RL4 Independent Practice

Read the following sentence from paragraph 1.

Fresh snow has fallen overnight and blankets the ground, the

rocks, and the massive boulders with a silent quilt of white.

What do the words quilt of white mean in this sentence?

• warm blanket

• layer of snow

• slippery ice

• pebbles and dust

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Part A

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 about the author’s brother.

When I turn around, he is standing there with his head

covered in a thick crown of snow.

What does this sentence really mean?

• The brother has made a crown from the branches.

• The brother has a pile of snow on his head.

• The brother is turning in circles to look at the snow.

• The brother is wearing a think cap to keep off the snow.

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Part B

Select two details in these sentences from paragraph 1 that

support the answer you chose in Part A.

Suddenly, nearby, I hear a soft thump. I hear my brother gasp.

When I turn around, he is standing there with his head covered

in a thick crown of snow. He laughs and points up. The

branches above him hold armfuls of snow. They are ready to

have a snowball fight with us.

• soft thump

• thick crown

• armfuls of snow

• snowball fight

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Read these sentences from paragraph 2:

I pull my foot out, finally, only to find that it’s just my sock that

has escaped. My boot is still buried.

What has happened to the narrator?

• The narrator has buried her boot and sock in the snow.

• The narrator has lost her sock during the hike.

• The narrator's boot is still stuck in the snow.

• The narrator's boot and sock have been taken.

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Read the following sentence from paragraph 4.

In a flash, she is gone.

The author uses the words in a flash to show that the deer runs

• through a bright light.

• in a clumsy way.

• very quickly.

• when lightning struck.

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When the deer runs away, the narrator says, “In the woods, her white

tail waves her goodbye.” Which is the best literal restatement of

this idea?

• The deer turns and waves goodbye from the woods.

• The deer’s tail begins twitching as she enters the woods.

• The deer uses her tail to wave goodbye to the children.

• The deer’s tail is the last thing the narrator sees as the

  animal leaves.

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What does famished mean in paragraph 5?

• tired

• hungry

• unhappy

• confused

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Read the sentence below from the story. Both use words in nonliteral

ways. Type what you think the sentence means.

The air smells green and icy.

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Read the sentence below from the story. Both use words in nonliteral

ways. Type what you think the sentence means.

Later, we will take them into the woods and show them in silence.

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Short Response:

The author described several things the children

saw in Yosemite. Which description did you like the most? In your

answer, include examples of how the author used both literal and

nonliteral word meanings in the description.

(Be sure to use the RACE strategy)

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