6M1,L22 Question Set

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Read these lines from the passage.
“I couldn’t watch at dawn, when the flower, touched by the first finger of morning light, wilted and died.”
What does the phrase touched by the first finger of morning light mean?

a. exposed to the rising sun’s rays

b. rubbed softly by someone’s hand

c. protected from the sun’s harsh rays

d. extended toward the sun coming up in the sky

L.6.5.a

RL.6.4

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This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.
PART A: How does Billie Jo respond to seeing the cereus plant?

a. She is confused about why it blooms so quickly.

b. She is amazed that it can bloom in the drought.

c. She is bored with the blossom when morning comes.

d. She is disappointed that her father did not come with her to see it.

RL.6.3

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PART B: Which piece of text evidence supports the answer to PART A?

a. “My father just stood in the doorway and / watched me leave.”

b. “The blossom opened at midnight, / big as a dinner plate. / It took only moments to unfold.”

c. “How can such a flower / find a way to bloom in this drought, / in this wind.”

d. “I couldn’t watch / as the tender petals burned up in the sun.”

RL.6.1

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This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.
PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the passage?

a. Billie Jo shows her independence by going to see the plant.

b. Billie Jo realizes that the beauty she hoped for does not last.

c. Billie Jo knows she is growing up and has her own interests.

d. Billie Jo wants to be with neighbors since her mother is gone.

RL.6.2

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PART B: Which piece of text evidence supports the answer to PART A?

a. “She sent word / after promising I could come see it.”

b. “My stomach grizzled as I / made my way through the dark”

c. “Ma wouldn’t have let me go at all.”

d. “I couldn’t watch / as the tender petals burned up in the sun.”

RL.6.2

6M1,L22 Question Set

Read these lines from the passage. “I couldn’t watch at dawn, when the flower, touched by the first finger of morning light, wilted and died.” What does the phrase touched by the first finger of morning light mean?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B. PART A: How does Billie Jo respond to seeing the cereus plant?

PART B: Which piece of text evidence supports the answer to PART A?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B. PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the passage?

PART B: Which piece of text evidence supports the answer to PART A?

Read these lines from the passage. “I couldn’t watch at dawn, when the flower, touched by the first finger of morning light, wilted and died.” What does the phrase touched by the first finger of morning light mean?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B. PART A: How does Billie Jo respond to seeing the cereus plant?

PART B: Which piece of text evidence supports the answer to PART A?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B. PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the passage?

PART B: Which piece of text evidence supports the answer to PART A?

Read these lines from the passage.
“I couldn’t watch at dawn, when the flower, touched by the first finger of morning light, wilted and died.”
What does the phrase touched by the first finger of morning light mean?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.
PART A: How does Billie Jo respond to seeing the cereus plant?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.
PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the passage?

Read these lines from the passage.
“I couldn’t watch at dawn, when the flower, touched by the first finger of morning light, wilted and died.”
What does the phrase touched by the first finger of morning light mean?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.
PART A: How does Billie Jo respond to seeing the cereus plant?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.
PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the passage?