"The Ravine" short story

The protagonist of the story is

• Starlene

• Joe-Boy

• Vinny

• Mo

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CCSS.RL.6.1

What happened at the ravine two weeks and one day previous to the beginning of the story?

• Someone left a large bag of trash there.

• A boy went missing.

• Someone started building a house.

• All the fish in the stream died.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.1

A ravine is

• a high hill

• a waterfall

• a jungle

• a deep, narrow valley

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CCSS.RI.6.4

How does Vinny feel about going to the ravine with his friends?

• He is excited and eager to go.

• He is nervous and worried.

• He feels calm and peaceful about going.

• He finds it boring.

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CCSS.W.6.3B

Why was Vinny really worried after Starlene, Joe-Boy, and Mo all jumped from the 50-foot ledge?

• Vinny saw the spirit of the dead boy near them.

• Vinny had wanted them to jump from the higher ledge.

• He had a bad headache and felt sick.

• He knew he would feel pressured to jump, too.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What motivates Vinny to climb up to the high ledge?

• He was excited about jumping from there into the water.

• He does not want his friends to see that he is afraid.

• He likes climbing to high places so he can see all around.

• He wants to see what plants grow there.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

How does Vinny change by the end of the story?

• He becomes brave enough to jump.

• He figures out that it is best to go along with his friends.

• He learns that it is OK to say no to his friends.

• He becomes ashamed that he did not jump.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the setting of this story?

• a river in Alaska

• a ravine and waterfall in Hawaii

• a beach in South Carolina

• downtown Honolulu, Hawaii

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

What is the major conflict in this story?

• Vinny is struggling with himself - internal conflict.

• Vinny and Starlene have an argument - character vs. character

• The friends struggle to get to safety when the ravine floods - character vs. nature.

• Vinny's mother and father argued over whether he should go - character vs. character.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why do you think the author wrote "Stopstopstop! " with the words running together?

• The author forgot to put a space between the words.

• The author wants the reader to feel a sense of urgency and understand VInny's feelings.

• All the characters were yelling stop at the same time.

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CCSS.RL.6.4