Beans and Rice Comprehension Practice

What is the main cause of the mama's drinking problem throughout the story?

• She misses her husband.

• She lost her home.

• She doesn't have a problem, it's pop.

• She's disappointed by Isaiah's school behavior.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What type(s) of conflict do we see within the story? (select all that apply)

• character vs nature

• character vs society

• character vs character

• character vs self

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is an example of a character vs. character conflict within the story?

• Isaiah misses his dad

• Isaiah is going to enter into the writing contest

• Isaiah struggles with his mother's drinking

• Isaiah is the parent figure for Charlie

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Isaiah discover under his mom's bed that he takes to the library

• bottles

• the extra 20$ he needed to Mrs. Rita

• a picture of Isaiah's Dad

• a gold notebook

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

what were the papers stuck to the apartment door at the beginning of the story?

• eviction notice

• bills

• a note from Mrs. Rita

• a drawing Angel made for Isaiah

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is an example of a character vs. society conflict within the story?

• Isaiah's family moving to a motel that smells like smoke

• Isaiah having to wait for his mom to pick him up from the library

• Angel bullies Isaiah about his crush and smelling like smoke.

• Charlie has to get her hair done at Mrs. Rita's

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Isaiah get sent to the principal's office?

• he threw paper at a student

• he stayed at the library too long

• he couldn't focus

• he talked back to the teacher

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

what does the librarian inform Isaiah about and gets him excited

• the library closes in 15 minutes

• there is a writing contest

• he thinks his dad's stories are amazing

• he should work at the library

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the MAIN cause of most of the conflicts within the story?

• mother's alcoholism

• money struggles

• charlie is too young to care for herself

• dad's death

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The author repeatedly hinting at the gold notebook is an example of WHAT literary device?

• predicting

• simile

• foreshadowing

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9