Raphael's Plan

Read the sentence from paragraph 1. "On the day of the field trip, I had butterflies in my stomach." Which of the following best explains why Rafael says he has "butterflies in his stomach"?

• Rafael is nervous.

• Rafael is hungry.

• Rafael is floating.

• Rafael is sick.

Read this sentence from paragraph 1. "I’d already gotten some help with planning, and other people had volunteered to be assistants at the Veterans Center." What does volunteered mean in the sentence?

• offered

• studied

• hoped

• waited

Choose one sentence from paragraph 2 that uses hyperbole.

• When we arrived, my team got to work

• There were a million things to do

• A couple of students helped make name tags

• Then a few others helped match up the partners from the list I had written

Which kind of figurative language is "a sea of friendly faces" (paragraph 2)

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which type of figurative language is "Santiago's smile was a mile wide" (paragraph 4)

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which type of figurative language is "as tall as a tree" (paragraph 9)

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which detail best shows that Rafael is grateful to tía Aída?

• "I plopped into a chair next to tía Aída." (paragraph 5)

• "It turned out nice," I said, blushing." (paragraph 7)

• "I leapt forward and bear-hugged her." (paragraph 9)

• "I was surprised that I wasn't nervous." (paragraph 9)

In paragraph 13, Rafael uses figurative language when he says he is "floating on air." Explain what this phrase means and how it helps you understand how Rafael feels.