Baby Girl

Why does Allison's mother send her to the garage to talk to her father at the beginning of the story?

• Mom wants Allison to help her father sort through his gear and pursuade him to clean it

• Mom thinks that Allison lacks an understanding of the danger her father has been in recently

• Mom thinks that Dad will understand Allison better if she makes the case for her trip herself

• Mom does not want Allison to go to Brazil, but she does not want to be the parent that says no

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the most likely reason that Allison frowns when her father calls her "Baby Girl"

• She is angry at her father for being in the military and being away from home

• His words seem false because he and Allison have never been emotionally close

• She is embarrassed that somebody walking by might hear her dad's pet name for her

• His words support her fear that he will think that she is too young to take the Brazil trip

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Allison hints that her learning about her fathers body armor is similar to her father learning about_

• Her excellent soccer skills

• good nutrition for children and adults

• the support she gets from her teachers from school

• how the trip will be organized and chaperoned

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

As Allison begins telling her father about the soccer tournament, she starts talking faster and faster because_

• She is nervous that her father will interrupt and say no

• She is afraid her mother will come out and hear about the trip

• She is worried that her father will say he is leaving again soon

• She is trying to put off going back inside and helping with the meal

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the sentence from paragragh 23 of the story

She smiled. "Okay I'm kidding. But I think it's time to remind you of what a wise man once told me. 'You can't live in fear'"

The wise man Allison is refers to is her_

• Chaperone

• Coach

• Counselor

• Father

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Allison convince her father to listen to details about the trip?

• By saying it is his job to protect her

• By promising to wear body armor

• By quoting his own words back to him

• By stating the trip is a great opportunity

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which sentence best summarizes the stories ending?

• Allison's father reluctantly decides to let her go to Brazil

• Allison and her father agree that it is better for her to stay home

• Allison's father decides to learn more about the trip before making his decision

• Allisonand her father accept that they will never be as close as when she was younger

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which details from the story best indicate that Allison is mature?

• Her desire to play in a soccer tournament

• The way she presents her request to her father

• Her comment about her father's Kevlar helmet

• The anxiety she felt when her father was deployed

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which is the one difference between the them of the story and the purpose of "Kevlar: Defending the Body"?

• One tells about the importance of family while the other tells about the need for soldiers in the U.S. military

• One tells about the importance of fighting for one's country while the other tells about the dangers of doing so

• One tells about the importance of taking chances while the other tells about the history and uses of an important invention

• One tells about the importance of sharing information while the other tells about the importance of keeping secrets for defense purposes

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7