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In paragraph 1 of Excerpt 6, the author uses the phrase "spinning around and around like I was dancing to a rhythm that gets faster and faster until its out of control to suggest -

• Celeste was dancing in a lively manner

• Celeste was dancing and fell.

• Celeste was dancing and became ill

• Celeste was dancing and

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the most likely reason the author uses a simile to compare Karen and Silvia to a perfect 10?

• To show they are the same size.

• To show they are different sizes.

• To show they are good friends.

• To show they are not good friends.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In Excerpt 5, the the author uses the exaggeration "The woman is so thin that if a strong wind hit her, she'd end up miles away" to emphasize

• how overweight Lisa is

• how upset Lisa is

• how underweight Lisa is

• how happy Lisa is

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the most likely reason the author says "As if I didn't know that when Mami cooks, the plates taste better than the food"?

• To show that Mami bought new plates.

• To show that Mami is making a new dish.

• To show that Mami does most of the cooking.

• To show that Mami does not cook very well.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Based on the text, what does the figurative language below mean? "I fell down like a ripe mango"

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6