Unit 1: Against All Odds Review

What two strategies does Steve use to cope with his situation?

• Sneaking Food

• Running Away

• Reading

• Taking Walks

• Staying with the Levins

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement best describes the purpose of A Chance In the World?

• To demonstrate the cruelty of the Robinsons

• to describe the books Steve read during this time

• to describe how Steve confronted and overcame hardships

• to show how the American foster system works

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"But had they known those books would sow the seeds of my rebellion, they would have torched them the minute Mrs. Levin was out of their sight."

This is an example of what type of figurative language.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

________________ is a unique combination of ideas, values, feelings, and beliefs that influences the way the writer looks at a topic.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What inference can be made from Anna’s behavior as her husband falls past her in the beginning of "The Leap"?

• She had not really loved her husband that much.

• Her top priority was to die with her husband.

• Her first instinct was to survive with her child.

• She panicked in a life and death situation.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the below best explains Anna’s act of bravery in saving her daughter? 

• She has been traumatized by her husband’s death.

• She feels guilty about not having saved her husband.

• She still mourns the death of her unborn child.

• She reacts calmly to dangerous or stressful situations.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When they want to propel a story forward and keep the reader wondering what will happen next, author's create what?

• Rhetorical Question

• Figurative Language

• Tension/Conflict

• Fallacious Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Mood is what? 

• How the text makes the reader feel

• How the author feels about the text

• How the author creates suspense

• How the author makes the reading entertaining

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"The sun smiled down on us."

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a central idea of The End and the Beginning?

• Wars cause destruction that can never be repaired.

• Wars and their effects are forgotten by future generations.

• Wars seem logical to those who do not witness their horrors.

• Wars are exciting to fight but destroy many communities.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2