4th Grade RLA Day 9

Short Constructed Response: Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided.

Based on the events, how does Mr. Huxley feel about the school? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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Analyze

Extended Constructed Response: Read the excerpt from The Smartest Kid in the Universe. Based on the information in the story, write a response to the following:

Explain the effect the school’s condition has on the future of the school.

Write a well-organized informational composition that uses specific evidence from the story to support your answer.

Remember to –

• clearly state your central idea • organize your writing

• develop your ideas in detail

• use evidence from the selection in your response

• use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar

Write your response in the box.

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Paragraphs 1 through 4 are important to the plot because they show that Mrs. Malvolio is:

• excited about the condition of the school

• sad that the school is in bad shape

• worried about what Mr. Huxley will say

• embarrassed by how the school looks

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Which phrase from paragraphs 1 through 4 best supports the answer to Part A?

• “This school is in terrible condition!” (paragraph 2)

• “Isn’t it marvelous?” (paragraph 3)

• The lockers were dented and rusty (paragraph 4)

• Overhead, the lights sputtered in their tubes (paragraph 4)

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Apply

What does the word dilapidated mean in paragraph 13?

• Brand-new

• Regular

• Run-down

• Amazing

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Remember

In paragraph 18, what does the phrase “they both laughed maniacally” suggest?

• They have something sneaky planned.

• They want the best for the school and the students.

• They are trying to fix the school.

• They need money to make the school better.

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