'The Ravine' & 'Zoo' review

The river’s frightening ______ into the canyon roared ahead of them. Which word best fits into the blank?

• torrent

• murky

• rivulet

• cascade

• precipice

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When they arrived at the top, no one wanted to step any closer to the _______. Which word best fits into the blank?

• Precipice

• Valley

• Hilltop

• Plateau

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What might lead four teens to venture into a jungle setting two weeks and one day after a boy had drowned there?

• Curiosity

• Excitement

• Adventure

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is NOT true?

• Vinny’s father encourages him to go back to the pond.

• Starlene, Joe-Boy, and Mo jump from the fifty-foot ledge.

• Butchie and Vinny had been close friends for years.

• Vinny tries to avoid jumping by claiming that the water is too cold.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

As the story concludes,

• The four friends walk home together

• Readers know that the group found Butchie

• Joe-Boy, Starlene, and Mo leave Vinny behind

• Vinny feels embarrassed by his decision not to jump

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A story’s ____ is its message about life or human nature.

• Setting

• Plot

• Purpose

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The ___ is the struggle between two opposing forces that the main character faces in a story.

• Purpose

• Conflict

• theme

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

There are two types of themes in a story. An ______________ theme is one that is stated directly. An __________ theme has to be inferred from ideas, words, or imagery.

• Explicit, implicit

• Implicit, explicit

• Direct, indirect

• Overt, covert

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The setting is the ________ and ________ in which the story occurs.

• place, time

• character, plot

• theme, mood

• conflict, resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

There are four main purposes for writing. Which of the following is not one of them?

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To confuse

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6