Open Up - Grade 8 - ELA - Module 1 - Mid Unit 3 Assessment

Read this sentence from the first paragraph.“A flying, bloodsucking snake from Mapuche and Chilote mythology is a strong rival for any story.”What does rival most likely mean in this sentence? (RI.8.4, L.8.4a, L.8.6)

• a friend or ally for the main character
• a very ugly creature
• an animal or beas
• a person or thing competing with another

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RL.8.6

RL.8.4

L.8.4.a

Read this sentence from the first paragraph.“Like the original character, the Peuchen in my new scene can also shapeshift. It shows itself to Odilia as someone familiar in order to gain her trust.”Using the parts of the word and the context, what does shapeshift seem to mean?

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RL.8.6

L.8.4.d

L.8.4.c

Read this sentence from the first paragraph.“Like the original character, the Peuchen in my new scene can also shapeshift. It shows itself to Odilia as someone familiar in order to gain her trust.”Use a print or online dictionary. Below, copy the meaning of the word shapeshift as it is used in this sentence. (L.8.4c, L.8.4d, L.8.6)

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RL.8.6

L.8.4.d

L.8.4.c

“It can instantly shapeshift to change the form it takes. The Peuchen also hypnotizes its victims in order to suck their blood. It can only be defeated by a machi, a Mapuche Medicine Woman.”What words in this sentence best help in understanding the meaning of machi? (RI.8.4, L.8.4a)

• It can instantly shapeshift
• a Mapuche Medicine Woman
• also hypnotizes its victims
• It can only be defeated

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RL.8.4

L.8.4.a

Part A Which of the following is central idea in this text? (RI.8.2)

• The Peuchen is a monster from folklore of Latin America.
• Modernizing the Peuchen in the revised scene has emphasized the theme that judging by appearances can be misleading.
• The Peuchen is a shapeshifter that usually takes the form of a flying snake that can hypnotize its victims to suck their blood.
• Stories today often contain elements of traditional stories and folklore because those elements are still meaningful today.

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RL.8.2