Letter to His Daughter

What is most closely the meaning of desert as it is used in the passage below (paragraph 3)?

• A. noun | an abandoned area

• B. noun | a course of food eaten after a meal, typically consisting of sweets

• C. noun | a place that is lacking in water or vegetation

• D. noun | what a person deserves or is worthy of

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these inferences about W.E.B. Du Bois is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 4)?

• A. Du Bois thinks the most important thing that his daughter can do is work hard.

• B. Du Bois thinks the most important thing his daughter can focus on is how to befriend and influence others.

• C. Du Bois imagines that his daughter won’t write back to him.

• D. Du Bois believes that his daughter should try to remain confident and strong.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

With which of the following statements would the author of this letter most likely agree?

• A. Every young student should study in a foreign country.

• B. A young person should face life’s challenges with courage and determination.

• C. It is more important to take risks than to worry about the consequences.

• D. One should focus on who they are in the present moment.

Which passage from the text best supports your answer to Question 3?

• A. “The main thing is the YOU beneath the clothes and skin—the ability to do, the will to conquer, the determination to understand and know this great, wonderful, curious world.”

• B. “You, however, must not laugh at yourself. You must know that brown is as pretty as white or prettier and crinkley hair as straight even though it is harder to comb.”

• C. “Don’t shrink from new experiences and custom. Take the cold bath bravely. Enter into the spirit of your big bed-room. Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline.”

• D. “Make yourself do unpleasant things, so as to gain the upper hand of your soul. Above all remember: your father loves you and believes in you and expects you to be a wonderful woman.”

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Match each vocabulary word with its correct synonym:

achievement, long, overcome and crimped

• Merit, Pine, Master and Crinkley.

• Crinkley, Pine, Master and Merit.

• Pine, Crinkley, Merit and Master.

• Master, Merit, Crinkley and Pine.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4