Uncle Marcos

What is the meaning of ingenuity?

• stubbornness

• cleverness

• foolishness

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which passage from “Uncle Marcos” presents the best example of a static character?

• The captain, furious at all the troubles this passenger had caused the shipping company and himself personally, unloaded him without a backward glance....

• Marcos’s heroic resurrection made everyone forget about his barrel-organ phase.

• But Clara was so upset that she spent a week walking in her sleep and sucking her thumb.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why do Clara and Uncle Marcos most likely get along so well? (CHOOSE FROM ANSWERS A THROUGH D.)

• They share a good imagination and a love for telling tales....

• Clara is the only child who is unafraid of Uncle Marcos.

• They both want to become pilots and are interested in planes.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the predicate pronoun in these sentences?

Have you heard of Jennifer Doudna? It was she who made the discovery with Charpentier.

• with

• she

• who

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of the Latin suffix -ity?

• study or science of

• belonging to

• state or quality of

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the predicate adjective in this sentence?

She became famous by finding a new and clever way to change genetic material.

• famous

• new

• clever

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

If Robin is an invincible diver, then which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of invincible.

• She never loses diving competitions.

• She argues with her teammates.

• She gets very hungry after she dives.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of these situations is an example of trying to decipher something?

• trying to find an old book that is no longer in print

• trying to write a thank-you letter for a gift you do not like

• trying to figure out what a note in messy handwriting says

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In “Uncle Marcos,” how do the adult family members feel about Marcos’s visits?

• They are bored by his long stories and are eager for him to leave.

• They are angry with him for staying away for so long.

• They are bothered by his mess and his strange behavior.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In “Uncle Marcos,” why are Marcos and Clara successful in their fortune-telling business? Choose two options.

• They guess what people want to hear.

• They are able to appear convincing.

• They want to make a lot of money.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4