Russell Baker

Russell Baker's autobiographical essay Hard as Nails is

• an essay written to interest readers in careers in journalism

• an essay written to entertain readers by telling about his life

• trying to persuade readers to feel as if children should work at an early age

• written to inform readers about the newspaper business

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Adding the suffix ity to the word equal makes the new word equality . What is the meaning of the word equality in the following sentence?

Martin Luther King worked hard to ensure equality for all.

• the state or condition of being equal

• a thing that is equal to something else.

• Deserving of being equal

• causing something to be equal

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What sentence contains an adjective that answers the question "what kind"?

• I started working right after my twelfth birthday.

• She thought it was a silly law.

• Deems was boss of a group of boys.

• Meeting strangers was painfully embarrassing to me.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A word that describes Russell and how he was as a paperboy would be

• brave

• trustworthy

• kind

• determined

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following best describes Russell's relationship with Deems?

• Russell looked up to Deems and hoped to be like him one day

• He doesn't like Deems and is scared that he may fire him

• He believes Deems is a good person

• He resents and respects Deems at the same time

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does Russell describe Deems as being Hard as Nails ?

• Deems is physically strong

• He is tough and determined

• Deems is a stubborn man

• He dislikes Deems the way that people dislikes nails

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence contains a vocabulary word that is used incorrectly?

• The girl embedded her essay.

• The tire was embedded with nails.

• After a long three mile run, Sarah was exhausted.

• Tim was not able to purchase a new television because he exhausted all his funds.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

In the following sentence which word is an article?

A real businessman, I thought the first time I met him.

• The

• I

• Businessman

• Time

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which detail from the story BEST shows that Deems wanted to make as much money as possible?

• Deems showed up to Russell's apartment on his twelfth birthday.

• Deems encouraged the boys to do their best.

• Deems took Russel to a banquet dinner.

• Deems would raise Baker's paper order, forcing him to get new customers.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

When Deems gave his speech at the newsroom, Baker felt that

• Deems was a terrible speaker

• Deems only gave a speech because he hoped that someone would overhear him

• Only gave the speech because he was friends with the owner of the newspaper.

• similar, because he shared the same dream that Deems described for the boys

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6