When Stars are Scattered Quiz

What is the main idea of Chapter 9?

• Omar describes his religious practices including going to dugsi, selling drink mix for Iftar during Ramadan, and the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr.

• Jeri makes a plan to earn money by gathering fruit in the bush.

• Jeri, Hassan, and Omar sell drink mix.

• Omar stuffs himself with candy.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence from When Stars are Scattered is an opinion?

• School went on.

• I joined the debate team.

• That was fun, because we got to debate against other middle schools in Dadaab, in the other camps.

• Mostly we debated things like "The Human Rights of the Refugee" and "Why education is important for Boys and Girls."

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

Which word best describes Omar during the interview?

• confident

• upset

• hesitant

• angry

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

The illustrator changes the bright-colored pictures to dull mustard colored ones to show ___.

• figurative language (using words that do not have a literal meaning)

• foreshadowing (suggesting events that have not yet happened)

• vivid imagery (using all the senses to describe content in the story)

• flashback (describing events that took place before the main story)

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What will Omar and Nimo most likely do after their interviews?

• be separated from their families

• brag to everyone in school that they have been selected for resettlement

• go back to the refugee camp and wait to be called back to the UN office

• camp out by the UN office waiting for news

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which sentence(s) from the chapter is an opinion?

• Just answer honestly and completely, and everything will be fine.

• Let’s begin.

• Where were you born? I was born in the small town of Mareerey in Somalia.

• It’s a rural area. Our father was a farmer.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

Choose the best concluding sentence for the following paragraph: Omar tells the story of his life to the UN man. He speaks of playing under a tree close to his dad when men come - yelling and shooting. Omar runs home. Mom tells Omar to take Hassan and go back to Sadiya’s house. When he gets back to the village, Omar hears gunshots and screaming.

• Fatuma takes care of Hassan and Omar because they remind her of her boys who were killed in Somalia.

• Omar and Hassan stay in the hospital until they have recovered from the journey.

• Sadiya and the two boys run as fast as they can away from danger.

• The men come back into the interview room with cold drinks.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which word best describes the mood in Chapter 13 and the first half of Chapter 14?

• cheery

• reflective

• gloomy

• calm

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In Chapter 14, Omar's attitude shifts from --- to ---.

• positive to pessimistic

• complimentary to judgmental

• serious to playful

• dejected to optimistic

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Based on the clues in the story, approximately how much time takes place between Chapters 13 and 14?

• a few years

• a few months

• a few days

• a few weeks

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5