Cycle Assessment 2 Q. 1

What can be learned about Abby from the following lines?

“Packing a suitcase was Mr. Collins’s example, so I can’t. I’m trying to come up with something different.

• She doesn’t want to go on a trip.

• She wants to do a good job.

• She doesn’t want help.

• She is not responsible.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of the word pounded as it is used in line 1?

It was a Monday night in early November, and heavy rain pounded on the rooftop.

• an animal’s cage

• to lock up

• fell hard

• hit over and over

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

How does Lisa try to help Abby with her homework?

• She works very quietly so as not to disturb Abby.

• She reminds Abby about a family vacation they took.

• She tells her that their parents will help when they return.

• She cheers her by saying they can go shopping tomorrow.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read the sentences from paragraph 5.

“So far, all I have is how to take out the garbage, which I can probably stretch to four

or five sentences—at most. I’m discouraged.”

Think about the prefix dis-. What is the meaning of discouraged above?

• angry

• excited

• gloomy

• amazed

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read these sentences from paragraph 11.

“Good news!” I said, holding up the metal tube like a runner bearing the Olympic

flame. However, when I pushed the button on the handle, nothing happened.

What is the purpose of these sentences?

• to explain why the family needs to be better prepared for storms

• to explain why Lisa can stop looking for candles in the drawer

• to show that some of the lights in the house are still working

• to show that Abby stays cheerful no matter what happens

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How did Abby come up with the idea for her paper?

• Her sister, Lisa, gave her the idea.

• She used the idea from her teacher.

• She came up with the idea from the power company.

• She came up with the idea after the blackout.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Read the sentence from paragraph 12.

Her triumph was short-lived, though, as she pulled out a pair of glue sticks.

What is the meaning of triumph as it is used above?

• urge

• search

• chance

• success

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What causes Abby the most trouble in the story?

• She finds it difficult to come up with an idea for her paper.

• She is fearful that her parents will be caught in the rain.

• She is unable to help Lisa with her science homework.

• She is worried that the storm might damage the house.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Who is telling the story?

• Lisa

• A Narrator

• Abby

• Mr. Collins

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which two things might a third-person narrator add to the story that Abby cannot?

• what Lisa is doing

• what Abby is doing

• what Lisa is thinking

• what Abby is thinking

• what the parents are thinking

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6