Yellow Star Parts 2-4

Dora wore a _____________ expression on her face when she talked about her dream.

• smuggler

• solemn

• abruptly

• filth

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Many Jewish people used an ___________________ system to smuggle food into the ghetto.

• ghetto

• torture

• abruptly

• underground

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Syvia and her Papa had to leave the apartment ________________ when the Nazis came.

• abruptly

• Yiddish

• filth

• solemn

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What conclusion can you draw about the Jewish people from the section, Live for Today?

• The Jewish people want to give up.

• The Jewish people are ready to fight the Nazis.

• The Jewish people are resilient and thankful for what they have.

• The Jewish people are very angry that it is Spring, and they are still in the ghetto.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Why does the author choose to end the line, Family comes home! on page 43 with an exclamation mark?

• She wants the reader to know how angry Syvia is that her family is home.

• She wants the reader to know how excited Syvia is that her family is home.

• She wants the reader to know how sad Syvia is that her family is home.

• She just wanted to use an exclamation mark instead of a period. It does not mean anything special.

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CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

What type of figurative language is "the sun tickles my pale skin"?

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• personification

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What inference can you make about what happened to Syvia's doll after reading the section, Another Loss?

• She decided she didn't want her anymore and gave her away.

• Dora hid her to be mean to Syvia.

• Papa had to sell her to get money or food for the family.

• Syvia lost her on the streets of the ghetto.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

How does Syvia's mother show her love for Syvia in the section, Love?

• She gives her lots of hugs and kisses.

• She buys her a new doll.

• She takes her to work with her, so she doesn't have to stay home alone.

• She gives Syvia her food rations.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which detail from the text best helps you understand what the Bad News is on page 62?

• The Nazis have made an announcement.

• "We can't let them have her."

• I am a bear in a cave.

• I am hiding under the bedcover.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Where do Papa and Syvia hide from the Nazis first?

• the cemetery

• a stairwell

• alleys

• tight corners and cramped nooks