WorksheetsThe Ravine/Embarrassed, Blame Your Brain
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
What motivates Vinny to climb up to the highest ledge?
He wants to jump off of it
He doesn’t want his friends to know he is afraid
He likes to climb to high places
He wants to see what the pond looks like from there
How does Vinny feel at the end of the story?
Angry
Sad
Peaceful
Ashamed
What is the theme of the story
To be yourself and to not give into peer pressure.
never give up
good versus evil
everyone dies in the end
Who doesn't want Vinny to go to the ravine?
Vinny's mom
Vinny's dad
Joe Boy
Starlene
What detail from the story helps create a mood of danger and death?
The Ravine was dark and scary
Joe-boy and Starlene are dating
a boy died in the ravine 2 weeks before
the legend of the stone goddess
How does Joe Boy treat Vinny?
Like he is his best friend.
Joe Boy didn't talk to Vinny
Joe Boy teases Vinny
Joe Boy was very supportive of Vinny
What genre of text is The Ravine?
short story
science fiction
fairy tale
informational text
What genre of text is Embarrassment, Blame Your Brain?
informational text
mystery
historical fiction
fantasy
In Embarrassed, what is most likely the author's purpose for including information about Cyberball?
To explain how feelings change over time.
To explain why some teens do not like games.
To explain how feeling rejected by others affects the brain.
To explain why some people feel pain more than others.
Which commas are used correctly?
In basketball players have, to use their brain to figure out tough plays.
In basketball players have to use their brain to figure out, tough plays.
In basketball, players have to use their brain to figure out tough plays.
Which commas are used correctly?
Unfortunately Trevon and John like baseball, more than basketball.
Unfortunately, Trevon and John like baseball more than basketball.
Unfortunately Trevon and John, like baseball more than basketball.
To ______________ something is to make it stronger or more intense.
essential
amplify
humiliation
generate
Something ____________ is so important that you can't live without it.
essential
humiliation
generate
amplify
Embarrassed is mostly about.......
situations that are embarrassing to teenagers
why teenagers are so sensitive to social/peer pressure.
how to avoid feeling embarrassed.
What information does the section at the end of the article provide? (Embarrassed...)
It tells who you should call if you need help.
It gives tips for handling the stress of embarrassment.
It summarizes the most important ideas in the article.
Which of the following sentences shows that Starlene thinks that Vinny is afraid?
"Are you going to jump or is Joe-Boy right?"
"Come with us anyway. You let your mommy run your life or what?"
Her shriek echoed off the rocky cliff then died in the dense green jungle.
What organizational pattern is the author using in the section called "Words Do Hurt Like Sticks and Stones"? (Embarrassed).
Definition
Classification
Advantages and Disadvantages
What organization pattern is being used in the section called "Embarrassment Has an Unfair Advantage".
Definition
Classification
Advantages and Disadvantages
