See It Through Quiz

What is one message the author conveys in the selection?

• Plan ahead for difficult times.

• Treat others as you would like to be treated.

• Be honest with those you love.

• Take risks in order to be successful.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

The author admires her mother mostly because her mother —

• offers advice on a variety of topics

• lives in a way that demonstrates perseverance

• exposes the author to many new experiences

• has been in a wheelchair for the author’s entire life

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the most likely reason the author does not tell her friends that her mother is paralyzed?

• She does not want people to judge her mother because of her disability.

• She does not think it is an important characteristic of her mother.

• She thinks that most people already know her mother uses a wheelchair.

• She prefers to let her mother explain her own situation to others.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The author compares her mother with other mothers in order to show that —

• her mother is more supportive than other mothers

• other mothers do not understand the difficulties her mother experiences

• other mothers help the author as much as her own mother does

• her mother does many of the positive things that other mothers do

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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 sentence from the selection best establishes how the author’s mother approaches her situation?

• She couldn’t hike the volcano in Hawaii with the rest of the family or go cliff-jumping in Mexico.

• Like most mothers, my mom wants the best for me.

• No matter how good or bad the chances are of something working out in her favor, she always tries.

• She has been paralyzed from the waist down for most of her life, and all of mine.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Paragraph 4 shows that the author’s family —

• supports the mother in her efforts to enjoy life to the fullest

• comforts the mother when she is unable to participate

• thinks the mother should try activities designed specifically for people in wheelchairs

• wants to prevent the mother from taking unnecessary risks

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2