Module 4 Lesson 3

Read this sentence from the passage.

“Then I hear Raymond yanking at the fence to call me and I wave to shush him, but he keeps rattling the fence like a gorilla in a cage like in them gorilla movies, but then like a dancer or something he starts climbing up nice and easy but very fast.”

1. PART A: What does the phrase like a dancer suggest about Raymond in this passage?

• a. He is graceful and athletic.

• b. He is powerful but awkward.

• c. He is excited and sure of himself.

• d. He is nervous but climbs with ease.

PART B: What evidence best supports the answer to PART A?

• a. “yanking at the fence to call me”

• b. “he keeps rattling the fence”

• c. “like a gorilla in a cage”

• d. “nice and easy but very fast.”

2. How does the scene in this passage contribute to the story’s overall plot?

• a. It reveals the outcome of the race.

• b. It gives details about the setting of the track meet.

• d. It develops the conflict

• Squeaky views Raymond.

  d. It develops the conflict

3. PART A: Which two conclusions about Squeaky does the passage support?

• a. Squeaky has lost the race to Gretchen.

• b. Squeaky gains new respect for Raymond.

• c. Squeaky no longer wants to care for Raymond.

• d. Squeaky is excited about coaching Raymond as a runner.

• Raymond for distracting her during the race.

PART B: Choose two pieces of evidence that best support the answers to PART A.

• a. “‘In first place … ’ and then three or four voices get all mixed up on the loudspeaker”

• b. “I hear Raymond yanking at the fence to call me and I wave to shush him”

• c. “he keeps rattling thefence like a gorilla in a cage like in them gorilla movies”

• d. “it occurred to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner.”

• e. “begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion.”