The Year of Miss Agnes Formative Assessment Chapters 7-12

The central message of chapter 7 is "Miss Agnes uses different teaching methods to make learning interesting." Select all the key details that support the central message.

• Teaches geography with a map.

• Teaches the students how to bale fish.

• Explains the importance of being able to do math.

• Explains why darning is important.

• Gives students different math problems to complete.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What are mining camps?

• A place to play Minecraft.

• Camps where the villagers go to bale fish.

• Camps where mines for natural resources are developed and where some miners live.

• Camps where Fred and Bokko go during the summer season.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does Fred relate the story of Sam Dubin to her own life?

• She recognizes that she must learn hot to darn her own clothes to survive.

• She must learn how to bale fish during the Fall months.

• She recognizes that she must learn how to read to keep from getting cheated.

• She recognizes that she must learn math to keep from getting cheated.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What does Miss Agnes want to do to help Bokko? Select all that apply.

• To teach Bokko how to bale fish.

• To teach Bokko to read and write.

• To teach Bokko how to darn her clothes.

• To teach Bokko sign language.

• To teach Bokko to learn.

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How does Miss Agnes feel about Bokko not going to school?

• Miss Agnes did not care.

• Miss Agnes is shocked that a child of Bokko’s age wasn’t in school even if she was deaf.

• Miss Agnes is okay with Bokko not going to school because that is what Mamma wants.

• Miss Agnes is angry and wants Bokko to go to a school for deaf children.

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why is Grandma proud of Marie? Select all that apply.

• Marie took care of her siblings when her parents were away at camp.

• Marie got straight A's on her report card.

• She did the laundry and cleaned the house.

• She cooked for all of her siblings when her parents were away.

• Marie caught fish for the whole village.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does winter camp affect the children in the community?

• Since some of the children have to stay home to cook and clean and take care of other children, they miss their school lessons.

• The children stay at school all day and night until their parents return.

• The children all go to school and receive perfect attendance awards during winter camp.

• The children go fishing during winter camp and the adults are taught by Miss Agnes.

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CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which is NOT one of the effects Miss Agnes’s teaching methods have on the community?

• Miss Agnes's teaching methods force the community to open another school.

• Miss Agnes makes lessons so interesting that the students don’t want to miss school.

• The children are happy to learn.

• The children’s enthusiasm sparks an interest in the parents to learn to read.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The central message of chapter 11 and 12 is, "Miss Agnes develops curiosity for learning." Select all the key details that support the central message.

• She orders microscopes.

• She explains how computers work.

• She explains the universe.

• She explains microscopic elements.

• She shares examples of famous people who started out in villages.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Jimmy Sam looks at something under the microscope every day. He turns red when Miss Agnes talks about the possibility of going to college. He has a “way of looking at things very carefully.” Based on key details in the text, select all that describe Jimmy Sam.

• Jimmy Sam is quiet, and he is probably a good listener.

• He takes things apart to see how they work.

• He is curious about things.

• He turns red because he dislikes school.

• He is smart because he can put the things back together.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3