The Scholarship Jacket Quiz

Martha lives with her grandparents because her parents.

• are too poor to feed all their children

• do not live near a school

• died when she was six years old.

• live with her grandparents.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

The most likely reason for the Board’s new policy concerning the scholarship jacket is that the members

• think the jacket costs too much to give away.

• want everyone to have an equal chance.

• hold a grudge against Martha’s grandfather.

• want the daughter of a powerful Board member to get it.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Martha's grandparents supported themselves by

• running the only store in town.

• teaching high school.

• working on their own farm.

• working as hired labor on other people's farms

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

By saying, "...it's not a scholarship jacket, is it?" Martha's grandfather was implying

• the jacket was not worth fifteen dollars

• a real award should not have to be bought with money

• Martha did not deserve to win the scholarship jacket.

• ) he did not understand what a scholarship jacket was

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

In the past, the scholarship jacket has always gone to a student

• with financial need.

• who is popular with the teachers.

• who has earned the highest grades

• whose parents are well respected in the community.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

The principal’s behavior at the end of the story suggests that he

• does not agree with the Board’s decision

• does not like Martha very much.

• has not given the Board’s policy much thought.

• is not very concerned about fairness.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Martha believes she should get the scholarship jacket because she

• is smarter than everyone else.

• wants it very much

• has the highest grades

• won't get a sports jacket

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What finally triumphs in this story?

• power

• justice

• greed

• compromise

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

The author implies that Mr. Boone

• had a strong personal dislike for Martha.

• knew Martha was not really as intelligent as other people thought.

• felt that Joann had more leadership ability.

• was more concerned about pleasing Joann's father than being fair to Martha.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of this selection?

• When she went to pick up her gym clothes, Martha overheard a conversation between two teachers that shocked and saddened her.

• At Martha's school, the eighth-grade valedictorian was traditionally awarded a beautiful green and gold jacket.

• Although Martha had earned the scholarship jacket, she almost lost it to a less deserving student.

• Martha's older sister had won the scholarship jacket, and Martha deeply wanted to win it as well.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2