Unit 1 Mid Assessment Review

What does the word resolved mean in the sentence: 'I resolved to convince Abuela to make a real San Giving.'

• Decided firmly

• Worried secretly

• Asked politely

• Argued angrily

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Part B: Which detail best helps the reader understand the meaning of resolved?

• I was excited, but I didn’t know much about a real Thanksgiving dinner.

• She laughed, saying no one would send us back to Cuba for eating pork.

• I decided my family should celebrate ‘San Giving’ like real Americans.

• Abuela was proud, even if she didn’t know how to cook it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What does the word candied most likely mean in 'candied yams'?

• Sweetened

• Roasted

• Fresh

• Burnt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which detail gives the best clue?

• '...with marshmallows, like hot chocolate.'

• 'None of them could explain how to make those foods.'

• 'Abuela was proud, even if she didn’t know how to cook it.'

• 'The house filled with the smells of roasting pork and turkey.'

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

The sentence below is an example of personification: 'The turkey slid into the gutter, mocking me as I tried to catch it.' Which words show the nonhuman thing being personified and the human quality?

• Turkey, mocking

• Gutter, slid

• Bike, tied

• Pork, proud

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why did the narrator want his family to celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey instead of pork?

• He wanted to prove he could cook.

• He thought it would make them more American.

• His Abuela told him to.

• His teacher asked him to.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Using evidence from the text, how was the narrator's family's Thanksgiving different from the one he imagined from school?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The narrator learned the following lesson about Thanksgiving by the end of the story:

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Directions: In the following sentences, choose the verb that creates a clear and specific image of the underlined action. The thunder______ loudly during the storm.

• whispered

• rumbled

• skipped

• waved

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Directions: In the following sentences, choose the verb that creates a clear and specific image of the underlined action. 8. My sister ________ the door when she was upset.

• tapped

• slammed

• opened

• whispered

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4