To James PRACTICE

Which statement best describes the speaker in “To James”?

• a family member who has taught James how to race

• friend James’s age who competes with James in races

• a friend who knows less than James does about running races

• a family member who wishes that he could race against James

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which statement best expresses the advice offered by the speaker in “To James”?

• Set only one goal in life and ignore everything else.

• Set goals in life, but do not forget to have fun.

• Life is a race: You must focus and persist to win.

• Life is a race: With luck, you will always win.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

If an athlete flung herself into a race, which of the following would she most likely have done?

• tripped when leaving the starting line

• launched her body forward

• advanced slowly in fear

• started at a steady pace

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is most likely to happen to an object that is catapulted into the air?

• The object will drop quickly to the ground.

• The object will move forward with great force.

• The object will break into small pieces.

• The object will float like a balloon.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Suppose that a spectator at a race lurched as he watched the runners move toward the finish line. Which sentence would most clearly describe the spectator’s action?

• He swayed happily from side to side.

• He frowned to show his disappointment.

• He moved forward suddenly and quickly.

• He gave a loud, encouraging cheer.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The poet Frank Horne wrote “To James” as a series of very short lines. What is the most likely effect of that choice?

• The very short lines suggest the rhythm and excitement of a race.

• The very short lines create more chances for repetition.

• The very short lines make the poem easier to understand.

• The very short lines show that two people are talking to each other.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

In “To James” the speaker remembers how James “flew into the stretch” (line 19). What does flew suggest that run, a synonym, does not suggest as clearly?

• Flew suggests that James was ahead of the other runners.

• Flew suggests that James was having his best race ever.

• Flew suggests that James was moving especially quickly.

• d. Flew suggests that James was stumbling through the race.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read lines 25-28 from “To James." Which of these synonyms for shout has the most clearly positive connotation of joy?

• yell

• cry

• shriek

• cheer

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Frank Horne uses repetition in “To James,” as in this example. "Think only of the goal Run straight Run high Run hard" (lines 41–44) What does the repetition of run most clearly emphasize?

• all of the runners’ desire to win the race

• James’s hope that he will beat the other runners

• the speaker’s excitement about watching the race

• the speaker’s hope that James will do his best

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the word for the way someone speaks?

• Conversation

• Connotation

• Dialect

• Denotation

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6