The Elevator Vocab and Questions

In which example is reluctantly used correctly?

• a. I reluctantly ate my favorite birthday cake.

• b. Learning to walk, the toddler reluctantly crossed the room.

• c. He agreed to pick up his lottery winnings, reluctantly.

• d. The dog reluctantly chewed his bone and wagged his tail.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is a synonym for baleful?

• a. Scary

• b. Evil

• c. Dangerous

• d. Menacing

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CCSS.L.8.5C

Which quote from the text best illustrates that Martin is apprehensive?

• a. “Martin, a thin twelve-year-old, felt nervous in it [the elevator]...”

• b. “By the time he reached the seventeenth floor, which seemed to take forever, he was

  winded and gasping.”

• c. “In the lobby, he considered the stairs. But that was ridiculous. Why should he be afraid of

  an old lady?”

• d. “He managed not to cry until he got to his room—but his father probably knew he was

  crying anyway.”

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

If you have assurance, you have...?

• a. Confidence

• b. Fear

• c. Anxiety

• d. Hope

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.8.6

Which of the following is the best example of ascent?

• a. Riding a rollercoaster

• b. Climbing a mountain

• c. Falling down a mountain

• d. Ice skating

Which of the following word/s can be used to describe the mood of “The Elevator?” Select all

that apply.

• a. Uplifting

• b. Creepy

• c. Heartwarming

• d. Frightening

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CCSS.RL.8.4

What floor does Martin live on?

• 3rd

• 14th

• 15th

• 17th

True or False: The Story "The Elevator" Ends at the Resolution

• true

• false

What is an internal conflict of Martin's? Select ALL that apply:

• His dad thinks he is a coward

• He is afraid of elevators

• He is scared of the "fat lady"

• He is afraid of being stuck on on elevator alone

WHAT TYPE OF IRONY?

A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.

• VERBAL

• SITUATIONAL

• DRAMATIC