Unit 4-week 1 Quiz (Benchmark advance)

What question could I answer using this passage? (page 4)

• How did Mr. Whitman feel about America?

• How can I keep a bird?

• What do caged birds do all day?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Read these sentences from paragraph 11. Choose the sentence that would be written differently if the narrator was the other boy.

• I wish we had studied more about the world.

• However, our teacher felt that China was the most civilized country in the world.

• Why should we study any other place?

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

In paragraph 2, what is suggested by the phrase jam the harbor like fish in my village pond?

• There are fish in both places.

• The harbor is as small as a pond.

• The harbor reminds the narrator of his village back home.

• Lots of boats are parked closely together in the harbor.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why does Wong think he is in a forest when he gets off the ship?

• He sees a lot of green plants and flowers around him.

• He thinks he is surrounded by trees, but they are really the masts of the ships.

• He hears birds chirping and other animal noises.

• He feels a cool breeze and thinks he is outside in nature.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why does Wong decide to stop using his writing brush and start using a pencil?

• The pencil is easier to write with anytime and anywhere.

• The brush is too expensive to buy ink for.

• He doesn't like how the brush writes.

• The pencil is more colorful than the brush.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Angelou describe the caged bird, and what comparison is she making between the caged bird and African Americans?

• She describes the caged bird as happy and free, comparing it to African Americans who have already achieved equality.

   

• She describes the bird as fearful and angry, singing and crying for its freedom, drawing a parallel to how African Americans long for equity and freedom in the United States.

   

• She portrays the caged bird as content and indifferent, suggesting that African Americans have accepted their situation.

• She describes the caged bird as silent and unresponsive, comparing it to African Americans who have given up on their fight for freedom.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4