TCO Cicc's Section 3 PDF pages 38-57

"JB's eyes are ocean wide, his mouth swimming on the floor." This is an example of 

• hyerperbole
• an allusion
• a simile
• a metaphor

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why did Chuck Bell retire from basketball?

• He wanted to start a family.
• He had patella tendinitus. 
• He was diagnosed with hypertension
• He didn't like basketball anymore

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

I’d burn mad as a flame is an example of

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Why doesn't Mom like eating out?

• It's not healthy

• She's on a diet

• It's too expensive

• It's too greasy

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What ended Chuck Bell's career? (more than 1 right answer)

• He got married

• He had jumper's knee

• He broke his leg

• He refused to have surgery

Pulchritudinous means

• cute

• ugly

• flirty

• beautiful

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why does Josh let Vondie win in the wind sprints?

• He's slower than Vondie

• He doesn't want to miss practice

• He's tired from all the drills

• Vondie is his best friend

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Who is faster?

• JB

• Josh

"Hustle dig

Grind push

Run fast

Change pivot

Chase pull

Aim shoot..."

What does the word pivot means as used in the text?

• outstanding, remarkable, or amazing

• a feeling of friendship

• to run after

• to turn around in one spot

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"And just like that we're rummaging through a box filled with newspaper clippings about Chuck "Da Man" Bell and torn up ticket stubs and old flyers and ..."

What is the meaning of the word rummaging as used in the text?

• to challenge someone with insults

• to protect something valuable

• actively searching for something

• imitation of someone else

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4