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“A dare is a dare,” Ben heard his friend Tony say behind him as he walked up the creaking steps.
The October wind started blowing harder the closer Ben got to the front door. Old, grey wood covered in spider webs surrounded him.
There’s no way out this now, he thought. Why did I make up that story in the first place?
“Come on, man!” Tony called to Ben. “I don’t have all day!”
Ben glanced down at the rusted, metal door handle. He could see teeny bumps covering his skin like the chicken he sometimes saw his mom making for dinner.
He closed his eyes, grabbed the cold, metal handle, and pushed the door open.
The author focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character. By doing so, the author helps the reader understand

• what makes Tony send Ben to the old house
• what Tony thinks about Ben’s adventure.
• how Ben feels about making up a story.
• how the abandoned house seems to Tony

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In a textbook, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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A child’s letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year is meant to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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“I overcame all the difficult situations of my past because of all the hope and perseverance that I had.”  What was Salva’s purpose for writing this message?

• To thank people for their support
• To encourage people to persevere during hard times
• To thank others and encourage people.
• None of the above

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By allowing the baby not to finish eating before leaving the table, the mom opened Pandora’s box and soon was sitting alone at the table. 

• literature/mythology
• religious
• historical

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The main idea, or message, in a literary work is the

• setting
• plot
• tone
• theme

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Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.

• Money can take you far in life.
• Your friends will always be there for you.
• No matter what life will be okay.
• Being generous is more important than being wealthy.

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What is the author's purpose?
A recipe to make an award-winning spicy chicken salad.

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

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Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The theme of a story is 

• the message or moral the author presents. 
• the characters and their relationship.
• another word for setting.
• the words the characters say.

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The line, “each lower leg was a piston…” is meant to emphasize…

• The power behind each leg and the dinosaur’s ability to move freely
• The height of the dinosaur compared to the trees.
• The fierceness of the dinosaur as it attacks the hunters.
• The inability of the dinosaur to be killed.

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