6A Dahl Unit Assessment Review

What is the main idea of a story that shows a boy starting school for the first time and feeling both excited and nervous?

• Starting school is always easy.

• New experiences can bring different feelings.

• School is only about making friends.

• The boy hates his family.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How does the author use the description of the school building to help readers understand the boy’s feelings?

• The school is described as bright and cheerful to show happiness.

• The school is described as large and strange to show the boy’s fear.

• The school is described as small and cozy to show comfort.

• The school is not described in the story.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does the story include details about the boy’s tuck-box and what is inside it?

• To explain what toys the boy likes best.

• To show the boy’s connection to home and how important the box is.

• To describe the school rules.

• To tell about the boy’s favorite food.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following best explains how the story is organized?

• It tells about the boy’s entire school year in order.

• It focuses on the boy’s first day and how his feelings change.

• It describes many different boys at the school.

• It compares different schools in the area.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What does the phrase “a flashing grin a shark might give a small fish” suggest about the Headmaster?

• He is kind and welcoming.

• He is scary and possibly dangerous.

• He is funny and silly.

• He is nervous and shy.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When the story says the school “looked like a lunatic asylum,” what is the author trying to show?

• The school is a place for happy children.

• The school looks strange and frightening to the boy.

• The school is very small and quiet.

• The school is very modern and clean.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence is a good paraphrase of “I began to cry as my mother left me at school”?

• I laughed when my mother said goodbye.

• I felt sad and started crying when my mother left.

• I was excited to stay at school alone.

• I didn’t care when my mother left.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How do the small details about the boy’s clothes and belongings help the reader?

• They show that the boy is careless.

• They help the reader imagine the boy’s special first day.

• They explain the school’s rules.

• They describe the weather.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What can you infer about the boy’s feelings when he watches his trunk and tuck-box being loaded into a taxi?

• He feels confident and ready.

• He feels nervous and unsure about what will happen.

• He is angry at his family.

• He feels bored.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Why is it important for the boy’s mother to send food in a tuck-box?

• The school provides plenty of food.

• The school does not give enough food, so the tuck-box helps keep the boy fed.

• The tuck-box is a toy for the boy.

• The tuck-box is used to store school supplies.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1