Into the Lifeboat

The sound of crying from the sinking ship was _______ to hear.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Volcanoes and tsunamis _______ me.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

___________, she splashed paint all over the canvas.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The lights ________ the football field for the night game.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

With ________, he turned in his incomplete test.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

he coach takes time to _____________ players before a game.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the most likely reason the author includes her observations in paragraph 3?

• To describe her personal feelings about the events happening

• To demonstrate how best to respond to such a situation

• To show how passengers and crew first reacted when the ship began to sink

• To introduce characters who would be important later in the selection

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

In paragraph 6, which word helps the reader understand the meaning of the word reluctance?

• Anxious

• Seemed

• Pointed

• Horizon

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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 effect does the author produce by including paragraphs 14 through 16?

• She demonstrates the feelings of despair felt by all passengers.

• She indicates that she was the most frightened person on the ship.

• She emphasizes the bravery and courage of the passengers and crew.

• She contrasts the ways in which the passengers and crew deal with the event as it occurs.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Read this sentence about the passage.

This passage, which was written in the early twentieth century, describes the sinking of the Titanic, from one crew member’s perspective.

How can this sentence be corrected?

• The first comma should be deleted from the sentence.

• The second comma should be deleted from the sentence.

• The third comma should be deleted from the sentence.

• This sentence is already correct, and no changes are needed.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A