Being Frank Comprehension

The noun "Frank" has a meaning in unit 9 , choose the best answer.

• If you are frank, you are being very crazy.

• If you are frank, you are being very lazy.

• If you are frank, you are being very honest.

• If you are frank, you are being very cute.

What was the emotion Frank felt upon arriving at the island?

• fear

• anger

• disgust

• excitement

What was the final emotion Frank felt after saving the island?

• happy

• angry

• disappointed

• Accomplishment

Select the word that matches the definition below:

honest and direct

• frank

• impress

• mention

• arrive

Choose the word that completes the sentence:

Our soccer coach is gentle but __________ when someone on the team makes a mistake.

• arrive

• mention

• impress

• frank

Comprehension

8 Read this sentence from the passage. 

Old Yeller, though, all he did was come bounding in to jump on us and lick us in the face and bark so loud that there, inside the cabin, the noise nearly made us deaf. 

The author most likely chose to use the word bounding instead of running because 

• running is the wrong part of speech. 

• bounding is more specific and 

  descriptive. 

• bounding is a better example of 

  a metaphor. 

• running suggests that Old Yeller is untrained.

What does the word 'frank' mean in the context of being honest?

• A) Crazy

• B) Lazy

• C) Honest

• D) Cute

What emotion did Frank feel upon arriving at the island?

• A) Fear

• B) Anger

• C) Disgust

• D) Excitement

What was the final emotion Frank felt after saving the island?

• A) Happy

• B) Angry

• C) Disappointed

• D) Accomplishment

Select the word that matches the definition: honest and direct.

• A) Frank

• B) Impress

• C) Mention

• D) Arrive