My Trip to China

From dialogue such as, "Come on, Mei Li! Let's get up there," the reader can tell that Liang is

• an unusual Ancient Chinese boy

• always trying to make jokes

• a regular American boy

• difficult to live with

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Based on what you have read, how was Liang most likely feeling when he "stammered out an answer"?

• happy

• nervous

• sad

• confused

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these phrases from the story is an example of a figurative expression?

• invading armies

• mist was lifting

• on top of the world

• get away on foot

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

Which of these phrases from the story is an example of a simile?

• marching across the mountains

• riding like the wind

• breathing so hard

• looked like they had come from far

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

The end of the story contains the climax. You can tell this from the language because the author uses

• action verbs

• longer words

• many pronouns

• shorter questions

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of these descriptive words from the text describe the changing nature of the fire?

• torch, sputtered

• sputtered, roaring

• wood, caught

• flame, roaring

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What words in the text connect the action on Ancient China and Dad's barbecue?

• I sat down on the hard stone floor.

• My eyes were watering from the smoke...

• Mei Li shouting...waving her arms...

• I was falling asleep...

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is part of a simile that the author includes near the end of the story?

• like they mean business

• as I touched the torch

• like a checkerboard

• dusty, old civilization

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What would be the tone at the very end of the story?

• relief

• fright

• anger

• resentment

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the mood interpreted by the reader of the story?

• sadness

• grief

• surprise

• anger

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4