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Test Talk Practice: Paired Passages

Authored by Jennifer Kimrey

English

8th Grade

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Test Talk Practice: Paired Passages
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the word dissipate being used in the passage “Taming the Fear Monster" (page 3)?

  1. to spend or use up wastefully or foolishly

  1. to break up and scatter or vanish

  1. to throw shade at, or “diss” someone

  1. to lose heat, electricity, etc.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the following line from “Taming the Fear Monster,” then identify the type of figurative language being used: "Our hearts race, increasing blood flow to our muscles so we can run fast or fight hard."

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Metaphor

Simile

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What word best describes the tone of the first page of “Conquering Fear?"

Hesitant

Arrogant

Determined

Distracted

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the best summary of the section “Phobia vs. Fear” in “Taming the Fear Monster?”

A phobia is an irrational fear. People go through drastic measures to avoid places or things that they fear, but avoidance can make fears worse. Therefore, people with phobias should seek help from a mental health professional to help them conquer their phobia.

  1. Kyle is a young man who is severely impacted by a phobia of mascots. In order to overcome his irrational fear, he learns that he needs professional help, which ultimately helps Kyle overcome his fear.

  1. A phobia is an irrational fear. Some common phobias include Arachnophobia, Pteromerhanophobia, Ophidiophobia, and Trypanophobia. People with phobias should seek help from a mental health provider.

  1. Kyle is a young man who has a phobia, or an irrational fear. When we experience a fear, our body goes into “fight or flight,” which helps us respond to a possible danger.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the word cower being used in the passage “Conquering Fear" (page 5)?

to refer to a farmer who only has cows

to rest with the intention of sleeping

to quietly attack

to crouch down or curl up especially due to fear

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common theme for both “Taming the Fear Monster” and “Conquering Fear?"

By facing fear, we can overcome it

  1. Most people are afraid of something

A phobia is an extreme, irrational, and lasting fear of something

Giant crocodiles inhabit the mountains of Ethiopia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In “Taming the Fear Monster,” why did the author include the picture of the mascot?

To help the reader visualize Kyle’s phobia

To scare the reader with a creepy mascot

To demonstrate how mascots scary mascots are

To depict how mascot costumes are made

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