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The Rooftop Promise - Dialogue revealing thoughts and motivation (Grade 7)
Passage
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English
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7th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Angela Lock
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the first words Marisol says when she sees the rooftop garden?
"It's too much work."
"What a mess. It's all dead."
"A few months is a long time."
"Just this corner?"
Answer explanation
The passage states, '"What a mess," Marisol muttered to herself. "It's all dead."'. This shows her initial negative thought about the garden.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Marisol's dialogue, "It's too much work. Why bother?" suggest about her motivation at that moment?
She is lazy and doesn't like gardening.
She is trying to get Seth to do all the work.
She is afraid of being disappointed and wants to avoid getting her hopes up.
She thinks the garden is too small to be worth the effort.
Answer explanation
The narrator explains her thought process right after this line: 'She didn't want to get her hopes up. Starting over was hard enough.' Her dialogue reveals her motivation to protect herself from disappointment.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What reason does Seth give for wanting to fix the garden?
He wants to sell the vegetables.
He thinks it could be amazing.
His grandma told him to do it.
He has nothing else to do.
Answer explanation
Seth's dialogue reveals his motivation when he says, 'Because it could be amazing... Imagine it in a few months. Full of flowers and vegetables.'
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Seth says, "Good things take time," what is his main intention?
To complain that the project will be very slow.
To show off his knowledge about gardening.
To suggest that they should wait until next year.
To encourage Marisol to be patient and not feel overwhelmed.
Answer explanation
Seth says this right after Marisol expresses her doubt that 'A few months is a long time.' His dialogue is intended to reassure her and motivate her to see the value in a slow process.
5.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Categorize the following lines of dialogue based on the attitude they reveal.
Groups:
(a) Reveals a Hopeful Attitude
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(b) Reveals a Discouraged Attitude
"It just needs some help."
"A few months is a long time."
"What a mess. It's all dead."
"It's too much work. Why bother?"
"Imagine it in a few months."
"My grandma says every seed holds a promise."
Answer explanation
The dialogue can be sorted into two groups. Seth's lines and optimistic statements show a hopeful attitude, focusing on potential. Marisol's initial lines show a discouraged attitude, focusing on problems and effort.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Marisol's final line, "Okay. Just this corner," shows that her motivation has shifted from wanting to avoid the project to...
being willing to try a small, manageable part of it.
wanting to take over the entire garden herself.
trying to prove to Seth that his idea will fail.
wanting to plant only sunflowers.
Answer explanation
Her agreement to work on 'just this corner' shows a significant change from her earlier dismissal ('Why bother?'). Her dialogue reveals she is now motivated to give the project a try, thanks to Seth breaking it down into a smaller step.
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each line of dialogue to the underlying thought or motivation it reveals.
Doubt about waiting for a future result.
"A few months is a long time."
A decision to commit to a small first step.
"Okay. Just this corner."
A feeling of hopelessness; believing effort is useless.
"Just this corner?"
A sign of hesitation turning into consideration.
"It's too much work. Why bother?"
Answer explanation
Each line of dialogue from Marisol shows a step in her changing perspective. 'Why bother?' shows hopelessness. 'A long time' shows doubt. 'Just this corner?' shows she is considering the idea. 'Okay' shows her final decision to try.
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