What's So Funny, Mr. Scieszka?

 paragraph 1 of the selection.

"The voice flew across the room and nailed me to the back of my seat."

What type of language is the author using in this sentence?

• mood

• Optimistic Language

• Subjective language

• Figurative language

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Choose the phrase that corrects the sentence below.

Tim K. was the funniest boy I knew, but I wish we had waited to tell us the joke.

• but I wish she had waited to tell us the joke

• but I wish he had waited to tell me the joke

• but I wish it had waited to tell you the joke

• correct as is

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

In paragraph 10, the word "Apology" contains the Greek root word logos, which means “speech.” Which word below contains the same root?

• Logger

• Apple

• Philosophy

• Theology

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Choose the intensive pronoun that correctly replaces the blank in the sentence.

Students caught laughing were putting __________ in danger of getting in trouble.

• herself

• themselves

• we

• correct as is

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

The word glorious comes from the Latin word glōria, which means “great praise or honor.” What does glorious mean as it is used in paragraph 25?

• Confusing

• Magnificent

• Surprising

• Unusual

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The author wrote this story most likely to —

• inform readers about an early experience in his life

• persuade readers to always be honest when speaking

• entertain readers with a story from his childhood

• provide readers with evidence of the strict rules at the school

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

The author uses exaggeration in this story to create what voice?

• sad

• Humorous

• Inspirational

• Outraged

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

Which two quotations from the selection best support the idea that the author made an important decision?

• That day I reached a life-choice fork in the road. (paragraph 7)

• A good grade in religion class is always a good thing in Catholic school. (paragraph 11)

• I chose my life’s path. (paragraph 12)

• Sister Margaret Mary’s eyes open impossibly wider. (paragraph 18)

• I feel the whole world pause for just a single beat, like it always does before a good punch line. (paragraph 23)

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The author describes seeing a light as he is telling the joke. What might the light represent?

• A moment of realization or understanding

• A literal light in the room

• A distraction from the joke

• A symbol of hope

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why does the author describe seing a light while telling a joke? What does the light represent?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3