Out of My Mind CH 1-3

Which quotes supports the narrator's claim to love words?

• "I have never spoken a single word, and I am almost eleven years old"

• "words were like sweet liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade."

• "I'm surrounded by Thousands of words"

• "words have always swirled around me like snowflakes"

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.9A

How does the following quote contribute to the development of the novel?

"Sometimes people never ask my name, like it's not important or something. It is. My name is Melody."

• It expresses to the reader that the main character feels lonely and wants a friend.

• It emphasizes the idea that people with disabilities have names.

• It supports the main character's Point of view of wanting to have a voice and be acknowledged by the people around her.

• It expresses the idea that the main character wants to walk one day.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.9A

On page 4, Melody refers to other people's perceptions of her. All of the following quotes were listed except which one?

• "I wear tiny gold earrings"

• "Her legs were thin, probably because they had never been used"

• "She is really tiny for a girl who is age ten and three quarters"

• "I have cool dimples"

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Which quote supports the idea that the narrator pays close attention to details.

• "But I did absorb everything. I began to recognize noises and smells and tastes.

• "Songs floated through me and stayed"

• " I never cried much as a baby"

• " I can remember way back when I was really young"

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

According to the text, how do the narrator's parents taste in music differ?

• Melody's mom loves classical and her father loves country.

• Melody's mother loves jazz and her father loves classical

• Melody's mother loves classical and her father loves jazz.

• Melody's mother loves country and her father loves jazz.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Which literary device is used in the following quote?

"Try again, Sweetie." Dad said, sadness decorating the edges of his words.

• Simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• irony

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary devices are used in the following text?

"I'd see a sunbeam coming through the window, turn my head to watch the little dust things that floated in it and bam, I'd be face-first on the floor. "

• alliteration and onomatopoeia

• simile and metaphor

• imagery and simile

• imagery and onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following details supports the claim that Melody is much smarter than most people?

• "I've always had very good hearing"

• "I probably knew the words by heart before he did"

• "I have a camera in my head, and if I see or hear something, I click it, and it stays."

• " I have a photographic memory"

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.9A

How does the following quote contribute to the theme of the conflicting emotions of Melody?

Several children had already been hospitalized with lead poisoning, the report had said. But they were still on the shelf. I pointed to them and screeched.

"No!" Mom said more forcefully. "you are not going to throw a tantrum on me!"

I didn't want the blocks. I wanted to tell her that they were dangerous. I wanted her to tell somebody to get rid of them before a child got sick!

• It underlines the narrator’s sudden hope and then complete despair.

• It minimizes the narrator’s complete discomfort and show her distrust.

• It emphasize the narrator's ability to recognize danger.

• It Highlights the narrator's ability to communicate sufficientlt with others.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which literary device is being used:

My parents blanketed me with conversation.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• imagery

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4