which of your senses tells you this?

• sight

• taste

• touch

• hearing

Which of the following sentences best shows the meaning of shushes?

• Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noise.

• Jackson puts on his boots and wades through the mud.

• Isa cheers wildly for the home team when they score.

• Evan flattens each ball of cookie dough into a circle.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

In the poem "brooklyn rain" from Brown Girl Dreaming, how does Woodson feel about staying indoors?

• Staying indoors bores her.

• She is scared of the outdoors.

• Staying indoors makes her feel safe.

• She has more fun indoors than outdoors.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which line or lines in "brooklyn rain" from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly support the statement "staying indoors bores her"?

• The rain here is different than the way / it rains in Greenville.

• Just Mama saying, Stay inside today, it's raining...

• ...Nothing to do but / watch / the gray sidewalk grow darker...

• Down south already feels like a long time ago...

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is Woodson always doing?

• winning awards

• getting in trouble

• making things up

• trying to sneak out

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CCSS.RL.6.1