"A Train Trip" & "Wild"

Use “A Train Trip” to answer questions 1-6. Then fill in the answers on THIS answer document.

1. (E2.4G)What detail is left unresolved at the end of the selection?

• Whether the cabin will be secured after Jimmy and his father leave

• Whether Jimmy can fully accept his father’s authority

• Jimmy’s feelings about leaving the cabin

• The final destination for Jimmy and his father

2. (2.8B) The author most likely includes the anecdote about the bat in paragraph 9 to develop the theme of —

• protecting the natural environment

• showing respect for the older generation

• cherishing particular memories

• gaining personal freedom

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3. (2.8A) Read this sentence from paragraph 26: The leather soles of my shoes felt insecure and slippery on the rungs. The author’s use of the first-person point of view —

• reveals Jimmy’s youthful idealism

• shows Jimmy’s fearless determination

• helps the reader understand that Jimmy is unreliable

• allows the reader to identify with Jimmy’s vulnerability

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4. (2.5G) What is Jimmy’s primary dilemma?

• He must choose between being obedient to his father and being true to himself.

• He must reconcile the difference between his father’s cynical worldview and his own beliefs

• He must accept that he has to leave the cabin despite his strong desire to stay.

• He must resolve his conflicted feelings about what will happen after he leaves the cabin.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5. (2.6C) Read the dialogue in paragraphs 11 through 24. When considered with this dialogue, which sentence reveals that Jimmy is hiding his true feelings from his father?

• I wished we were just going on a fishing trip and not going away.

• I looked all around the kitchen to remember it and I was awfully fond of it.

• It was still dark but along the edge of the hills it was lightening.

• It was lighter than when I started to climb the ladder and it was cold and very early in the morning.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6. (2.4G) In paragraph 9, the description of the kitchen serves to —

• emphasize the unpleasantness of Jimmy’s living conditions

• reveal Jimmy’s strong emotional attachment to the cabin

• show that Jimmy feels lonely in this remote setting

• imply that Jimmy hopes his circumstances are improving

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Use “Wild” to answer questions 7-12. Then fill in the answers on THIS answer document.

7. (2.2A) Read the following dictionary entry: tender \ıten-d r\ e adj 1. showing gentleness and concern or sympathy 2. sensitive to pain 3. young, immature, and vulnerable 4. requiring tact or careful handling . Which definition best matches the use of the word tender in paragraph 3?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

8. (2.8D) In paragraph 8, the author uses glass as a metaphor to show her —

• intense anger

• deep personal regret

• vision problems

• extreme physical agony

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

9. (2.8D) In paragraph 4, the author’s attitude about being near wildlife is —

• terrified

• pleased

• cautious

• irritated

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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

10. (2.4F) In which quotation does the author use descriptive language to show her unexpected awe?

• I crawled out of my tent and stood slowly, my muscles stiff from yesterday’s hike, my bare feet tender on the rocky dirt.

• My pack’s frame creaked behind me with each step, straining from the weight. The muscles of my upper back and shoulders were bound in tense, hot knots.

• I knew it was the top because there was snow. Not on the ground, but falling from the sky, in thin flakes that swirled in mad patterns, pushed by the wind.

• By noon I was up over 6,000 feet and the air had cooled, the sun suddenly disappearing behind clouds.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3