Vacation at Occoneechee & O Captain! My Captain!

Which word BEST describes Uncle Geoff?

• cheerful

• stubborn

• kindhearted

• knowledgeable

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the MAIN reason that Matthew is unhappy in the passage?

• The cabin has no television.

• He does not like staying in the woods.

• His best friend, Pete, moved to Maine.

• He has to share a room with other kids.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

This passage MOSTLY takes place

• in Maine.

• on a lake.

• in or near a cabin.

• in Matthew's house.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following BEST states the theme of this passage?

• Things are not always as bad as they seem.

• No one is more annoying than family.

• Don't expect too much out of life.

• People never change.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read this sentence from the passage:

He felt as excited as a kid walking into a dentist's office.

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• idiom

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The speaker of the poem is BEST described as

• optimistic

• sorrowful

• trusting

• curious

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Why are people gathered on the shore?

• to say farewell to the captain

• to take a voyage on a the ship

• to go for a swim in the ocean

• to welcome the captain home

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the setting of the poem?

• the deck of a ship

• a small sailing boat

• a crowded beach

• the speaker's home

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following BEST states the theme of this passage?

• If you believe in yourself, you can accomplish anything.

• We must sometimes say goodbye to those we love.

• Life usually turns out the way we expect it to.

• People are influenced too easily.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The poet MOST LIKELY describes the ship as a "vessel grim and daring" to show that the ship

• was like any other ship.

• belonged to a large fleet.

• had been part of a dangerous mission.

• was very close to sinking in the ocean.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4