Dark They Were and Golden Eyed

What does the word "canals" mean?

• manmade caves

• artificial waterways for transportation

• cloud cover

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word "forlorn" mean?

• abandoned

• manmade waterways

• cloud cover

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word "atmosphere" mean?

• space

• surrounding air

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The car was completely submerged after the hurricane.

Which of the following words is the best synonym for the word submerged?

• drenched

• covered

• flooded

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is Harry Bittering's main emotion in the first half of "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed"?

• He is afraid of being changed by the Martian environment.

• He is angry at his wife for wanting to stay on Mars.

• His children want to adopt Martian names.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is Mr. Bittering's first clue that his world is changing?

• His children want to adopt Martian names.

• His garden grows green roses and purple grass.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What does Mr. Bittering do to deal with his fears about living on Mars?

• He tries to build a rocket to take his family back to Earth.

• He investigates Martian ruins to understand them better.

• He decides that he wants to be an alien.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.9A

What happens at the end of the story?

• They are completely changed into Martians and have no memory of their past selves.

• They died from a plague that spread throughout the town.

• They return to earth and live happily ever after.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does the constant wind on Mars symbolize?

• the very hot weather on Mars that disturbs the Earth people

• the power of the environment to completely change the Earth people

• the type of weather that usually happens during the summer on Mars

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which is an example of personification?

• A mountain stream was washed away.

• "The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and heart."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.4