The First Day of School - Selection Test

The description of the setting in paragraphs 1–2 of “The First Day of School” shows that John —

• has enjoyed the long summer days

• likes the routine of school

• is reluctant to see the end of summer

• is usually late to school

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

In “The First Day of School,” the main way that readers learn that this day is different from other days is through —

• A. John’s actions

• B. Audrey’s dress

• C. dialogue between John and Audrey

• D. dialogue between John and his mother

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which synonym would best replace the word lingered in paragraph 25 of “The First Day of School”?

• Remained

• Dawdled

• Hung around

• Remained alive

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The flashback in paragraphs 27–28 of “The First Day of School” affects the story by —

• A) reflecting John’s fear of what is to come

• B) telling how Audrey feels toward John

• C) showing that John’s mother gives wise advice

• D) explaining why John disagrees with his mother

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Read the sentences. John does not want Audrey to go to school. She convinces him to change his mind. Which sentence most effectively combines the two simple sentences into a complex sentence?

• A) John does not want Audrey to go to school, and she convinces him to change his mind.

• B) Audrey convinces John to change his mind because he does not want her to go to school.

• C) Audrey convinces John to change his mind, but John does not want Audrey to go to school.

• D) Even though John does not want Audrey to go to school, she convinces him to change his mind.

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CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.4

Which two conflicts are at the center of “The First Day of School”?

• John vs. nature

• John vs. society

• John vs. Audrey

• John vs. his fears

• John vs. his mother

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What stage of the plot do these details belong to?:

"As they hesitated to listen, she put her hands to either side of her mouth and called to them the words she had so often used when she let them go away from home."

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

In New Kid, what is the conflict that Jordan describes?

• His new friends aren’t friends with each other.

• His interests are different from those of his classmates.

• He does not get his way when he plays with his classmates.

• He has a high opinion of himself that his classmates don’t agree with.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In New Kid, Jordan’s conversation with his grandfather makes him feel more comfortable with his friends at his new school by —

• A) making him more sympathetic to his friends

• B) inspiring him to find out more about his friends’ interests

• C) stopping him from worrying about whether he and his friends are different

• D) helping him to see how to introduce his grandfather and parents to his friends

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

The author of New Kid reveals which city the story takes place in by including —

• A) A caption saying exactly where they live

• B) Recognizable landmarks in the drawings

• C) A note establishing the setting at the bottom of a frame

• D) Dialogue in which a character mentions city features

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5