Analyzing Word Choice

What is the author's attitude toward the subject called?

• Allusion

• Denotation

• Tone

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a brief or indirect reference to a well known person, character, or event?

• Allusion

• Tone

• Denotation

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a comparison between two otherwise unlike objects, people, places, or things?

• Allusion

• Denotation

• Tone

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the BEST theme of the short story Home, by Gwendolyn Brooks.

• Homes provide physical and emotional security for families.

• While change can be frightening, it also creates a chance for growth.

• The stress of waiting for bad news can be worse than the bad news itself.

• Families are stronger when everyone shares their true feelings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

From the short story Home, by Gwendolyn Brooks, what does the possibility of losing their home reveal about Maud Martha and Helen's point of view?

• Helen focuses on the benefits of finding a new home, while Maud Marth can't help but think of everything they'll lose.

• Helen is excited to leave their home for a new and better one, while Maud Martha is convinced they will never find something that compares.

• Helen is reluctant to leave their home, while Maud Martha is somewhat embarrassed by the current state of their home.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

From the short story, Home, by Gwendolyn Brooks,

What phrase BEST shows how Helen felt about the possibility of losing their home?

• "They're much prettier than this old house," said Helen.

• "I'd like some of my friends to just casually see that we're homeowners."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

From the short story, Home, by Gwendolyn Brooks,

What phrase BEST shows how Maud Martha felt about the possibility of losing their home?

• "But lately we've been helping, Harry and I."

• "And sometimes in March and April and in October, and even in November, we could build a little fire in the fireplace. "

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the overall tone of the short story Home, by Gwendolyn Brooks?

• Worried

• Hopeful

• Terrified

• Annoying

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4