The Nothing - Passage & Questions

What was the tree doing in the passage?

• Whispering softly

• Screaming "run"

• Standing silently

• Shedding leaves

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What did the narrator realize they had left behind?

• Their phone

• Their backpack

• Their shoes

• Their jacket

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What swallowed up the tree?

• A giant wave

• The nothingness

• A strong wind

• A large animal

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Where did the narrator run to after leaving the forest?

• To a friend's house

• To the highway

• All the way home

• To a nearby park

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How did the narrator feel upon opening the front door?

• Excited

• Angry

• Breathless and dazed

• Calm and relaxed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What did the narrator's mom say when they didn't reply?

• "Where have you been?"

• "Are you okay?"

• "Did you have fun?"

• "What happened?"

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What did the narrator's mom know?

• The narrator was in trouble

• The narrator forgot their backpack

• The narrator was hungry

• The narrator was tired

Where was the backpack found?

• In the forest

• On the highway

• On the front porch

• In the car

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was inside the backpack?

• A piece of paper

• A piece of bark

• A small rock

• A broken pencil

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was etched into the bark?

• A drawing

• A map

• Two words

• A poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5