Unit 1 Assessment: Part 1 Knowledge

What are two characteristics of a personal narrative? (Select all that apply.)

• It involves the narrator.

• It is a fictional account.

• It is told in first person.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

Reread the excerpt from Extraordinary, Ordinary People by Condoleezza Rice: He rushed to the hospital to see the new baby. Daddy told me that the first time he saw me in the nursery, the other babies were just lying still, but I was trying to raise myself up. Now, I think it’s doubtful that an hours-old baby was strong enough to do this. But my father insisted this story was true. In any case, he said that his heart melted at the sight of his baby girl. Which detail best demonstrates a person’s feelings of love or happiness?

• “his heart melted at the sight of his baby girl”

• “he saw me in the nursery”

• “my father insisted this story was true”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When Peg won’t eat or drink in Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, her mother asks Peg what she wants. Then her mother ignores the rules and gives Peg a milkshake so she will drink something. What character traits best describe Peg’s mother?

• strict and polite

• resourceful and brave

• quiet and obedient

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Peg Kehret uses each chapter of Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio to tell her story from before her diagnosis to when she goes back home and to school. What story or text structure does she use?

• sequence or chronological

• cause and effect

• comparison

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What two sentences use sensory details? (Select all that apply.)

• Usually the words “Give me your tired, your poor . . .” brought goosebumps to my arms.

• The cold, thick chocolate shake slipped smoothly down my throat.

• Art wrote about college life and sent me a new teddy bear like the one I left at home.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The article “Introduction to Polio” and the personal narrative Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio both share information about polio. What was the author’s purpose for writing “Introduction to Polio”?

• to inform the reader

• to entertain the reader

• to persuade the reader

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

“our questions exploded like a string of firecrackers” What does this simile from Small Steps mean?

• The questions made loud, popping sounds.

• The girls asked a series of questions very quickly.

• The music caused the accordion to explode.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence about the spread of polio would most likely be found in a secondhand account?

• Because polio is such a contagious disease, these epidemics caused widespread fear among the people.

• We did everything we could to prevent spreading the dangerous virus to others.

• I was aware that polio had killed or crippled many people, but I never imagined it would affect me personally.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Small Steps ends with Peg in her chorus class at school which is where her story began. Why might that be considered a strong conclusion?

• It shows that she has not changed just because she got polio.

• It shows that chorus was Peg’s favorite class and important to her.

• It shows that some things have stayed the same even though Peg has changed.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Condoleezza Rice uses a sequence of events as the structure of the story of her birth in Birmingham, Alabama. What is the meaning of the word structure in the sentence?

• the basic way a story or essay is organized

• a serious speech often given in a church

• a house with walls, a roof, and doors

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4