Town Crier Quiz

What is the main purpose of this text?

• To persuade the reader to speak quietly while in a classroom setting

• To inform the reader about different jobs when performing a drama

• To teach the reader about the importance of valuing a friendship

• To entertain the reader with a story about how a character's behavior affects her life

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

How does paragraphs 8 through 10 contribute to the rising action?

• They provide information about Lucy's struggle

• They establish Lucy as the main character

• They provide a solution to Lucy's problem

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

How does paragraphs 12 and 13 contribute to the rising action?

• They provide background information about the characters

• They describe how Lucy tries to change her behavior

• They show how Lucy makes friends with others

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which definition best matches the way 'trimmed' is used in paragraph 14?

• To make neat and organized

• To make the size or amount smaller

• To decorate

• To defeat

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which words in paragraphs 18-20 show that Ms. Simpson is thoughtful and caring? (Select TWO correct answers)

• Ms. Simpson cleared her throat and said, 'There is one role that takes a very special skill, and I've saved it for a very special person. Lucy, would you play the Town Crier?'

• Oh no! Did Ms. Simpson see her tears and was she making fun of her? A teacher wouldn't do that, would she? Lucy wondered, blinking rapidly to try to dry her eyes.

• 'Perhaps I should explain,' Ms. Simpson said. 'The Town Crier had a very important job in London at the time this play takes place. It's not someone who cries. It's a person who makes public announcements in the streets of the city. In our play, the Town Crier will tie all the scenes together, telling the place or the time of day.'

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which detail from paragraph 17 supports the idea that Lucy is disappointed that she does not get a speaking role?

• Lucy held her breath and kept her fingers tightly crossed, hoping to be cast as either Scrooge's sister or Tiny Time.

• She dropped her chin to her chest.

• Scrooge's sister would be kind and quiet, she thought, and Tiny Tim's mother was gentle and sweet.

• Neither of them would be loud.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

The author organizes the text by-

• describing the reasons for the characters actions

• ensuring that the reader the reader will understand the main idea

• explaining how the characters are similar and different

• relating the events in the order they occur

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5