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Week 3 - STAAR Bootcamp - Practice (WE DO)
By NATALIA BYNUM
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Question 1
1.
What does the author's use of onomatopoeia, in paragraphs 1 and 5, emphasize?
Kevin's irritation regarding his perceived weakness
Kevin's growing frustration with his teammates
Kevin's constant desire to improve
Kevin's need to draw the attention of his neighbors
Question 2
2.
Which of the following definitions best matches the meaning of
exhume
as it is used in paragraph 2?
To dig up
To blend in
To conceal
To establish
Question 3
3.
Which of the following quotes best expresses Kevin's feelings of the increasing pressure of external expectations?
"Kevin? He's the real deal," Peter Andersson, general manager of the club, always says, and he ought to know...
(paragraph 4)
When he was four he was better than the five-year-olds. And when he was five he was better than the seven-year-olds.
(paragraph 1)
Year after year they have heard the boy's body grow - the banging becoming harder and harder, faster and faster.
(paragraph 3)
Kevin knows what it takes; everyone's been telling him ever since he first stood on a pair of skates.
(paragraph 5)
Question 4
4.
How do the events described in paragraphs 8 through 10 contribute to the plot of this excerpt?
They explain how Kevin's abilities may help the entire community.
To introduce the idea of Kevin leaving the community to play elsewhere.
To show Kevin overcoming an emotional experience of his youth.
To reveal that Kevin wants something different than what the town wants.
Question 5
5.
What is the author's purpose for including the extended flashback in paragraph 1?
To introduce characters who are important to the selection.
To highlight the conflict that occurs within the town.
To clarify the setting of the story.
To incorporate an early example of Kevin's determination.
Question 6
6.
Which statement best reflects what the narrator feels about Kevin in paragraph 3?
That the townspeople's expectations of Kevin are unrealistic.
That Kevin has an unhealthy obsession with hockey.
That Kevin would have an advantage as a hockey player even if he didn't practice so much.
That many teammates resent Kevin's superior skills.
Question 7
7.
Read the following quote as it is written in paragraph 7.
"He's a Beartown man, his dad's a Beartown man, and that may not mean a thing anywhere else, but it means something here."
The reader can infer that Kevin feels --
trapped
appreciated
loyal
embarrassed