To Honor a Hero

What does the narrator suggest by saying that peopleś faces were ¨as wrinkled as crumpled paper¨?

• The people in the crowd were very old.

• The people in the crowd were confused.

• The people in the crowd were very upset.

• The people in the crowd were reading a passage.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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Part B: Which word from the sentence best supports your answer in part A?

• smiling

• elderly

• around

• hero

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Part A: Which sentence summarizes the message in the passage?

• We don´t always know who has behaved heroically.

• Heroes should get prizes and honors.

• Grandparents are all heroes.

• Everybody is a hero.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Part B: Which action by a character best supports the message of the passage?

• The speaker describes the Navajo Code Talkers.

• Martin´s grandfather keeps his heroism a secret.

• Martin is bored during the presentation.

• Martin´s mother has tears in her eyes.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Select two sentences from the text that support the theme.

• ¨Some of our youngsters may not know that many Navajos fought with the Marines in every battle in the Pacific Corridor from 1942 to 1945.¨

• ¨Martinś eyes wandered over the faces of the older men.¨

• ¨Did some of them really play such an important role in a way? ¨

• ¨Even on reservation land where everyone lived and worked, people sometimes fought with each other.¨

• The crowd murmured, and Martin leaned forward, paying attention.¨

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the sentence from the passage.

He had heard about World War II in school, and it was part of the past, a closed book to Martin.

Why does the author compare the past to a closed book?

• to show that Martin is not a very good reader.

• to show that Martin has not learned any history.

• to show that Martin does not care about the past.

• to show that Martin has difficulty learning about the past.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

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CCSS.RL.5.1