What aspect of Dave’s personality most affects the plot of the story?

• He wants to fit in.

• He likes to work out.

• He likes to go to parties.

• He wants to be an athlete.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What change in Dave leads to the story’s resolution?

• He starts going to parties.

• He starts wearing nice clothes.

• He stops caring what people think.

• He stops doing nice things for others.

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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

Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?

• The author compares Dave’s layers of clothing to a male girdle.

• The author explains why Dave was given a nickname by his friends.

• The author hints that Dave will start wearing more and more clothing.

• The author reveals Dave’s activities during Dave’s holiday break from school.

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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

Which scene creates a feeling of suspense for the reader?

• Dave feels anxious as he talks to the girl at the party.

• Dave accidentally wears two shirts under his rugby shirt.

• Dave constantly weighs himself to see if he is getting any bigger.

• Dave starts doing push-ups and curling free weights in the evenings.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which detail shows that this piece of literature is an example of realistic fiction?

• The story includes a clear conflict and resolution.

• The story includes elements that could happen in everyday life.

• The story includes dialogue between main and minor characters.

• The story includes a lesson that can be applied to the lives of the readers.

Read this sentence about the story.

His layers of clothing makes him sweat.

What change needs to be made in this sentence?

• Change makes to make.

• Change layers to layer.

• Change clothing to clothings.

• No change needs to be made.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these elements helps identify this selection as realistic fiction?

• The main character with an internal conflict

• The first-person point of view

• The recognizable setting

• The positive ending

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Read this sentence about the story.

The kids at school tease the narrator about his weight.

What change should be made in this sentence?

• Change tease to teases.

• Change kids to kid.

• Change narrator to narrators.

• No change should be made.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read the following:

. . . smushing my lungs together like a male girdle.

What figurative language technique is being used?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• understatement

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the following:

. . . I’m like a sieve . . .

What figurative language technique is being used?

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• understatement

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3