Final Exam: Monster Waves

In the article “Monster Waves,” author Mackenzie Carro describes a wave as “a giant sheet of moving concrete.” She makes this comparison to show how _____ the wave is.

• beautiful

• fast moving

• powerful

• unpredictable

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Carro later writes, “The wave crests over her and suddenly she’s inside it, the water forming a turquoise cocoon.” By comparing the wave to a cocoon, Carro makes being inside the wave sound

• terrifying

• risky

• peaceful

• challenging

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The main purpose of the article “Monster Waves” is to _______.

• describe new storm-tracking technology

• explore the question of whether or not big-wave surfing is too dangerous

• explain how waves form

• teach readers about big-wave surfing

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CCSS.RI.7.2

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What is the mood of the introduction to “Monster Waves”

• boring and calm

• intense and exhilarating

• joyful and happy

• sorrowful and sad

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The first sentences of Monster Waves reads: "The wall of water appears out of nowhere. It's as tall as a seven-story building...

This is an example of what?

• personification

• an idiom

• a simile

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

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What is the purpose of the photograph and caption with the article?

• It fills up space instead of writing more.

• It helps the readers see how blue the ocean is.

• It helps the reader understand how big the waves are.

• It helps the reader pronounce where it takes place.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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CCSS.RI.K.5