Paired Passages Quiz

Which statement from "The Joy of a Blizzard" connects most closely to the realization that the family has in "The Horror of Snow"

• Most people think of a winter snowstorm as a natural disaster - not my family

• Watching the transformation was important to us

• Tornadoes of ice pellets swirled around the cabin

• It was raw power we were after

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Unlike the narrator in "The Horror of Snow," the narration in "The Joy of a Blizzard" is -

• going to a family occasion

• not affected by the storm

• trying to embrace a storm

• thankful to be alive

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of "The Joy of a Blizzard."

Which quotation from "The Horror of Snow" expresses a similar idea?

• There was one road in and out, and it was steep and filled with switchbacks with sheer drops on either side

• The surface became greasy, and the car fishtailed around every corner

• The right conditions made all the difference

• And we never complained about precipitation again

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which element is the same for both selections?

• Tone

• Genre

• Narrator

• Supporting details

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7