"Gentleman of Río en Medio" by Juan A. A. Sedillo
Authored by Mrs. Schlaubach
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The main purpose of paragraph 1 is to
introduce the conflict of the selection
introduce and describe Don Anselmo
introduce and describe the narrator
describe only the physical setting of the selection
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.9.a
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using context clues, what definition most likely matches the word quaint as it is used in the excerpt from paragraph 1 above?
Old-fashioned and attractive
Old-fashioned and unattractive
Old and dirty
None of the above
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used in the following excerpt from the selection: His coat was old, green and faded.
Alliteration
Rhyme
Imagery
Flashback
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author uses the literary device in the previous question to
create a mental picture for the reader
create a rhythm with words
clarify multiple meanings of the word
hint at later events in the selection
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the author's primary purpose of including the detail 'it was only the skeleton of a worn-out umbrella' in paragraph 2?
To illustrate the complex structure of the umbrella
To suggest that there had been bad weather recently, including rain
Both a & b
To illustrate the poor and deteriorated condition of the umbrella
Tags
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.9.a
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.9.b
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What prefix, word root, and suffix in the word innumerable from paragraph 2 best allow the reader to determine its meaning?
innu-, meaning number, -er-, meaning number, and -able, meaning capable of
in-, meaning inside, -numer-, meaning high, and -able, meaning children
in-, meaning not, -numer-, meaning number, and -able, meaning capable of
none of the above
Tags
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is used in the following excerpt from the selection: ...a dark young man with eyes like a gazelle.
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4
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