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?
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.
What details establish the setting? Answer using textual evidence.
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What problem do the children face? Answer using textual evidence.
What problem do the children face? Answer using textual evidence.
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How does Sam solve the problem?
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?
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?
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.