Practice for End of Unit 1 Assessment

I always thought my visions were pretty strange. I didn't know other people might have had them too, and I've always been pretty good at hiding them. But it turns out that my visions might not seem so strange to others after all. Even people in my own life know others who have visions! Possum himself has a family member who has visions, too. He told me about his aunt who could see into the past and in the future.

In this fictional passage based on chapter 18, which sentence shows a correctly written intensive pronoun? Write the complete sentence below.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

I always thought my visions were pretty strange. I didn't know other people might have them too, and I've always been pretty good at hiding them. But it turns out that visions might not seem so strange to others after all. Even people in my own life know others who have visions. Possum himself has a family member who has visions, too. He told me about his aunt who could see into the past and future.

What do Cal's inner thoughts in this excerpt convey about his point of view toward himself?

• He is feeling confident in himself.

• He is feeling disappointed in himself.

• He is feeling angry at himself.

• He is feeling unsure of himself.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Choose 2 details from the text that best support the answer to the previous question.

*choose 2

• "Maybe they think I'm not worth knowing."

• "My word as Knight of the Road".

• "Maybe he's just putting up with me."

• "Mom was just the same-firm in what she expected, but soft with her hands."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"As we walk along, I notice something. Set back a ways behind those buildings is an ugly low, flat-roofed stone structure that looks out of place. While the other buildings have had at least a few people around them, this one is totally deserted. It's not just dark in color, it has an air of darkness around it-as if bad things happened there-were meant to happen there."

What is the importance of this excerpt when we think about the overall structure of the chapter?

After Cal's vision in this chapter, how do we learn more about the friendship between Cal and Possum?

• Possum ignores Cal's vision.

• Cal lies about his vision.

• Possum makes fun of Cal.

• Possum shares something personal about his own life with Cal.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which best describes Cal's point of view toward Possum by the end of this excerpt?

• Call is irritated by Possum's constant talking.

• Cal thinks Possum might be a true friend.

• Cal is not sure Possum wants to be his friend.

• Cal thinks Possum can't be trusted.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to the previous question?

*hint: check the connotation

• "No point in not being honest with him."

• "Maybe he's just putting up with me."

• "My word as a knight of the road."

• "He doesn't wait for me to nod my head."

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2