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The Ravine/Embarrassed, Blame Your Brain

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What motivates Vinny to climb up to the highest ledge?

a)

He wants to jump off of it

b)

He doesn’t want his friends to know he is afraid

c)

He likes to climb to high places

d)

He wants to see what the pond looks like from there

2.

How does Vinny feel at the end of the story?

a)

Angry

b)

Sad

c)

Peaceful

d)

Ashamed

3.
How does Vinny feel about going to the ravine/pond?
a)
excited and adventurous
b)
tired and bored
c)
nervous and anxious
d)
calm and peaceful
4.
What is most important about the setting of the story, Ravine?
a)
It is muddy and slippery.
b)
It is a jungle ravine in Hawaii.
c)
It is a place where a boy died.
d)
It is a deep jungle pond.
5.

What is the theme of the story

a)

To be yourself and to not give into peer pressure.

b)

never give up

c)

good versus evil

d)

everyone dies in the end

6.

Who doesn't want Vinny to go to the ravine?

a)

Vinny's mom

b)

Vinny's dad

c)

Joe Boy

d)

Starlene

7.

What detail from the story helps create a mood of danger and death?

a)

The Ravine was dark and scary

b)

Joe-boy and Starlene are dating

c)

a boy died in the ravine 2 weeks before

d)

the legend of the stone goddess

8.
How does Vinny change by the end of the story?
a)
He becomes brave enough to jump.
b)
He does whatever his friends say.
c)
He learned to climb a cliff.
d)
He learned it is ok to say no to his friends. 
9.

How does Joe Boy treat Vinny?

a)

Like he is his best friend.

b)

Joe Boy didn't talk to Vinny

c)

Joe Boy teases Vinny

d)

Joe Boy was very supportive of Vinny

10.
Why is Vinny afraid of his mother's reaction when she finds out he went to the ravine?
a)
a)Because he did not do his chores first.
b)
b)Because she said not to go there.
c)
c)Because she does not know how to swim.
d)
d)Because she disliked Butchie
11.

What genre of text is The Ravine?

a)

short story

b)

science fiction

c)

fairy tale

d)

informational text

12.

What genre of text is Embarrassment, Blame Your Brain?

a)

informational text

b)

mystery

c)

historical fiction

d)

fantasy

13.

In Embarrassed, what is most likely the author's purpose for including information about Cyberball?

a)

To explain how feelings change over time.

b)

To explain why some teens do not like games.

c)

To explain how feeling rejected by others affects the brain.

d)

To explain why some people feel pain more than others.

14.

Which commas are used correctly?

a)

In basketball players have, to use their brain to figure out tough plays.

b)

In basketball players have to use their brain to figure out, tough plays.

c)

In basketball, players have to use their brain to figure out tough plays.

15.

Which commas are used correctly?

a)

Unfortunately Trevon and John like baseball, more than basketball.

b)

Unfortunately, Trevon and John like baseball more than basketball.

c)

Unfortunately Trevon and John, like baseball more than basketball.

16.

To ______________ something is to make it stronger or more intense.

a)

essential

b)

amplify

c)

humiliation

d)

generate

17.

Something ____________ is so important that you can't live without it.

a)

essential

b)

humiliation

c)

generate

d)

amplify

18.

Embarrassed is mostly about.......

a)

situations that are embarrassing to teenagers

b)

why teenagers are so sensitive to social/peer pressure.

c)

how to avoid feeling embarrassed.

19.

What information does the section at the end of the article provide? (Embarrassed...)

a)

It tells who you should call if you need help.

b)

It gives tips for handling the stress of embarrassment.

c)

It summarizes the most important ideas in the article.

20.

Which of the following sentences shows that Starlene thinks that Vinny is afraid?

a)

"Are you going to jump or is Joe-Boy right?"

b)

"Come with us anyway. You let your mommy run your life or what?"

c)

Her shriek echoed off the rocky cliff then died in the dense green jungle.

21.

What organizational pattern is the author using in the section called "Words Do Hurt Like Sticks and Stones"? (Embarrassed).

a)

Definition

b)

Classification

c)

Advantages and Disadvantages

22.

What organization pattern is being used in the section called "Embarrassment Has an Unfair Advantage".

a)

Definition

b)

Classification

c)

Advantages and Disadvantages