Narrative WYTopp Practice - Sleeping Beauty Texts

Read the following sentence.

“Gerald pointed to where, beyond a belt of lime-trees, white towers and turrets broke the

blue of the sky.” (paragraph 9)

What does the phrase “broke the blue of the sky” indicate about the towers?

• They reach far into the air.

• They lack formal decoration.

• They are difficult to see due to magic.

• They are beginning to crumble from age.

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How does the king and queen’s decision to not invite the “cross old fairy” affect Passage

1: The Sleeping Beauty?

• It becomes the reason the princess is cursed.

• It reveals the true goals of the king and queen.

• It allows the king and queen to unite with the other fairies.

• It encourages the guests at the feast to enjoy themselves more.

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Part A

How does the structure of Passage 1 differ from the structure of Passage 2?

A Passage 1 incorporates magic to resolve the central conflict.

B Passage 1 describes a series of events without any dialogue.

C Passage 1 uses a forgotten castle as one of the primary settings.

D Passage 1 uses multiple perspectives to reveal the actions of the plot.

Part B

How does the structure in Part A affect the style of Passage 1?

A It leads to different viewpoints of the same action.

B It allows for the settings to be described in more detail.

C It leads to less development and interaction between characters.

D It allows for the plot to be told more thoughtfully and accurately.

• Part A: A

  Part B: A

• Part A: B

  Part B: C

• Part A: C

  Part B: D

• Part A: D

  Part B: A

• Part A: B

  Part B: A

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Part A

Which action reveals that Jimmy has changed his perspective on the enchanted castle?

A He stops looking around for the gardener.

B He discovers the path to the center of the maze.

C He kisses the sleeping princess before others can.

D He explains how modern technology is a type of magic.

Part B

What effect does the action in Part A have on the reader?

A It creates disappointment because the Princess likes Jimmy.

B It creates confusion because Jimmy’s opinions rarely change.

C It creates suspense because Jimmy has been waiting to find the castle.

D It creates surprise because Jimmy is unlikely to care about the Princess’s curse.

• Part A: A

  Part B: B

• Part A: B

  Part B: D

• Part A: C

  Part B: D

• Part A: D

  Part B: A

• Part A: D

  Part B: D

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What does the Princess in Passage 2 have in common with the princess in Passage 1?

• She demonstrates a lively sense of humor.

• She grows more friendly while under a spell.

• She is surrounded by hedges while she sleeps.

• She is overjoyed by the prince that awakens her.

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Read the following sentence.

But, in the meantime, Jimmy had planted a loud, cheerful-sounding kiss on the

Princess’s pale cheek, and now the three stood breathless, awaiting the result.

What does “planted” mean in this sentence?

• gave

• imagined

• planned

• plucked

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Read these sentences from the passage.

“‘How do you know? Do you think there’s nothing in the world but what you’ve seen?’”

(paragraph 15)

What do these sentences show about Gerald’s character?

• He struggles with self-doubt.

• He is determined to win arguments.

• He is open-minded about the unknown.

• He finds it important to impress his friends.

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Part A

What is the theme of Passage 1?

A It is dangerous to be royalty.

B Children are the future of a kingdom.

C No gift is as precious as the gift of love.

D It is impossible to escape a magical destiny.

Part B

How does the author of Passage 1 develop the theme in Part A?

A by showing why the fairies wish to help the king and queen

B by showing how much the king and queen love their daughter

C by showing the princess’s importance to all the people at the feast

D by showing how all the parts of the fairy’s gift happened as predicted

• Part A: A

  Part B: D

• Part A: B

  Part B: C

• Part A: C

  Part B: B

• Part A: D

  Part B: A

• Part A: D

  Part B: D

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Read the following paragraph from Passage 2.

"And after a long stretch of turf they passed under the heaped-up heavy

masses of lime-trees and came into a rose-garden, bordered with thick, close-cut

yew hedges, and lying red and pink and green and white in the sun, like a giant’s

many-coloured, highly-scented pocket-handkerchief."

What is the impact of the word choices in this paragraph?

• It gives the reader an understanding of where the children live.

• It suggests to the reader that magic creatures live in the garden.

• It fills the reader with wonder at the wide stretch of colorful flowers.

• It leaves the reader confused thinking of how the children can leave the maze.

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How does the difference in Jimmy’s and the reader’s points of view create dramatic

irony in Passage 2?

• The reader knows Jimmy will have problems escaping from the maze.

• The reader knows all along that Jimmy will be the one to kiss the Princess.

• Jimmy is unaware for most of the passage that he is part of a magical quest.

• Jimmy is unable to see what the other characters do throughout the passage.

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