Mr. Williams' Lightning Thief

What is the central idea of the first six paragraphs?

• A kid who is not so normal and all the trouble he goes through to be normal.

• Being half-blood is dangerous, and you could get killed in painful, nasty ways.

• A kid is giving advice about being a half-blood.

• A not so normal kid who realized many of the troubles he was having were due to being a half-blood.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Where did Percy get into trouble?

• at private school

• on a field trip

• at home

• the library

Read the following sentences from the passage.

“I hoped the trip would be okay. At least, I hoped that for once I wouldn't get in trouble.”

“Boy, was I wrong.”

What feeling is Percy trying to express?

• Percy is showing his anger for the situation.

• Percy is trying to be optimistic about the trip.

• Percy is showing how excited he is about the trip.

• Percy is expressing his fear for what is to come.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Percy begin by explaining his life?

• to show the reader why he does not enjoy school

• to explain to the reader they might also be a half-blood

• to warn the reader about the dangers of being a half-blood

• to express a feeling of unhappiness with his life

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

This question has two parts.

Answer Part One and then answer Part Two.

Part One

What inference can be made about Percy?

• Percy will get in trouble on his field trip.

• Percy will discover he is a half-blood on his next field trip.

• Percy will learn more about his teacher Mr. Brunner.

• Percy will leave his boarding school.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Part Two

Which part from the passage supports the answer in Part One?

• “Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that.”

• “Being a half-blood is dangerous. It's scary.”

• “If you're a normal kid, reading this because you think it's fiction, great.”

• “At least, I hoped that for once I wouldn't get in trouble. Boy, was I wrong.”

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the following sentence from the passage.

“Mr. Brunner was this middle-aged guy in a motorized wheelchair.”

Which of the following is a synonym for the word motorized that best matches the meaning as it is used in the passage?

• robotic

• powered

• engine

• self-starting

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why did the author, Rick Riordan, decide to end the passage in this way?

• The author wanted to build suspense to catch the reader’s attention.

• The author wanted to inform the reader about what really happened.

• The author wanted to describe who Percy is as a character.

• The author wanted to summarize the events that occurred in the text.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

This question has two parts. Answer Part One and then answer Part Two.

Part One

What conclusion about Percy is best supported by the passage?

• Percy is not happy about being a half-blood.

• Family is very important to Percy.

• Percy thinks he is just a normal kid.

• Percy is a bad kid.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Part Two

Which sentences from the passage support the answer in Part One? Choose two answers.

• “Being a half-blood is dangerous. It's scary.”

• “I envy you for being able to believe that none of this ever happened.”

• “I know, it sounds like torture.”

• “At least, I hoped that for once I wouldn't get in trouble. Boy, was I wrong.”

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6