Hearts and Hands/ Poetry Informational Test Review

Part A: In the text Hearts and Hands, What is the author's purpose for using rhetorical questions in the text? (R.3.4)

• To emphasize the speaker's need to talk to their mom

• to emphasize how nervous the speaker is about school

• to emphasize the speaker’s worries and fears about the truth of him not being a marshal

• to emphasize how curious the speaker is about growing up

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CCSS.RI.7.6

Part B: Which phrase does the speaker use to emphasize the purpose chosen in Part A?

• “I should have been on Math Team”

• Don’t you ever recognize old friends when you meet them in the West?

• “and momma’s in the bedroom / with the door closed

• “I have to learn how to dance / in time for the next party

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which sentence suggests that the speaker is likely to exaggerate and therefore may be unreliable?

• why do I have to be / the one / wearing silver bracelets”

• "I'll see you soon in Washington right"? said the girl

• “and the train coach door was closed"

• “I should have been on Math Team / my marks were better than his”

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CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.SL.7.3

How are the themes “Mad is a challenging time” and “Teenagers are insecure” are developed similarly in the passage?

• by using hyperbole to exaggerate the speaker’s concerns about teenagers

• by using metaphors to compare teenagers’ different problems

• by using repetition to illustrate the biggest struggle teenagers face

• by using rhyme to emphasize the ways the speaker tries to overcome teenagers

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Select a sentence that describes how the setting of the train develops the plot of the passage.

• It causes Ms. Fairchild to resolve the conflict with Easton by befriending him and setting a good example

• It introduces the conflict by providing a place where Ms. Fairchild’s parents can meet with Easton’ mother.

• It builds to the climax by the Marshal and prisoner being handcuffed

• It causes Charles to develop as a character as he is punished for his bad behavior.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Which sentence represents a common idea of both “Teenagers” and “Mad”

• Parents prefer not to notice their children’s flaws

• Teenagers are often unreliable storytellers

• Children prefer to confide their fears and problems to their parents.

• Parents are typically very involved in how their children act at school.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

“What happened?” I asked incredulously

in- Latin for “not”

credere Latin for “to believe”

-ous element making nouns into adjective

Based on the word parts, what does incredulously mean?

• Truthful

• Doubtful

• Unaware

• Believable

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CCSS.L.7.4B

“I love the West,” said the girl irrelevantly. Her eyes were shining softly. She looked away out the car window. (paragraph 15)

Based on the word parts, what does irrelevant mean in paragraph 15 "Hearts and Hands" text?

• pointless

• unnecessary

• unconnected

• not important

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D