The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket Reading Comprehension

Which revision of the sentence uses a verb phrase to show a shift in time?

• The child with the red lantern had discarded it as a tasteless object that could be bought at a store.

• The child with the red lantern discards it as a tasteless object that could be bought at a store.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Read paragraph 12. The description of the boy’s actions suggests that the —

• boy has a special feeling about the girl

• girl is about to show off her superior knowledge of insects

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

These sentences give readers a clue about the boy’s motives in ignoring his classmates’ requests for the grasshopper, advancing the theme of —

• creating cultural objects

• budding young love

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

By saying if it was chance, the author is likely implying that —

• both Fujio and Kiyoko had played the lantern game before

• the interplay of the children’s names was meant to happen

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the definition of aperture in paragraph 23?

• An opening such as a hole

• A tear in a sheet of paper

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which excerpt from the story contain a verb phrase?

• Does anyone want a grasshopper? A grasshopper!

• One of the neighborhood children had heard an insect sing on this slope one night.

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which evidence shows that Japanese culture values beautiful, handmade items?

• The children take great pride in the lanterns they create.

• The children make sure that everyone has a lantern to hunt insects.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which clue best helps readers infer that the narrator is most likely a teacher or an older student?

• He is interested in the various sounds of the insects.

• He has knowledge about how to make intricate lanterns.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3