Practice Timed Writing: Narrative

Which of the following best states a theme in source #1, The Time Machine?

• exploring the unknown

• the fear of flying

• learning from the past

• the uselessness of time travel

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Read this sentence from source #1. “As I picked up speed, night followed day like the flapping of a black wing.” Why does the author draw a comparison to a black wing?

• to describe the night sky

• to show how quickly time is passing

• to compare the Time Machine to a bird

• to suggest what the Time Machine sounds like

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

How does the narrator’s attitude change by the end of source #1?

• from frightened to confident

• from curious to uninterested

• from worried to excited

• from hopeless to determined

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Based on source #1, what can the reader infer from how the creatures interact with the narrator?

• They feel threatened by the narrator.

• They plan on harming the narrator.

• They believe that the narrator is a child.

• They have never seen anyone like the narrator.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Based on information in source #2, the reader can conclude that

• the 1950s had no advancements in technology.

• children in Colonial America had more play time than kids today.

• humans living during the Ice Age learned to adapt to their environment.

• life during the Ice Age was much easier than life during the Paleolithic period.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7