Summative 4

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What does Pacy's father think about Pacy's resolutions?

He thinks they are easy to do.

He thinks they are not normal or common.

He thinks they are similar to her friend's resolutions.

He thinks they are not the same resolution as she made last year.

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What does the word destiny mean in paragraph 17?

a person's future

what a person looks like

events in the past

special pictures or objects

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Which word from the paragraph 17 helps the reader understand the meaning of destiny?

wish

resolution

change

fate

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Which word from paragraphs 15-17 uses a suffix that means "having a lot of" something?

difference

resolution

someone

powerful

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What does Pacy mean in paragraph 22 when she says to Melody, "You just got here"?

She is excited that Melody might move far away to California.

She is surprised that Melody sat down and stood up again right away.

She feels like Melody has lived in her town for only a short time.

She thinks that Melody just arrived at her house for Chinese New Year.

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Which sentence describes who is telling the story and what their point of view is?

Pacy is telling the story from a first-person point of view.

Melody is telling the story from a third-person point of view.

The characters take turns telling the story from a first-person point of view.

A narrator outside the story is telling the story from a third-person point of view.

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Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of The Year of the Rat?

Pacy's dad builds a fire in the fireplace

Melody's dad hopes to keep everyone up all night

Pacy writes that she wants lots of money

Melody announces that she might have to move

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Which two lines in each stanza rhyme?

the first and second lines

the first and third lines

the second and third lines

the second and fourth lines

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Why does the author most likely use the word 'round instead of around in the last line of stanza 4?

to explain the theme of the poem

to keep the rhythm the same as in the other stanzas

to show that the speaker is joking

to suggest that the word has a different meaning.

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Read stanza 5.
"I must confess I like the speed.
It's fun to travel, zip, and zoom.
But sometimes when I'm out with Bailey,
I wonder. who is walking whom?"
How does this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

It shows the speaker is worried about how fast Bailey runs

It shows the speaker feels Bailey is sometimes in charge.

It shows the speaker does not like walking Bailey

It shows the speaker wishes Bailey would go faster.

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Which line from the poem best supports the answer in question 9?

"When through the door I come at three."

"We're on the street, No time to waste."

He travels at the speed of sound,"

"And I, attached to him by leash,"

Summative 4

What does Pacy's father think about Pacy's resolutions?

What does the word destiny mean in paragraph 17?

Which word from the paragraph 17 helps the reader understand the meaning of destiny?

Which word from paragraphs 15-17 uses a suffix that means "having a lot of" something?

What does Pacy mean in paragraph 22 when she says to Melody, "You just got here"?

Which sentence describes who is telling the story and what their point of view is?

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of The Year of the Rat?

Which two lines in each stanza rhyme?

Why does the author most likely use the word 'round instead of around in the last line of stanza 4?

Read stanza 5."I must confess I like the speed.It's fun to travel, zip, and zoom.But sometimes when I'm out with Bailey, I wonder. who is walking whom?"How does this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

Which line from the poem best supports the answer in question 9?

What does Pacy's father think about Pacy's resolutions?

What does the word destiny mean in paragraph 17?

Which word from the paragraph 17 helps the reader understand the meaning of destiny?

Which word from paragraphs 15-17 uses a suffix that means "having a lot of" something?

What does Pacy mean in paragraph 22 when she says to Melody, "You just got here"?

Which sentence describes who is telling the story and what their point of view is?

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of The Year of the Rat?

Which two lines in each stanza rhyme?

Why does the author most likely use the word 'round instead of around in the last line of stanza 4?

Read stanza 5."I must confess I like the speed.It's fun to travel, zip, and zoom.But sometimes when I'm out with Bailey, I wonder. who is walking whom?"How does this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

Which line from the poem best supports the answer in question 9?

Read stanza 5.
"I must confess I like the speed.
It's fun to travel, zip, and zoom.
But sometimes when I'm out with Bailey,
I wonder. who is walking whom?"
How does this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

Read stanza 5.
"I must confess I like the speed.
It's fun to travel, zip, and zoom.
But sometimes when I'm out with Bailey,
I wonder. who is walking whom?"
How does this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?