What makes Brown Girl Dreaming different from most other memoirs?

It has a first-person point of view.

It tells about the author's childhood experiences.

If Mia says that the snowflakes are feathery , what does she mean?

The snowflakes are soft and light.

The snowflakes are flying away.

The snowflakes are falling rapidly.

The snowflakes are sticking to her.

Which of the following sentences best shows the meaning of shushes ?

Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noise.

Jackson puts on his boots and wades through the mud.

Isa cheers wildly for the home team when they score.

Evan flattens each ball of cookie dough into a circle.

In the poem "brooklyn rain" from Brown Girl Dreaming , how does Woodson feel about staying indoors?

Staying indoors makes her feel safe.

She has more fun indoors than outdoors.

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming , what does Woodson's mother believe?

Her daughter's stories sound like lies.

If she lets her children outdoors, they will commit crimes.

Children should not speak until they are spoken to.

Uncle Robert gets the children too worked up.

Which quotation from Brown Girl Dreaming best illustrates first-person point of view?

I went up a hill yesterday , I say.

...No slip and slide through grass.

Uncle Robert has moved to New York City!

Sometimes, that's the way things happen.

How can you tell that Brown Girl Dreaming is not an example of prose?

It is written in stanzas, not paragraphs.

It is long and filled with interesting details.

It tells a story from the author's own life.

It presents a single author's thoughts.

Read these lines from "believing," in Brown Girl Dreaming . But my mother accuses me of lying. If you lie , she says, one day you'll steal. I won't steal. What does the author use most clearly in these lines from her memoir, and why?

She uses dialogue to show that two characters disagree.

She uses line breaks to show point of view.

She uses strong verbs to move the plot forward.

She uses vivid words to create images in the reader's mind.

Which sentence correctly uses a possessive noun?

When it rains, the kids like to listen to their uncle's records.

When it rain's, the kids like to listen to their uncles records.

When it rains, the kid's like to listen to their uncles records.

When it rains, the kids like to listen to their uncles record's.

Which sentence correctly uses a proper noun?

Our mother's favorite singer is from a small town in Georgia.

Our Mother's favorite singer is from a small town in georgia.

Our mother's favorite Singer is from a small town in georgia.

Our Mother's favorite singer is from a small Town in georgia.

Little Brown Girl Dreaming

Quiz

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English

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6th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.5.5, RL.5.4, RL.8.3

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Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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27 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main thing we learn about Jacqueline's older sister, Odella?

Odella is smart and she reads.

Odella is bossy.

Odella runs wild.

Odella tells lies.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence best describes Jacqueline Woodson?

She feels left out.

She has a lively imagination.

She dislikes her family.

She is the best singer in the family.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence has the best example of onomatopoeia?

The dice clattered onto the floor.

We slid across the floor in our socks.

Here is a book of nursery rhymes.

It is raining cats and dogs outside.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the poem "Another Way", what does Jacqueline's mother bring home?

board games

wrapped presents

a new TV

James Brown record

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Brown Girl Dreaming is what type of writing?

A memoir written in poetry

An informative essay

An argument essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A memoir is ...

a story that has no real events

an essay

a memory of important events told by the author about his or her own life

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is something that Jacqueline is always doing?

winning awards

making things up

getting in trouble

trying to sneak out

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Little Brown Girl Dreaming

27 questions

What is the main thing we learn about Jacqueline's older sister, Odella?

Which sentence best describes Jacqueline Woodson?

Which sentence has the best example of onomatopoeia?

In the poem "Another Way", what does Jacqueline's mother bring home?

Brown Girl Dreaming is what type of writing?

A memoir is ...

What is something that Jacqueline is always doing?

True or False: Brown Girl Dreaming discusses Jacqueline Woodson's early childhood.

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is the main thing that readers learn about Odella, Woodson's older sister?

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