How Do You Raise a Raisin Vocabulary Review

What is the meaning of the word "basking" as used in these lines from the passage?

• sleeping peacefully

• gaining moisture

• lying in a warm place

• sitting in a basket

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does "introduced" mean as used in the following passage?

• presented someone

• placed or inserted something

• opened or started

• brought for the first time

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Vocabulary

Parents should always ________ to talk to their children

about their problems.

• do time

• make chores

• do chores

• make time

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the meaning of the word 'raisin' as used in the context of the passage?

• A) A type of fruit

• B) A dried grape

• C) A type of bread

• D) A cooking ingredient

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word best describes the process of 'raising' in the context of the passage?

• A) Lifting

• B) Growing

• C) Educating

• D) Elevating

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

In the passage, what does the word 'vocabulary' refer to?

• A) A list of words

• B) A type of dictionary

• C) A language skill

• D) A reading technique

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the main theme of the passage 'How Do You Raise a Raisin'?

• A) The process of making raisins

• B) The history of raisins

• C) The nutritional value of raisins

• D) The cultural significance of raisins

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which sentence structure is used in the following sentence from the passage: 'Raisins are dried grapes that are sweet and chewy.'?

• A) Simple

• B) Compound

• C) Complex

• D) Compound-complex

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What literary device is used in the phrase 'sweet and chewy' from the passage?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Alliteration

• D) Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word 'review' imply in the context of the passage?

• A) To look over again

• B) To criticize

• C) To write a summary

• D) To give an opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C