One and Only Ivan

Ivan is a...

• chimpanzee.
• gorilla.
• young boy.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The author, Katherine Applegate, uses many similes in her writing.  Choose the simile below.

• I suppose you think gorillas can't understand you.  
• Humans waste words.  They toss them like bananas peels and leave them to rot.
• I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Ivan's domain is his...

• In the mall
• In a house
• In a zoo
• In a jungle

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What happened to Ivan's neighbor the seal?

• She was sold to a zoo.
• She died.
• She escaped the mall.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

"Our circus doesn't migrate.  We sit where we are, like an old beast to tired to push on."  What does migrate mean?

• to stay still.
• to move from place to place.
• to stay open late.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Bob is Ivan's friend.  Bob is a...

• cat.
• chimp
• dog.
• human

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose a word to describe the tone (feeling) of this book so far.

• exciting.
• sad.
• hilarious.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Where does Bob sleep?

• Home
• On the top of Ivan's belly
• Under a rock
• The Zookeepers shed

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How does Ivan describe humans?

• Silly as ducks
• Angry like elephants
• Chatty like chimps
• Patient as stones

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

How does Ivan describe gorillas?

• Silly as ducks
• Angry like elephants
• Chatty like chimps
• Patient as stones

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6