ELA Lesson 7 Prerequisite Practice

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14 questions
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Based on the title and illustrations, what do you predict the story will be about?

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What details establish the setting? Answer using textual evidence.

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What problem do the children face? Answer using textual evidence.

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How does Sam solve the problem?

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What details help you infer that people in Boston did not welcome the British soldiers?

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How does the narrator's point of view affect the way the event in this story are told?

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The author says that Sam "stood his ground." What does this mean, and what details from both the indoor and outdoor scenes help develop this meaning?

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What is one theme of this story? Use details from both the outdoor and indoor settings to support your answer.

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How is the setting of the boys' meeting with the servant different from the setting of their meeting with the general?

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Choose ONE detail that describes the scene between the boys and the servant and ONE detail that describes the scene between the boys and the general.

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Circle the word in the sentences below that MOST CLOSELY matches the definition provided.

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Which statement BEST compares the two main settings of the story?

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What are the similarities and differences between Sam's interactions with the servant and Sam's interactions with General Haldimand? How are the outcomes of the interactions different?

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Use evidence from the story and information from your Venn diagram to compare and contrast Sam's interactions with the servant to his interactions with General Haldimand.