Thank You M'am / A Police Stop Changed This Teenager's Life

After getting Roger to her home in “Thank You, M’am,” how does Mrs. Jones show that she trusts Roger?

• She asks him to wash his face.

• She tells him her full name and address.

• She tells her neighbors to keep their doors open.

• She leaves out her purse when she makes dinner.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In “Thank You, M’am,” what word best describes Mrs. Jones?

• Generous

• Mean

• Rich

• Dismissive

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In “Thank You, M’am,” what is the most likely reason Roger decides to wash his face rather than run away?

• He wants Mrs. Jones to give him dinner.

• He is confused by the way Mrs. Jones is acting.

• He is sure that Mrs. Jones will call the police.

• He is waiting for a chance to steal from Mrs. Jones.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

“You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable.”

The suffixes -able and -ible mean “capable or worthy of.” What does the word presentable mean as it is used in this sentence?

• Worthy of introduction to others

• Capable of adjusting appearance

• Worthy of the time of someone else

• Capable of combing hair

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

In “Thank You, M’am,” how does the unfamiliar setting (Mrs. Jones' house) first create an internal conflict for Roger?

• It makes him think about turning down the offer of food.

• It makes him feel ashamed to want new shoes.

• It makes him consider escaping Mrs. Jones’s house.

• It makes him have mixed feelings when he leaves Mrs. Jones’s house.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Based on the first meeting between Officer Keffer and Jourdan Duncan in “A Police Stop Changed This Teenager’s Life,” the reader can conclude that —

• Officer Keffer was concerned about Duncan

       

• Officer Keffer thought he recognized Duncan

• Duncan was looking for someone to help him

•       Duncan had already been in trouble with the law

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The author organizes paragraph 6 in “A Police Stop Changed This Teenager’s Life” by —

• explaining a route to work

            

• describing a problem and solution

• giving examples of routes to work

• comparing walking and driving

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which words from paragraph 6 of “A Police Stop Changed This Teenager’s Life” help the reader understand what burdening means?

• timing belt and an engine valve

• got a few rides

• a lot of people’s time

• never told his parents

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read this sentence.

after graduating from high school, jourdan duncan got a job at pro-form laboratories in benicia, california.

What is the correct way to write this sentence?

• After graduating from high school, Jourdan Duncan got a job at pro-form laboratories in benicia, california.

• After graduating from high school, Jourdan Duncan got a job at Pro-Form Laboratories in Benicia, California.

• After graduating from high school, Jourdan Duncan got a job at pro-form laboratories in Benicia, California.

• After graduating from High School, Jourdan Duncan got a job at Pro-Form Laboratories in Benicia, California.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which overall structure does the author use to organize “A Police Stop Changed This Teenager’s Life”?

• Descriptive

          

• Chronological

• Cause and effect

•    Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5