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"The ACES Phone" Reading Test
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Question 1
1.
What information would you find in the
exposition
of a story?
the most exciting part
the characters and setting
the problem or conflict
how the conflict is resolved
Question 2
2.
Which word or phrase best describes the
climax
of a story?
when the conflict is resolved
the beginning where the characters are introduced
where suspense builds
the most exciting or suspensful part
Question 3
3.
At what point in the story is the problem solved?
climax
resolution
falling action
exposition
Answer Numbers 4 through 13 on your Answer Sheet. Base your answers on the passage “The ACES Phone.”
Question 4
4.
The reader can infer that the
setting
of the story is
in a city in the present.
in a different country in the past.
in an animal shelter in the present.
in a crowded apartment in the future.
Question 5
5.
What is the first important event in the
rising action
?
Martin practices his skating.
Martin finds a phone and dials 5.
Martin meets Mrs. DeSalvio in the park.
Martin finds an abandoned dog in an apartment.
Question 6
6.
At the beginning of the passage Martin is confused because he
cannot find Mrs. DeSalvio to return her phone to her.
wonders why Mrs. DeSalvio no longer wants her job.
does not understand what happens when he uses the phone.
thinks he left his phone at his apartment but finds it at the park.
Question 7
7.
When Mrs. DeSalvio is showing Martin how to find the dogs, Martin's main problem or
conflict
is that he
does not want to talk to Mrs. DeSalvio.
does not want the responsibility of helping dogs.
is worried that his parents will forbid him to take the job.
is not sure he can handle the sad feelings the phone carries.
Question 8
8.
The reader can tell that Martin is
cowardly but sincere.
frightened and confused.
imaginative but practical.
determined and responsible.
Question 9
9.
How is the problem in the passage
resolved
?
Martin and Mrs. DeSalvio become close friends.
Martin accepts the ACES job and Mrs. DeSalvio retires.
Martin is seen practicing his skating all around the neighborhood.
Martin uses the phone and becomes overwhelmed with happiness.
Question 10
10.
Read this sentence from the passage
He felt a pang of fear as he went toward the jungle gym,
and a jolt of joy as he neared the picnic tables.
Which phrase from the sentence above is an example of alliteration?
He felt
jolt of joy
pang of fear
neared the picnic tables
Question 11
11.
Read this sentence from the passage
The stone in his chest felt like a load of bricks now,
attached by a chain to his heart.
What is the tone of this description?
outrage
determination
slight curiosity
growing distress
Question 12
12.
At the end of the passage Martin is
content to have a job as a delivery boy.
unhappy and feels there is a void in his life.
happy to have a larger apartment and a dog.
distressed over the many urgent calls he gets.
Question 13
13.
Read this excerpt from the passage.
The phone rang only once. Then there was a click and a
brief silence. And then came a sound unlike anything
he'd heard before.
What feeling does this excerpt convey to the reader?
frustration
sadness
suspense
unfairness
View the following film, then answer the following questions:
Question 14
14.
Who or what is the
protagonist
in the short film?
Ace
Pip
the trainer
the blind woman
Question 15
15.
Who or what is the
antagonist
in the short film?
the trainer
Ace
Pip's insecurity
the blind woman
Question 16
16.
What is the
setting
of the film?
In the park sometime in the future
In a construction zone sometime in the past
In a canine training university in present day
In the trainer's backyard after school
Question 17
17.
Which details from the film belongs to the
rising action
? Select all that apply.
At first Pip was not doing very well at training school, making messes and running the trainer into everything.
Pip was given Ace's cape.
Pip eventually found ways to be successful at school
He rescued the blind woman from the unsafe construction zone.
Pip did not perform on his test very well and was kicked out of the training school.
Question 18
18.
Which of the following is the
climax
of the story?
Pip fails his test and is kicked out of school.
Pip is admitted into the university training program.
Pip was awarded Ace's cape.
Pip noticed a blind woman in an unsafe construction zone and went to help.
Question 19
19.
Which detail describes the
falling action
?
Pip runs to the blind woman.
Pip successfully helps the blind woman to safety without messing up.
Pip is awarded Ace's cape.
Pip starts crying when he gets kicked out of the school.
Question 20
20.
Which detail is the
resolution
of the story?
Pip successfully helps the blind woman to safety without messing up.
Pip runs to the blind woman.
Pip is awarded Ace's cape.