"Click-Clack the Rattlebag" Comprehension

What does the boy want the narrator to do?

• tell him a joke

• tell him a story

• write him a story

• write to his sister

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which statement best describes a theme within the story?

• things are not always what they seem

• beware of large, old homes

• do not leave children with strangers

• always tell young children bedtime stories

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the line:

We walked out of the warm and cosy kitchen into the hallway of the big house, where it was chilly and draughty and dark (Paragraph 21)

help develop the suspense in the story?

• it hints at how the author's tone changes

• it describes a change in the atmosphere

• it marks a change in the narrator's mood

• it confirms that danger is ahead of them

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A feeling of growing tension, excitement, or uncertainty about what is going to happen in a story.

• Foreshadowing

• Suspense

• Imagery

• Limited Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the setting of the story?

• A haunted house

• A classroom

• A park

• The little boy's home

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which piece of evidence best supports the idea that the narrator was possibly near or around a Click-Clack?

• A. “We were climbing wooden steps now.” (Paragraph 53)

• B. “There was that precocious amusement again.” (Paragraph 58)

• C. “He pushed open the door to the attic room.” (Paragraph 59)

• D. “I heard things rattle gently, like dry bones in thin bags”(Paragraph 59)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1