Practice Round 5 SY 2023 2024

In the book Troublemaker by John Cho,

What did the police officer shout as Jordan and Mike walked past him?

• "Are you two boys lost?"

•  "Show me your hands. Now!"

• "Who just ran past here?"

• "Hey! You dropped something!"

In the book School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari,

What did the students find notable and awe-inspiring about the Great Hall?

• 1. It contained an infinite array of one-of-a-kind doors

• 1. Giant statues of terrified children lined the walls

• The walls seemed to be a different color each time they entered the room

• The ceiling of the huge room was made of glass so the sky could be seen

In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell,

What became of the milk given by the cows?

• It was mixed with into the pig’s mash each day

• It was allowed to sit for months and spoil

• 1. It was sold to a local grocer

• it was poured out onto the ground

In the book Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed,

Why was Amal's mother crying after giving birth?

• Amal's father saw that the infant was born without legs.

• The midwife told Amal's mother she could not have any more children.

• The infant was a girl rather than the boy the parents had wanted.

• The baby's lungs were not fully developed, and she was gasping for air.

In the book The Crossover by Alexander Kwame,

After offering Josh a pita, Mom told him that Grandpop had—

• • never gotten around to marrying Josh and JB's grandmother

• • suffered from heart disease before dying of a stroke

• ended a great basketball career to enter the ministry

• confessed to "fixing" games when he was an NBA coach

In the book The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya,

For Abuela's memorial, what did Arturo help Mom do?

• plant a palmetto tree in Abuela's honor

• make a collage of photos to show how La Cocina had changed through the years

• decorate the funeral home with arrangements of Abuela's favorite flowers

• cook all of Abuela's best dishes

In the book A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park,

Among the potters in Ch'ulp'o, Min had the reputation of being a—

• friendly, talkative neighbor who often visited with other artists

• skilled artist who produced more pieces than anyone else in the village

• perfectionist who worked at a slow pace and made expensive pieces

• generous man who gave away many more pieces than he sold

In the book First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez,

Malú first met Ellie when Ellie was circulating a petition for—

• better food choices in the cafeteria

• • smaller student-to-teacher ratios

• updated social-media policies

• less homework at night

In the book Flygirl by Sherril Smith,

What did Ida Mae and Lily do strictly to prove a point?

• • They successfully flew and landed the experimental B-29 bomber.

• They made a bombing run on a small "town" created in the Arizona desert.

• They visited the plant where women were making the planes they flew.

• They flew a four-star general to Washington, D.C., for a meeting.

In the book Hello, Universe by Kelly Estrada,

To retrieve the backpack Chet had snatched, Virgil had to--

• dive into the murky water of a pond

• • reach his arm inside a creepy dark burrow

• pull himself along a branch of an oak tree

• climb down the ladder of a deep well