"Oranges" by Gary Soto

Which of the following is the best definition for imagery:

• language that appeals to a certain population

• language that appeals to the protagonist

• language that appeals to the antagonist

• language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch or smell)

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

In the poem, "frost cracking" would most likely be directed at the sense of

• sight

• sound

• taste

• smell

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

An example of onomatopoeia (words that are borrowed from sound) is

• bowling

• laughing

• hissing

• talking

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What two unlike things are being compared in this simile: I turned to the candies/tiered like bleachers

• the candy shelves and bleachers

• turning and tiers

• turning and bleachers

• the candy shelves and turning

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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

Who is the narrator of the poem?

• a saleslady

• a dog

• a girl

• a boy

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How might readers determine that this poem is from another era or time period?

• The saleslady accepts an orange as payment.

• A boy bought candy for a girl.

• The price of chocolate was 10 cents.

• The boy walked with the girl.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does the speaker do to impress his girlfriend?

• He takes her out to dinner.

• He takes her to a candy shop.

• He peels an orange which looks like fire from a distance.

• He buys her chocolate.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

How much money does the speaker have to spend on his date?

• five cents

• ten cents

• fifteen cents

• twenty cents

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Which of the following correctly states the type of figurative language and the meaning of these lines: I peeled my orange that was so bright against the gray of December that, from some distance, someone might have thought I was making a fire in my hands.

• metaphor; the orange was so colorful in the winter that it looked like a fire

• simile; the orange was much sweeter than the candy the girl was eating

• onomatopeoia; the sound of the orange being peeled was easily heard in the quiet of the winter

• simile; the boy was trying to impress the girl by making what looked like a fire

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Which of the following best explains why the actions of Mr. Bueller from "Seventh Grade" and the saleslady from "Oranges" are alike?

• They both remember what it was like to be young.

• They both find humor in the situation that the kids find themselves in.

• They both sympathize with the main character in each selection.

• They both realize that they are being swindled.