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Inference: Which detail supports the inference that Marcus was nervous about deciding to skate with the older boys?

• Marcus put down his board and started skating.

• Marcus had a slight tremble in his voice.

• Marcus was determined.

• Marcus said something Troy could not believe.

Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that burrs help plants?

• In fact, the inventor of Velcro,

• George de Mestral, got his idea from a burr that got stuck in his dog’s fur!

• Herbivores, or animals that eat plants, may think twice about eating a plant with burrs.

• They are sort of like Mother Nature’s version of Velcro in the way they stick to things.

How does the author’s use of the phrase “it will go wherever that bear goes” best help to shape the meaning of the sentence?

• It helps the reader understand that bears do not like to eat plants with burrs.

• It helps the reader understand that getting a burr out of a bear’s fur is hard.

• It helps the reader understand that a burr is a seed that travels really far.

• It helps the reader understand that plants can protect themselves from bears.

Inference: From the information in the passage, the reader can tell that the older boys probably

• want Troy to come watch them skateboard.

• want Marcus and Troy to skateboard with them.

• skateboard in the park only on Saturdays.

• think Marcus is a good skateboarder.

A ​ (a)   compares two things using a direct comparison.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

To make an inference, the reader must use ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   to understand what the author does not say in the text.

• text evidence

• background knowledge

• dictionary

• highlighter

Which metaphor best represents this image?

c

time is like moeny

time is money

money is time

time is green

Label this basic plot diagram.

a

b

c

d

e

Rising action

Falling action

Climax

Resolution

Introduction

This image is an example of _______.

c

inference

hyperbole

metaphor

personification

The image is an example of what type of figurative language?

d

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

personification