Once Upon a Time cfu

1. What happens to the narrator while she is sleeping? (after para 8)

• She is woken by a burglar who quickly leaves her home.

• She wakes up to the sound of a burglar but is really just her heart.

• She wakes up worried about a possible intruder but she is hearing something else.

• She cannot sleep because she cannot stop thinking about the children's story she must write.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2. Which describes the setting of the narrator's bedtime story? (after para 10)

• People who live in the neighborhood do not trust each other.

• Police and soldiers are a constant presence in the neighborhood.

• Frequent rioting has made the neighborhood a dangerous place to live.

• The neighborhood is relatively safe but some people who live there are fearful.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3. What happens in the family's neighborhood? (after para 12)

• Racist people are starting to move in and create tension.

• Robberies of wealthy homes increase despite new security systems.

• Insurance companies are abandoning the neighborhood because of an increase in crime.

• Wealthy homeowners are inventing stories about burglaries in order to make fake insurance claims.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4. The family decides... (after para 15)

• to tighten their security systems because of outsiders in the neighborhood.

• to offer bread and tea to the outsiders in an effort to build trust.

• to improve their security after a burglar breaks into their home.

• to build a wall in order to keep outsiders out of their lawn.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5. What happens to the family "living happily ever after"? (after para 18)

• The son is killed by the gardener's security recommendation.

• The son dies because of his parents' efforts to protect the family.

• The son falls victim to his grandmother's obsession with fairytales.

• The son sacrifices himself trying to prove to his parents how foolish thier fence is.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6. The author includes the opening paragraph about not writing children's stories to - (after reading)

• argue why children's stories are not important.

• compare herself to other authors.

• show how she came to write a fairy tale.

• explain why her story is not like other children's stories.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

7. Which of the following is a central theme in the story? (after reading)

• Private security measures are important for people's safety.

• Sometimes people must suppress the majority population.

• People shouldn't allow fear to dictate their actions and isolate them.

• Police and law enforcement can control robberies and intrusions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

8. The author's purpose for writing the selection was most likely to - (after reading)

• warn about outsiders trying to invade your home.

• explore different home security systems.

• tell about a curse that was placed on a neighborhood.

• show the dangers of fear and paranoia.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6