What Happened During the Ice Storm
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is an example of a simple sentence?
People said when things outside started to shine with ice.
Farmers moved their livestock into the barns, and most animals were safe.
Some farmers went ice-skating down the gravel roads with clubs to harvest the pheasants that sat helplessly in the roadside ditches.
The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is an example of a complex sentence?
One winter there was a freezing rain.
Tree branches glistened like glass.
The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.
The grass seeds looked like little yolks inside gelatin whites.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is a compound sentence?
Ice thickened on the windows until everything outside blurred.
Farmers moved their livestock into the barns, and most animals were safe.
They stood over the pheasants, turning their own heads, looking at each other, each expecting the other to do something.
Ice was hardening on the boys’ caps and coats.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is a compound and complex sentence?
Some of them lifted their heads and turned them from side to side, but they were blindfolded with ice and didn’t flush.
To pounce on a pheasant, or to yell Bang!
He was taking off his coat, the thin layer of ice splintering in flakes as he pulled his arms from the sleeves.
Now the boys felt the rain soaking through their shirts and freezing.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the theme of "What Happened During the Ice Storm" ?
Nature can be unpredictable.
Humans are cruel to innocent creatures.
Human nature is an unpredictable thing.
Animals are fragile.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence from 'What Happened During the Ice Storm' is an example of a simple sentence?
A) People said when things outside started to shine with ice.
B) Farmers moved their livestock into the barns, and most animals were safe.
C) Some farmers went ice-skating down the gravel roads with clubs to harvest the pheasants that sat helplessly in the roadside ditches.
D) The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence from 'What Happened During the Ice Storm' is an example of a complex sentence?
A) One winter there was a freezing rain.
B) Tree branches glistened like glass.
C) The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.
D) The grass seeds looked like little yolks inside gelatin whites.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
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