The Drummer Boy of Shiloh

Complete the sentence: Carol's eyes were ________ on the stage where the prima ballerina gracefully moved across the stage.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Complete the sentence: After the blessed sacrament was replaced in the tabernacle, the priest gave a _________ to the assembly.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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Stories that take place in the past and include characters that may be basded on real people, and reflect real events.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does muted mean?

• divided

• muffled

• combined

• subtracted

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does Joby feel at the beginning of the story?

• sleepy

• calm

• excited

• scared; nervous

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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Which statement best describes the General's attitude toward Joby?

• He is disappointed in a boy who cries on the eve of a battle.

• He is encouraging to help the boy understand his key role in the battle.

• He is upset thinking that his side will probably lose this battle and eventually lose the war.

• He is angered that his soldiers are not better prepared for battle and yells at them all to shape up now.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who wrote "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh?"

• Stephanie Meyer

• JK Rowling

• Ray Bradbury

• Ray Lewis

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why did the General cry?

• He loves his army and just learned that he is being transferred.

• The troops think there will be an easy victory, but he knows better.

• He was injured in the last battle.

• His troops are well trained

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following pieces of evidence best supports the theme that "True courage is overcoming fear, not the absence of it"?

• A. “You want to cry some more, go on ahead. I did the same last night.”

• “Sir, is that you?” he said.

• “I assume it is.” The man’s knees cracked as he bent still closer.

• “Now, boy,” said the General quietly, “you are the heart of the army. Think of that. You’re the heart of the army.”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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In lines 133-139, the General describes the soldiers as "wild horses on a loose rein" to explain that they are:

• new to riding horses

• inexperienced in battle

• impulsive and uncontrollable

• looking like figures on a carousel

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