4.M1.L25, 26 Wit and Wisdom

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B. PART A: How does Jack think that his dog Sky felt?

• happy to be with Jack

• unhappy that he was not trained

• afraid of the other children

• embarrassed of his drool

PART B: Which lines from the passage best support the answer to PART A?

• “and jumping up on me / his shaggy straggly paws”

• “to hug the insides / right out of me”

• “And when us kids / were playing outside”

• “and getting slobber / all over the ball”

Which sentence is the best summary of the journal entry from March 22?

• Jack explains how he chose Sky from among the other dogs at the shelter.

• Jack describes his favorite outdoor game that he plays with his friends.

• Jack tells about his funny, slobbery dog, Sky, who followed him everywhere.

• Jack reveals to his teacher why he has a hard time writing about his dog, Sky.

Which of the following best describes how the author of *Love That Dog* uses verse in this passage?

• She shows details and uses little punctuation—most likely to show Jack’s strong feelings.

• She uses long sentences and formal words—most likely to slow readers down for big ideas.

• She uses rhyme and rhythm—most likely to show how this would sound if Jack were talking.

• She uses short repeating stanzas—most likely to show what Jack has learned about writing poems.

What does it mean that Jack was Inspired by Walter Dean Myers?

• Jack copied Myers’s poem and said it was his own.

• Jack liked Myers’s poem so much that he wrote one like it.

• Jack worked closely in person with Myers to write a new poem.

• Jack wrote a poem about an imaginary person named Walter Dean Myers.

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B. PART A: Who is Jack writing to in this passage?

• Mr. Walter Dean Myers

• a classmate

• his teacher

• his dog, Sky

PART B: Which lines from the passage best support the answer to PART A?

• “Mr. Walter Dean Myers / is not the sort of person / who would get mad”

• “And thank you / for typing up / my secret poem”

• “hide it real good– / just in case / he would get mad”

• “I can’t do it. / You should do it. / You’re a teacher.”

Which sentence best summarizes this passage?

• Jack is nervous about a poem he wrote, but he still wants Mr. Myers to visit.

• Jack does not like the idea of Mr. Myers visiting his school and tells his teacher.

• Jack learns a new word from his teacher and wants to share his poem with Mr. Myers.

• Jack’s teacher realizes his poem is copied from a poem written by Mr. Walter Dean Myers.