4.5 Week Benchmark (1st) MMQ

In "The Wooden Hand," it is clear that the narrator sympathizes with her brother's situation. In other words, she feels bad for him and his pain. Which TWO sentences from the passage prove this idea?

Only 30% got this question correct.

• As I took a look at his hand I knew it must hurt!

• My own hand screamed out as I watched my mom clean and bandage his hand.

• We counted 15 splinters in all.

• Thankfully, Kenny was just fine in a few days.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

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CCSS.RL.8.3

In "The Wooden Hand," the narrator and her little bro are jumping off a bench onto the slippery deck doing tricks. Little bro slips and gets 52 million splinters. The narrator said, "We decided it was best to practice our 360s on the ski slope." This shows that they learned what TWO lessons?

Only 57% got this question correct.

• Being adventurous is fun.

• Over confidence can lead to one's downfall.

• Ensuring proficiency is necessary to perform a skill correctly. (AKA...To do something safely and successfully, you have to know what you are doing.)

• Relationships are meant to be protected at any costs.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

My own hand screamed out while I watched them. This is an example of -

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• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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In "The Wooden Hand," the bench becomes a symbol of -

(Hint: What does the bench represent? How did it affect the characters?)

76% got this question correct.

• splinters

• danger

• snowboarding

• a good time

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence best states a connection between the quote and the poem? (Hint: What do you make of the line, "It is not a mess you can make sense of"?)

Only 33% got this question correct.

• Confusion often creates more confusion.

• Chaos is caused by change.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

In "Crossing the Ice," what first alerts the narrator that the ice is breaking?

76% got this question correct.

• a crack can be seen in the ice

• a loud sound is heard

• The water begins to appear.

• The narrator's feet feel wet.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

In "Crossing the Ice," after safely getting across the frozen pond after almost falling through the cracked ice, the narrator says "I vowed to think carefully about taking shortcuts in the future." Therefore, the reader can conclude that the narrator will -

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• walk around the pond in the future

• return to the pond to go ice fishing

• be punished for doing something so dangerous

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

The resolution of the story occurs when -

(Hint: The resolution is the END of the story. Check out the last paragraph of the story.)

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• the narrator lies down on the ice

• the narrator realizes the ice is cracking

• the narrator reaches the opposite shore

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CCSS.RL.8.1

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CCSS.W.8.9A

In "Crossing the Ice," the author's tone is -

(Hint: Tone is how the author sounds as he tells the story. Check out the last sentence where he states what he learned from his experience.)

Only 43% got this question correct.

• disapproving (doesn't agree with)

• mindful (aware)

• skeptical (questioning / doesn't believe)

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

Now, I had a decision to make, for just across the pond lay home, with a warm fire and the promise of hot chocolate. My other, less desirable choice, was to traverse the circumference of the shore (aka...walk around the pond). The sooner I get home, the sooner I can warm up.

Why does the narrator decide to cross the ice to get home?

• It is the only way he will be able to find his way home.

• Cross the ice is more interesting and adventurous.

• Walking around the pond would take more time.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3