MCAP Practice: Reading Comprehension Literary Text

Who is the headmistress of the home for peculiar children?

• Emma Bloom

• Miss Peregrine

• Millard Nullings

• Abraham Portman

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What was Emma's reaction when Miss Peregrine addressed Jacob?

• She was surprised

• She was amused

• She was indifferent

• She was angry

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Miss Peregrine react to Emma's warning about Jacob?

• She took it seriously

• She laughed it off

• She asked Jacob to leave

• She thanked Emma for the warning

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Miss Peregrine say about Miss Bloom's behavior?

• She is overreacting

• She is being dramatic

• She is being reasonable

• She is being helpful

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In paragraph 28, what does the word tolerate mean?

• to reluctantly accept

• to wholly understand

• to accidently cause

• to easily recognize

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why does Miss Peregrine say fewer people believe in fairy tales and the like?

• Because they are too old-fashioned

• Because they are too scary

• Because they keep unwanted visitors away

• Because common folk no longer make much of an effort to seek them out

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

According to Miss Peregrine, what has served them well, in addition to ghost stories and scary old houses?

• Fairy tales

• Lion-heartedness

• Goblin stories

• Whoppers

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did the protagonist believe about his grandfather's stories as a child?

• That they were fairy tales

• That they were lies

• That they were parariddles

• That they were true

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement best describes how the setting shapes the plot of the passage?

• It forces Jacob to realize he is in danger.

• It causes Emma and Jacob to become friends.

• It helps Miss Peregrine provide for her students.

• It brings Jacob closer to discovering the truth.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do Emma's dialogue and her actions in paragraph 7-13 reveal about her?

• She enjoys playing exciting games with visitors.

• She is unconvinced that Jacob has good intentions.

• She worries that Jacob will win Miss Peregrine's affection.

• She is looking for a way to impress Miss Peregrine.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3