Standards Pretest: ELAGSE6RL1

Which lines from the poem explain why plants may seem to be dead in the winter?

• "Because I stoop/and my branches droop"

• "But under the ground/I am safe and sound"

• "Should the spring of the year/ Come dancing here-"

• "Patient I wait through the long winter hours"

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which sentence from the story BEST explains why the narrator has never before watched the end of the Night of Rebirth?

• "A few falling stars had landed earlier on the top of my rickety house..."

• "I would watch, mesmerized, as the place no one else ever entered began to rot away."

• "...when the feeling of death became overwhelming, I slipped backed into my bed..."

• "I had heard rumors of the moon herself landing, but they were mangled and debated."

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read these sentences from the story:

I signed, and was about to settle to the ground, when a glinting caught my eye. I looked down and saw a sprinkle of silvery, sparkling dust. I smiled.

• The narrator is pleased that part of the moon remains.

• The narrator is excited to discover the valuable silver dust.

• The narrator is happy that the night has finally ended.

• The narrator is glad that the darkness will continue on.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Which sentence signals a major shift in the action of the story?

• "The suns beat down on her neck as she stepped closer to examine the chart."

• "She stamped her foot and let out a loud groan.""

• "Kari suddenly remembered a magic trick she had performed at her little brother's birthday party."

• "Then she watched as the pile of snow came falling down to rest on the dirt that had been underneath the grass field."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Kari work to carry out the tasks written on the board?

• She likes the challenge of creative problem solving.

• She thinks completing them is her only way to get home.

• She is bored and doesn't have anything else to do.

• She is frightened of the red fruit hanging by the board.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3