I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001-Ch. 1 and 2

The narrator said, "A bright blue sky stretched over New York City." What did it make the sky sound like?

• A tree

• A blanket

• A lake

• A picture

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The narrator said, Taxis, cars, and buses zoomed through the streets." What kind of figurative language did he use?

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did it mean when the narrator said, "Up and down the sidewalks people froze?"

• People got cold

• People went to the North Pole

• People stopped and did not move

• People turned into ice

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

How was Lucas described before he starting playing foot ball?

• lanky and taller than his teachers

• wide and bigger than his dad

• skinny and bonier than a skeleton

• pudgy and shorter even than some girls in his grade

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The author used a simile to describe Uncle Benny's big and sparkling eyes. What were they compared to?

• like Christmas lights blinking pretty colors

• like fire engine lights flashing fiery red

• like bright lights spelling out the words, "You can do it."

• like a flashlight blinking a message.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The narrator said Lucas' "arms stretched out so long he felt like he could grab the ____________,"

• ball

• sun

• goal post

• sky

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

When Lucas "was flying through the air," what did he compare himself to?

• a missile out of control

• a plane zooming across the sky

• a fire blazing hot

• a person sky diving

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Lucas imagine was happening to his brain as he hit the ground.

• Moving around like jello in his skull

• Bouncing back and forth in his skull

• Smacking against the inside of his skull

• Hitting his ear drums inside his skull

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did it mean when the narrator said, "A white light of pain exploded inside Lucas's head?"

• He saw beautiful white lights

• His brain exploded

• The lights at the stadium were shining in his eyes

• He was in terrible pain

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What type of figurative language was used when the narrator said, "He saw stars a whole galaxy behind his eyes."

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6