" A Celebration of Grandfathers" Quiz

Which of the following best describes where the author’s grandfather lived?

• a small, rural community

• the mountains outside of town

• a farm in the tropics

• a big-city apartment

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

The phrase “final transformation” refers to

• illness

• death

• burial

• grief

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following does the author appear to value most?

• great wealth

• hard work

• simple truths

• innovation

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following does this description reveal about the author’s grandfather? “One click of his tongue and the horses obeyed, stopped or turned as he wished. He never raised his whip.”

• His voice is stronger than his body

• He likes to drive a wagon

• He is an expert horse trainer.

• He trains children as he trains horses.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

His grandfather encouraged the author to learn

• baseball

• construction

• manners

• English

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The author believes that the greatest threat to old values is that young people will

• lose ties with the elderly

• leave farms for the cities

• celebrate old age

• seek a better life

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The author remembers his grandfather most for his

• humor

• silence

• size

• fairness

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

The author feels that “the pain of transformation into old age” is

• minor

• happy

• honorable

• necessary

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The author’s tone reveals that his attitude toward his grandfather is

• respectful

• resentful

• critical

• accepting

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

At the end of the essay, the author returns to his grandfather’s community to

• attend his grandfather’s funeral

• celebrate the founding of a church

• show his family the farm he spent time on

• deliver a speech about his grandfather

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3