Unit 4 Week 1

Read this sentence that mentions a character in the story.

Since Danny could not skate, his wish to play professional hockey was a chimera.

What does chimera mean in this sentence?

• A

  an impossible dream

• B

  a wonderful horse

• C

  an evil monster

• D

  a Greek hero

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the third-person narration reveal about Bellerophon?

Choose two details.

• A

  Bellerophon dreams about Athena each night.

• B

  Bellerophon wants a winged horse more than anything.

• C

  Bellerophon is not afraid of fighting Chimera.

• D

  Bellerophon is excited to be marrying the princess.

• E

  Bellerophon pledges loyalty to the kings he meets while traveling.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the third-person narration reveal about Pegasus?

• A

  Pegasus is comfortable with Bellerophon riding him.

• B

  Pegasus is difficult to find and catch.

• C

  Pegasus is excited by the adventures with Bellerophon.

• D

  Pegasus is not afraid to battle Chimera.

Answer explanation

I will accept A or B as a correct answer! Let me explain why...

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the narrative point of view reveal about the battle with Chimera?

• A

  It tells how Chimera feels about the battle.

• B

  It tells how Bellerophon is able to defeat Chimera.

• C

  It tells what the setting of the battle looks like.

• D

  It tells how the people feel about Chimera’s defeat.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which is the main conflict between characters in the story?

• A

  Bellerophon cannot find the great winged horse Pegasus.

• B

  The king cannot defeat the monster named Chimera.

• C

  Pegasus hides because he does not want to be ridden.

• D

  Bellerophon and Pegasus fight a monster named Chimera.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which two details show that Bellerophon had many adventures with Pegasus?

• A

  “Above all else, Bellerophon wanted to ride the great winged horse

  named Pegasus.”

• B

  “From that day, the pair shared many odysseys and great deeds.”

• C

  “He and Pegasus flew high above the monster.”

• D

  “After that, Bellerophon and Pegasus were asked to fight other monsters.”

• E

  “But he knew he owed much of his success to Pegasus.”

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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CCSS.RL.4.1

Which sentence shows that Chimera had been in conflict with many people

before?

• Because it breathed fire, most people thought Chimera could never lose a

  battle.

• It blasted fire into the air, but the fire never reached them.

• Chimera

  growled like a lion, leaped like a goat, and thrashed like a snake.

• "Take an arrow for each man you have slain,"

  he said to the monster.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RL.3.2

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How does the conflict between Bellerophon and Chimera end?

• A

  Chimera breathes fire and burns Bellerophon.

• B

  Bellerophon places the bridle on Chimera’s head.

• C

  Pegasus flies in and saves Bellerophon at the last minute.

• D

  Bellerophon kills the beast by shooting it with arrows.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

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