Open Up - Grade 8 - ELA - Module 4 - Mid Unit 1 Assessment

This question has three parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B and Part C.Part A Reread this sentence from the chapter:“They were always together, a pair of reptilian kabuki creatures at loose in the camp hospital” (37).Which two phrases from the paragraph on page 37 best help the reader understand the meaning of the word reptilian as it is used in this sentence? (RI.8.1, RI.8.4, L.8.4a)

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RL.8.4

RL.8.1

L.8.4.a

Part B Which type of figurative language is used in the quotation in Part A? (RI.8.4, L.8.5a)

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RL.8.4

L.8.5.a

Part CWhat does the connotation of this figurative language convey about the two nurses? What two other words from the sentence also have connotations that help to convey this same idea? (RI.8.1, RI.8.4, W.8.10, L.8.5a)

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RL.8.4

W.8.10

RL.8.1

L.8.5.a

Part B Given the context of the paragraph, what does the connotation of the word gaunt convey about Jeanne’s father when he arrives at camp that the answer from Part A does not? (RI.8.4, W.8.10, L.8.5c)

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RL.8.4

W.8.10

L.8.5.c

Part B Based on Part A, what is being conveyed by Jeanne in this sentence? (RI.8.4, W.8.10, L.8.4b)

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RL.8.4

W.8.10

L.8.4.b