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Making Predictions in a Mystery: "Object Lesson" Answers

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Read the excerpt from "Light Bulb Moment.""Yeah, I thought that listening to lectures during sleep would be a great way to study while giving students the added bonus of more free time. As you can see, I am now failing three classes AND I am grounded,” Jake said, shaking his head. He looked at the floor and muttered, "I am finished with science, Stan. I’m glad we’re heading to junior high next year, so I can start something new. Maybe I could be something new, too, like an artist.”

He feels like he failed in several areas of his life.

He would much rather be an artist than a scientist.

He wants to make a new start once he gets to junior high school.

He does not really enjoy science or scientific experiments.

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Read the excerpt from "Trees” by Joyce Kilmer.Poems are made by fools like me,But only God can make a tree.

The most appropriate topic for poetry is trees.

Trees are superior to the speaker’s poem.

The speaker’s poem is similar to a tree.

Both the speaker and trees can be made better.

Read the excerpt from Little Women. A vivandière was a woman who traveled with military regiments, selling them goods. In this excerpt, Jo cannot remember the word for this role."Don’t I wish I could go as a drummer, a vivan—what’s its name? Or a nurse, so I could be near him and help him,” exclaimed Jo, with a groan.

Jo wishes she could be a drummer, a vivandière, or a nurse so she could go to war because she wants to be close to her father.

Jo foolishly wishes she could be a drummer, a vivandière, or a nurse so she could go to war with her father to be near him and help him.

Jo exclaims with a groan that she wishes she could go to war as a drummer, a vivandière, or a nurse so she could be near her father and help him.

Jo miserably declares that she wishes she could serve as a drummer, a vivandière, or a nurse in the war so she could be close to her father and help him.

Read "The Eagle” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. He clasps the crag with crooked hands;Close to the sun in lonely lands,Ring’d with the azure world, he stands.The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls,And like a thunderbolt he falls.

aaa aaa

aab aab

aaa bbb

aba bab

Read the excerpt from "Black Day, 1935."“You’ve got willpower beyond your years,” Ma said with a smile. Then the smile vanished when another blast shook the house. “I’d better pull that sheet aside and set a lamp in the front window. Your dad may need something to show him the way.” They knew that the light would probably not even reach to the edge of the porch, but somehow it made them both feel better.

Hans and his mother put a lamp in front of the window to make themselves feel better.

Hans and his mother are shaken by another blast of the blizzard that hits their house.

Hans and his mother know that his father is trying to find his way home in the blizzard.

Hans and his mother are trapped inside the house during the blizzard without his father.

Review these frames from Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

Sitting in a chair, Jo says that their mother has been working night hours and they should let her sleep in. Their mother walks in smiling with a cup of coffee and says that she is already up and they should open presents.

Jo angrily says that they should let their mother sleep in because she has been working nights all week. Their mother walks in sleepily and says that they can open presents because she is now awake.

Jo tells their mother that she should sleep in since she worked late all week. Their mother says that she is already awake and they can start opening presents.

Sitting in a chair, Jo says that she and her sisters should let their mother sleep in. Their mother walks in holding a cup of coffee and says they should have woken her up.

Read "The Eagle” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.He clasps the crag with crooked hands;Close to the sun in lonely lands,Ring’d with the azure world, he stands.The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls,And like a thunderbolt he falls.

how high up the eagle is.

how alone the eagle is.

how old the eagle is.

how still the eagle is.

What is the typical arrangement of stanzas in a villanelle?

three quatrains and a couplet

six tercets and a couplet

five tercets and a quatrain

four couplets and a tercet

Read the excerpt from Little Women."I think it was so splendid in Father to go as chaplain when he was too old to be drafted, and not strong enough for a soldier,” said Meg warmly.

Meg says warmly that she thinks it was splendid that their father went to war as a chaplain when he was too old to be drafted and not strong enough to be a soldier.

Meg says fondly that she thinks it was nice that their father went to war as a chaplain even though he was too old to be forced to go and too weak to serve as a soldier.

Meg is proud of their father for going to war as a chaplain, even though he was disappointed that he was not drafted and did not have the skills to be a soldier.

Meg is being kind when she says that she thinks it is a good thing that their father is serving as a chaplain in the war, even though he is not able to be drafted or to serve as a solider.

Review these frames from Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

Looking exhausted, the girls’ mother tells them she has to get up early. She goes into another room. The girls sit on the couch and talk about how worried they are about their mother.

The girls’ mother tells them she has to get up early and goes to bed. The girls sit on the couch and stay up later than their mother.

The girls’ mother goes to bed, leaving them alone in the living room. They sit together on the couch and think about how they can help her.

Looking tired, the girls’ mother says she is going to bed because she has to get up early. She leaves the room and closes the door behind her. The girls all sit on the couch, looking worried.

Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. "This here's an important decision, Cassie, very important—I want you to understand that—but I think you can handle it. Now, you listen to me, and you listen good. This thing, if you make the wrong decision and Charlie Simms gets involved, then I get involved and there'll be trouble."

He thinks it will cause problems between himself and Cassie.

He thinks it will bring peace between himself and Charlie Simms.

He thinks it will cause problems between himself and Charlie Simms.

He thinks it will bring peace between himself and Cassie.

Read the excerpt from "Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes.I am the farmer, bondsman to the soil.I am the worker sold to the machine.I am the Negro, servant to you all.I am the people, humble, hungry, mean—Hungry yet today despite the dream.Beaten yet today—O, Pioneers!I am the man who never got ahead,The poorest worker bartered through the years.

The speaker is struggling with his own identity.

The speaker has had many different professions.

The speaker is aware of the variety of jobs in America.

