Fall 2024 Semester Final, v2

On the bottom of page 1, what can the reader infer about Margot standing apart from the children?

• 1. Margot is jealous of the other Venus children

• Margot has a stronger memory than most children her age

• Margot despises her life on Venus

• Margot acknowledges her dissimilarities

Which quotation provides the best context for the word apparatus on page 4?

• cutting off all the noise

• ground to a standstill

• 1. ripped the film from the projector

• an avalanche, a tornado, a hurricane, a volcanic eruption

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Read this quotation:

She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost.

Why does the author use a metaphor in this quotation?

• To emphasize Margot is much older than the other children

• To highlight that Margot does not belong on Venus

• To explain that technology on Venus is very advanced

• To express how often the children ignore Margot

What conclusion can be drawn from the paragraph below?

…they knew her difference and kept away. There was talk that her father and mother were taking her back to Earth next year; it seemed vital to her that they do so, though it would mean the loss of thousands of dollars to her family. And so, the children hated her for all these reasons of big and little consequence. They hated her pale snow face, her waiting silence, her thinness, and her possible future.

• Margot is undernourished.

• Margot’s parents spoil her.

• The children’s resentments are a facade for envy.

• The children are very judgemental.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Read this excerpt from the beginning of the text:

“Ready?”

“Ready.”

“Now?”

“Soon.”

“Do the scientists really know? Will it happen today, will it?”

The author's use of questions contributes to the mood of the story by--

• Creating a sense of mystery

• Conveying the low intelligence of the children

• Suggesting a mistrust in authority

• Emphasizing the deception of the children

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read this excerpt from page 5:

..but most of all, the [children] squinted at the sun until the tears ran down their faces; they put their hands up to that yellowness and that amazing blueness and they breathed of the fresh, fresh air and listened to the silence which suspended them in a blessed sea of no sound and no motion. They looked at everything and savored everything.

What is the effect of the author's word choice?

• It suggests that the children have a vitamin D deficiency.

• It shows that humans have a strong connection to nature.

• It demonstrates that Venus’ climate is quite predictable.

• It reveals that the children deeply yearned for this outside experience.

How does the characterization of Margot contribute to the theme of the story?

• Margot’s strangeness suggests that it is better to make the effort to fit in with those around you.

• Margot’s frailty shows that changing your environment can be bad for people’s health.

• Margot’s gentleness teaches that a person should always stand up for themselves.

• Margot’s isolation reveals that empathizing with others is difficult when they’re different.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which quotation from the story best supports your answer to question 8?

• 1. She let herself be moved only by him and nothing else.

• She was different and they knew her difference and kept away.

• 1. She remembered the sun and the way the sun was and the sky was when she was four in Ohio.

• 1. She was a frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

Use the following paragraph to answer questions 9-13:

(1) A tradition my family does around Christmas time is watching a christmas story. (2) Since I was a kid, I have watched that movie (3) I basically have the entire movie memorized. (4) In fact, I have found an old picture of my sister and I opening presents and in the background you can see the movie playing on our TV! (5) The whole movie is funny to me (plus it carries a lot of nostalgia) but one of my favorite scenes is when Ralphie and his friends are playing outside during recess, and his friend Schwartz dares Flick to stick his tongue to a light pole.

What change should be made to sentence 1?

• 1. Change Christmas to christmas

• Change a christmas story to A Christmas Story

• Change is watching to are watching

• No change needed

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Use the following paragraph to answer questions 9-13:

(1) A tradition my family does around Christmas time is watching a christmas story. (2) Since I was a kid, I have watched that movie (3) I basically have the entire movie memorized. (4) In fact, I have found an old picture of my sister and I opening presents and in the background you can see the movie playing on our TV! (5) The whole movie is funny to me (plus it carries a lot of nostalgia) but one of my favorite scenes is when Ralphie and his friends are playing outside during recess, and his friend Schwartz dares Flick to stick his tongue to a light pole.

What change should be made to sentence 2?

• 1. Change Since to Sense

• Change have watched to watched

• Add a period after movie

• No change needed

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D