Finding Courage

A _____ is a duty or obligation.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A _____ is a way of handing a problem.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

To _____ about something is to feel or show displeasure or resentment.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In The Breadwinner, select the sentence that shows the problem the family is trying to solve.

• “As a boy, you’ll be able to move in and out of the market, buy what we need, and no one will stop you,’ Mother said.”

• “None of her friends had seen her since the Taliban closed the schools.”

• “Her relatives were scattered to different parts of the country, even to different countries.”

• “It was impossible to be nice to Nooria!”

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

To _____ is to speak with involuntary pauses or repetitons.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Select two sentences that show that Parvana’s changing appearance is beginning to affect her outlook.

• “As more and more hair fell away, Parvana began to feel like a different person.”

• “What was left of her hair was short and shaggy.”

• “Her ears seemed to stick out from her head.”

• “I have a nice face, she decided.”

• “Mother rubbed her hands brusquely over Parvana’s head to rub away any stray hairs.”

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

To _____ something means to cause it to start working. For example, pressing the "on" button.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which of the following ideas is true?

• The family forces Parvana to disguise herself as a boy.

• Parvana treasures her long hair after Mother cuts it off.

• Parvana feels proud that she bought food at the market.

• Mother is delighted that Parvana reminds her of Hossain.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

To _____ something means to cause it to begin.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" by Maya Angelou, what inference can you make about the speaker’s response to fears?

• The speaker goes back to sleep.

• The speaker stays inside at night.

• The speaker smiles and makes fun of fears.

• The speaker does not read or listen to scary stories.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4