Running for Mayor & Time to Move On Weekly Assessments

What is the theme of the story?

• Parents are proud of their children.

• Sometimes an elected official needs to be replaced.

• People have the power to make changes.

• You can do anything with your parents' support.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which evidence BEST supports the theme?

• Things can get better, and I want to be the one to start the changes.

• Your grandmother and great-grandmother would be proud.

• Lots of snow falls here in the winter, and the streets are cleared quickly.

• The current mayor seems to be putting minimal effort into solving our city's problems.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What does the first person's point of view help the reader understand?

• what Alita will do to create more jobs

• the city problems that worry Alita

• what Alita's family thinks of the mayor

• how Alita's mother will support her

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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 two statements from paragraph 1 BEST tell how Alita feels about her city? Select two answers.

• I stared out the window, watching the falling rain

• Lots of snow falls here in the winter, and the streets are not cleared quickly.

• Something needs to change to make the city better!

• I love the city, and it makes me unhappy to see these problems.

• There is broken equipment in almost every park.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

How do Alita's feelings toward the city's problems change at the end of the passage?

• She thinks Gary can fix the city's problems.

• She feels sad that she cannot fix the city's problem.

• She has hope that she can make a difference.

• She has a need to find out what her grandmother thinks.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read these sentences from the passage.

"Alita, you’ve been sitting here for an hour. Why do you look so ​down in the

dumps​?"

What does the idiom ​down in the dumps ​mean in the sentences above?

• dirty

• Important

• motionless

• unhappy

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence from the passage.

Before he walked out of the room, he said, "If you need to talk, ​I'm all ears.​"

What does the idiom ​I'm all ears ​mean?

• I need advice

• I can't hear you

• I am ready to listen

• I appreciate your help

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read these sentences from the passage.

"What do we need to do ​to​ ​get the ball rolling​? How do you get your name on

the ballot?"

What does the idiom ​to get the ball rolling ​mean?

• to start something

• to play a game

• to get permission

• to solve the problem

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read this sentence from the passage.

The current mayor seems to be putting ​minimal ​effort into solving our city's problems.

The origin of ​minimal ​comes from the Latin root ​minimum​, which means

"smallest." Based on this, what does ​minimal ​mean?

• the right amount

• giving as much as others

• giveing more than enough

• the least amount possible

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence from the passage.

After I said good-bye to my mother, I felt ​like a million bucks​!

What does the idiom ​felt like a million bucks ​mean?

• lonely

• calm

• wealthy

• wonderful

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1