Day 4 wrap

Read this quotation from paragraph 2 of the excerpt.

 

Rising to his feet, he saw the field through drifting gauze but held on until everything settled into place, like a lens focusing, making the world sharp again, with edges.

 

 

Why does the author use figurative language to describe Jerry’s actions after the first play?

• To explain how quickly Jerry resets for the next play

• o suggest that Jerry’s poor vision impacted the play

• To reveal the excitement Jerry feels after the play

• To show how Jerry struggles to recover after the play

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

Suddenly, he was caught from behind and whirled violently, a toy boat caught in a whirlpool.

In this sentence, the author uses a metaphor to describe the -  

• way Jerry was tackled

• way the football flew through the air

•   way Jerry escaped from the defenders

• way Jerry imagined himself in another place

Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided.

 

How does the author’s use of language in paragraph 5 affect the reader?  Support your answer with evidence from the selection.

This question has two parts.

 

Part A

Based on the information in paragraphs 6 through 11, the reader can infer that Jerry feels -

• alert

• optimistic

• disoriented

• irritated

Part B

Which quotation from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A? 

• Ridiculous, someone calling his name. (paragraph 7)

• “I’m alright,” he said… (paragraph 9)

• He was astonished to find himself on his feet, intact, bobbing like one of those toy novelties dangling from car windows, but erect. (paragraph 9)

• Hey, coach, you spit on me, Jerry protested. (paragraph 11)

What does the point of view used in the excerpt help the reader understand?

• How Jerry’s thoughts differ from the thoughts of the other players

• What Jerry thinks and feels during the football tryouts

• What the coach thinks about Jerry’s tryout

• How the other players planned to tackle Jerry during the tryouts

Read the dictionary entry.

 

 novelty \ˈnä-vəl-tē\ n

1.    something fresh, new, and interesting

2.    a new or unusual experience

3.    a small usually cheap toy, ornament, or trinket

4.    an ice cream or frozen treat

 

Which definition most closely matches the meaning of novelties as it is used in paragraph 9? 

Enter the number of the definition in the box.

What change should be made to sentence 1?

• Change coach to Coach

• Change looked to looks

• Insert a colon after gangster

• Change stitched to stiched

The author has included a redundant sentence in the excerpt above (sentences 1-6). Which sentence should be deleted from the paragraph?

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 6