Eleven

Rachal is angry with her friend, Sylvia Saldivar, because she...

• borrowed her sweater without permission

• told the teacher that she really loved the red sweater in the lost-and-found.

• told the teacher that the sweater belonged to Rachal.

• she giggled at a a silly joke and Rachal thought she was talking about her.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why is Rachel so excited about THIS particular day?

• It is her birthday.

• It is Friday and it is the last day of school.

• She gets to eat cake for an after-school snack.

• She has had lots of fun with her friends today.

Rachel's teacher places the sweater on her desk. Rachel responds by.....

• throwing up because the sweater smells.

• pushing the sweater closer and closer to the edge of her desk.

• spreading cottage cheese on the sweater so she won't have to wear it.

• dusting off the sweater and playing jump rope with it.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the following best explains the narrator’s feelings about the red sweater?

• She is looking forward to giving the sweater to her father when she gets home from school.

• She does not want the other students to know the sweater belongs to her.

• She enjoys wearing the new sweater but discovers that the sweater is too large.

• She is embarrassed that Mrs. Price and the other students think the sweater is hers.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.6

Who is the main character in the story?

• Sylvia

• Rachel

• Mrs. Price

• Phyllis

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CCSS.RL.6.1

What does the title of the story have to do with the plot of the story?

• No one likes being eleven.

• Eleven is the best age to be.

• There are eleven students in Rachel's class.

• Rachel is turning eleven.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

At the end of the story, Rachel wishes that

• her birthday would just start over
• she had never seen the sweater
• she were 102 years old
• Sylvia had stayed home

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

For Rachel, the worst part of her day is when

• Mrs. Price puts the sweater on her desk.
• Mrs. Price makes her wear the sweater.
• The bell rings for lunch.
• Mrs. Price pretends like everything is okay,

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Rachel compares "growing old" to

• Everyday is just like yesterday.
• a tin Band-Aid box
• a red sweater
• rings inside a tree trunk

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

The conflict (problem) in the story "Eleven" happens when

• Mrs. Price puts the sweater on Rachel's desk.

• Rachel sits on her mama's lap and wants to cry.

• Rachel begins to cry uncontrollably

• Phyllis Lopez remembers that the sweater belongs to her.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3