Reading comprehension

Which statement best conveys the theme of this paragraph?

• Finding out about our ancestors is more interesting than researching the history of objects.

• Genealogy is a study of people and their belongings in the past.

• Most genealogies are a waste of effort.

• Genealogical research can bring meaning and life to a family’s history.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What do the following lines reveal?

"All this had happened with such swiftness that I had stood motionless, dumbfounded and dazzled by the flashes of light. Had that death swept through a full circle, it must inevitably have slain me in my surprise. But it passed and spared me, and left the night about me suddenly dark and unfamiliar."

• The narrator has surprisingly survived the attack.

• Everyone on Earth has died in the fire.

• The narrator is ready to strike back the Martians.

• The Martian's have left behind a new Earth that the narrator is excited to explore.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What did Shakespeare compare the lover to?

• the month of May

• a summer’s day

• the sun

• summer

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why did Shakespeare say that the lover is “more temperate”?

• because the lover has a bad temper

• because the lover has a good temper

• because the lover is gentle and moderate

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What did Shakespeare mean by “thy eternal summer shall not fade” ?

• the lover will not grow old and will remain fair

• love will change with the seasons

• true love never changes

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How is the lover’s beauty preserved even after death?

• by the poet’s immortal lines that people will read

• by an artist’s portrait

• by a musician’s song

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was Gulliver’s job on the ship?

• Sailor

• Captain

• Doctor

• Cook

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happened when the Antelope hit a rock during a sea storm?

• Gulliver jumped into the sea and swam to a beach.

• Gulliver got into a lifeboat with other sailors.

• Gulliver stayed on the ship until it sank.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why couldn’t Gulliver stand up the next morning?

• He wasn’t feeling well.

• There were ropes around his body.

• He had hurt his legs when the ship sank.

Why did the little men construct a platform near Gulliver’s head?

• because they wanted to shoot sharp arrows at him

• because they wanted to look at his face

• because one of them wanted to get to his ear and talk to him

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1