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Unit 4 Week 1 Benchmark Reading Quiz

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7 questions

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Question 1

1.

How does Scene 2 of “The King’s New Shirt” build on Scene 1?

A: It presents the rising action of the story.

B: It presents the climax of the story.

C: It provides the resolution of the story.

D: It introduces a new narrator for the story.

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Question 2

2.

Read this statement from Scene 1.

“So I thought, if I play my cards right, I could make some serious money out of this.”

What does play my cards right
mean as it is used in the play?

A: to win a card game

B: to make some money

C: to have a good attitude

D: to act in a clever way

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Question 3

3.

Which sentence is an example of the Weaver using hyperbole?

A: “Mighty king, I am no ordinary weaver.”

B: “As you see, Minister, the shirt is complete.”

C: “In a shirt made from my cloth, you will outshine the sun.”

D: “Common, low-born people cannot see it.”

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Question 4

4.

What does the word noble mean as it is used in line 3?

A: having a high class

B: acting as a ruler

C: raised in a castle

D: making a lot of money

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Question 5

5.

Which line in Scene 2 best helps the reader infer how Scene 3 will build on Scene 2?

A: “Mighty king, I am no ordinary weaver.”

B: “My cloth is amazing and magical.”

C: “I must have a shirt made of this cloth.”

D: “I think I’m in trouble.”

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Question 6

6.

How does Scene 3 build on the earlier parts of the play?

A: It shows how the King changes his mind about the shirt.

B: It shows how the Weaver carries out his plan.

C: It shows how the King discovers the Weaver’s trick.

D: It shows how the King’s Minister fools the Weaver.

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Question 7

7.

What does the word astounding
mean as it is used in line 8?

A: dull

B: pretty

C: special

D: amazing