Ela Njsla Quiz

What is the meaning of the word drift as it is used in paragraph 18 of “Just Like Home”?

• wander

• consider

• change

• hover

Which detail from the story helps the reader understand the meaning of drift?

• A.

  Priya, Enrique, and Farah create drawings that have different colors and shapes.

• B.

  Jasper studies the drawings and decides they look like tropical fish swimming in a coral reef

• c.

  Lily, Jasper, and Enrique make comments about the drawings as the students come close enough to see them.

• D.

  Priya smiles when her teacher and classmates show an interest in the drawings by describing them to one another.

Part A

In “Just Like Home,” what can be learned about Priya from her statement, “It looks like home”?

• A.

  She believes imagination improves art.

• B.

  She realizes many of her classmates have artistic talent.

• C.

  She misses the family traditions in India.

• D.

  She wishes she could spend time with her friends in India.

Part A

What is the meaning of lines 37–38 of “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”?

"I’ve got a magic charm That I keep up my sleeve,"

• A.

  secret talent to use when the time is righ

• B.

  a symbol of the speaker’s imagination

• C.

  a special treasure hidden from cruel classmates

• D.

  a scary experience in the speaker’s nightmares

Part B

Which lines from the poem best demonstrate the answer to Part A?

• A.

  lines 10–11

• B.

  lines 28–29

• C.

  lines 35–36

• D.

  lines 39–40