
Amplify Dahl and Narrative
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
According to paragraph 5, it was important for parents to send their children food from home because __________.
the boys were not well fed at school
the boys only liked food from home
the Headmaster wanted extra food for himself
the Headmaster hoped the boys would share food
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What idea is developed in paragraphs 5–7?
Young boys away from home can be very mischievous.
Mothers who send their boys away are unusually anxious.
The boys at St Peter’s keep many secrets from the Headmaster.
Tuck-boxes are extremely important to boys at boarding school.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
What are TWO reasons Dahl “began to grow apprehensive,” as he describes in paragraph 8?
He does not like the seedy seaside resort town.
He is concerned about being apart from his family.
He does not know what to expect at boarding school.
He is worried about misplacing his trunk and tuck-box.
He feels scared during the boat ride across the channel.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of the passage. “My mother had chosen for me a Prep School in a part of England which was as near as it could possibly be to our home in South Wales, and it was called St Peter’s.”
Now read this sentence from paragraph 8 of the passage. “I had never spent a single night away from our large family before.”
It offers a possible explanation as to why Dahl is not able to attend another school.
It offers a possible explanation for why Dahl’s mother chooses a school close to home.
It offers a possible explanation for why Dahl has been accepted to St Peter’s Prep School.
It offers a possible explanation for why Dahl misses his family and is glad to visit home often.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Based on paragraph 9, how did Dahl likely feel entering St. Peter’s for the first time?
Excited
Impressed
Comforted
Intimidated
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which sentence from paragraph 9 supports the answer that Dahl is intimidated?
“St Peter’s was on a hill above the town.”
. “It was a long three-storeyed stone building that looked rather like a private lunatic asylum.
“One-third of the building was reserved for the Headmaster and his family.”
“The rest of it housed the boys, about one hundred and fifty of them altogether, if I remember rightly.”
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Dahl uses figurative language to describe the Headmaster in paragraph 11: “he gave me the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a small fish just before he gobbles it up.” Which of the following statements are implied by this language?
He has tremendous strength and power.
He is unreliable and not to be trusted.
He shows great concern for his students.
He is uncertain about how to talk to parents.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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