The speaker identifies with people suffering in America.

Review this frame from Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. The girls are talking about Christmas. Beth has asked her sisters if they think their mother would buy her a guitar if she cleaned extra well. Amy has responded that she thinks this is as likely as a girl at school not teasing her.

Meg and Jo are arguing about whose job is worse. Meg says her job is worse because she has to babysit and tutor, while Jo says her job is worse because Aunt Cath is mean to her. The girls are angry with each other.

Meg asks Jo what she is complaining about because Jo has an easy job. Jo says she will trade jobs with Meg because she does not like working with Aunt Cath, who is mean. The girls are sitting on a couch, and Meg looks frustrated, while Jo looks sad.

Meg wonders why the others are complaining. She says that at least they do not have other responsibilities in addition to school, and she complains about her jobs. Jo says that her job working for Aunt Cath, who is not nice, is worse. Both girls are sitting on the couch and look annoyed.

Meg and Jo are sitting next to each other on a couch. Meg is reading while they talk, and Jo is sitting with her arms crossed. They are arguing about who has the worse job, each thinking the other is in a better situation.

Read the following sentence.The new restaurant around the corner specialized in unique dishes that had never been served anywhere else.

new restaurant

around the corner

specialized

never been served

Read the following paragraph.Alexander was hopelessly lost. This new campus was 10 times bigger than his last school had been. He had no idea how to get back to his classroom. All the doors to all of the classrooms looked the same. Here he was staring down this endless corridor, hoping that someone would come along, so he could inquire where he needed to go.

to shout

to ask

to help

to wonder

What best explains the reason why the author of A Girl Named Zippy tells the year that she was born?

so the reader knows how old she is today

so the reader knows how old she is in the story

to give the reader a sense of when the story takes place

to give the reader a sense of why the story takes place

Read the excerpt from Little Women."I’ll tell you what we’ll do,” said Beth, "let’s each get her something for Christmas, and not get anything for ourselves.”"That’s like you, dear! What will we get?” exclaimed Jo.

Beth tells her sisters that they should each get their mother something for Christmas and not get anything for themselves. Jo says that this is typical of Beth, and then asks what they will get.

Beth says that she will listen to her sisters. She then says they should each get their mother something for Christmas but they should not get anything for themselves. Jo asks what they will get.

Beth tells her sisters that they should get their mother something for Christmas and that they should not get anything for themselves. Jo says that this sounds like something Beth would say.

Beth tells her sisters that they should get something for their mother and no one else on Christmas. Jo says she thinks that is a good idea and then asks what they should get.

Read the excerpt from A Girl Named Zippy.There was one main street, Broad Street, which was actually not so broad, and was the site of the town’s only four-way stop sign. There were three churches: the North Christian Church and the South Christian Church, which sat on opposite ends of Broad Street like sentinels, and the Mooreland Friends Church, which was kind of in the middle of town, but tucked back on Jefferson Street at the edge of a meadow. There were . . . no theaters, no department stores.

to show how many churches were in town

to detail where the stop sign was located

to show the activities the characters enjoyed

to provide details about the story’s setting

Why did the author most likely write "Meeting Julia"?

to explain why everyone should have a pen pal

to warn people about the dangers of having a pen pal

to share a positive experience she had with a pen pal

to show her parents why it is important to have a pen pal

How does Fabio's relationship with Yusef and Andrew develop the theme of friendship in the story "Tough Break"?

Fabio's relationship with Yusef and Andrew shows that few friends really care if someone is in despair.

Fabio's relationship with Yusef and Andrew shows that most friends are concerned with their own problems.

Fabio's relationship with Yusef and Andrew shows that good friends always have secrets.

Fabio's relationship with Yusef and Andrew shows that true friends will help in times of need.

Read the excerpt from "Tough Break."Fabio slumped in his chair when he heard the verdict. "You have a broken leg," the doctor said, looking at the boy who was known for fast dives on his trampoline.

Fabio slumped in his chair

he heard the verdict

the doctor said, looking at the boy

for fast dives on his trampoline

Read the excerpt from "Light Bulb Moment."To make matters worse, Mrs. Allen, his English teacher, had confused her blue water bottle with the one that Jake was using to hold his raw seawater sample. She took a huge gulp of it and then started sputtering in frightfully poor grammar that shocked everyone. She insisted that she had swallowed a large chunk of seaweed. Jake did not tell her that he actually had no idea what was in his raw water sample. He had scooped it out of the bay very quickly that morning for fair demonstration purposes. In other words, it was quite possible that Mrs. Allen had swallowed a fish.

humorous

formal

caring

wise

Which excerpt provides a clue to the time period in which "Homesickness" takes place?

“As well as this, she kept being sick and refused to eat and ran a temperature. . . .”

“I set about devising a stunt for getting myself sent back home. . . .”

“. . . she had had a nurse’s training and she didn’t want a ruptured appendix on her hands.”

“I was taken home across the Bristol Channel on the paddle-steamer. . . .”

Which is the general setting of "Sea Life"?

a school

a diary

an ocean

an election

Read the excerpt from "Black Day, 1935."Then Pop turned to Hans. “The good news is: I stopped at the Grange this morning and put in your tree order. It looks like this farm is not going down without a fight.”Hans grinned, standing up a little straighter. He couldn’t help himself and crossed the kitchen floor to give his dad a bear hug the way he did when he was little. “No, Pop, it’s not,” was all that he could say as his tears tracked through the dust.

The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that the family is determined to give up the farm.

The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that the family is determined to join the friends who have already left.

The author uses the purchase of the farm to show that the family is determined to wait until the dust storm passes.

The author uses the purchase of the trees to show that this family is determined to save the farm.

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