Use the play to answer the question that follows.
The Scary Ride
SETTING: Sunday morning, at the town fair.
Scene 2
JULIE: Come on Gemma, let's go try the "Thunder Ride."
GEMMA: No, I'd rather not. It looks scary.
JULIE: Don't worry. I will be with you. You don't have to be afraid. Do you remember how afraid you were when you had to come on stage for the school play?
GEMMA: Yes. I was terrified at the sight of the audience.
JULIE: Yet, you did play your part well. All it took was a little encouragement. Now, come on. I will be right by your side.
GEMMA: If you say so. Maybe we could go for one ride. (Gemma nervously she walks behind Julie.)
Which of the following is characteristic of the play?
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It has meter and is written in stanzas.
It has a scene and stage directions to instruct the actors.
It has long sentences divided into paragraphs.
It has many characters involved in a plot.
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He would like some cookies shaped like horses.
He is extremely hungry because he forgot his lunch.
He will remember to bring his lunch tomorrow.
He does not like the dinner his mom prepared.
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It is important to prepare for the future.
Greediness doesn't pay off in the end.
He who laughs last, laughs best.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
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An ice-cold jealousy spread through Joel, catching him off guard like a freak tidal wave.
Ann bounced the ball twice and focused on the basket, then took the shot just as her coach had taught her.
The best thing about spring vacation was the cool weather, as the heat of summer was still months off.
Eddie hid the pretty valentine deep in his book bag, afraid the other kids would tease him if they saw it.
Alarm Clock
"Wake up! Wake up!" my alarm starts to beep.
I say, "No, I'd rather sleep."
"Get up! Get up!" my alarm raises its voice.
I beg, "Please, stop your noise!"
5 "It's time! It's time!" my alarm continues to fuss.
I growl, "For more dreaming, hush!"
"It's here! It's here!" my alarm makes it clear.
I protest, "But it's too early for the bus."
"It's gone! It's gone!" my alarm chatters on.
10 I state, "Oh no, I slept too late."
The theme of this poem is
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parents cannot depend on their children to wake up on time.
people should not set an alarm clock when they are tired.
not paying attention to an alarm clock can cause problems.
talking alarm clocks bother people and do not work very well.
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Brandi wished she had a best friend, someone she could tell her deepest thoughts to, who would comfort her if she was feeling bad.
It was already 6:15, and Marcus knew the only way he could get home by 6:30, like he'd promised his mom, was if the coach was nice enough to give him a ride.
Ms. Nelson gathered the P.E. class before her and demonstrated the proper way to serve a volleyball, sending it flying over the net and into the opposing court.
The five snow-white puppies trotted gleefully behind their proud owner, who handled their leashes like a marionette master working his craft.
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He is very thirsty after running.
He plans to carry a water bottle.
He is used to running in the heat.
He drinks a lot of water at practice.
The onions popped and sizzled when the chef dropped them into the hot frying pan. He had just finished chopping two bell peppers, and he threw them in, too. Once the onions and peppers were hot, he put the diced chicken breast into the pan to cook. He splashed some olive oil down into the pan and swirled it so that the oil would cover the whole pan. The chef could feel the heat rise up and warm his rosy cheeks as he swirled the pan. As the chicken cooked, the scent from the pepper and onions grew stronger and filled the kitchen. Then, the chef began to flip the pan up with his wrist to toss the ingredients into the air. A mixture of red, green, white, and yellow streaked in the air before landing back in the pan. Once the chicken was completely cooked, the chef put all the food on a plate. A waiter grabbed the plate along with three other dishes and headed out the kitchen door. He set the plates down and arranged the chicken, shredded cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and flour tortillas in front of a man and woman sitting down at a table. The woman filled a tortilla with a few pieces of chicken, some onions, and a sprinkle of cheese and rolled it all up. The man, on the other hand, stuffed his tortilla full of sour cream, guacamole, cheese, and chicken so that he could barely close the tortilla. He took an enormous bite while his wife nibbled on her fajita, and both of them smiled.
Which of the following sentences from the passage has the best sensory language?
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The chef could feel the heat rise up and warm his rosy cheeks as he swirled the pan.
He took an enormous bite while his wife nibbled on her fajita, and both of them smiled.
The woman filled a tortilla with a few pieces of chicken, some onions, and a sprinkle of cheese and rolled it all up.
Then, the chef began to flip the pan up with his wrist to toss the ingredients into the air.
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Second person
Third person omniscient
Third person limited
First person
A Trip to the South
Cassie had never been to the South before. She had only heard stories from her aunts and uncles about the food, music, and dances. She had also heard about the famous swamplands. Cassie was very interested in the marshes and wetlands of Louisiana. She hoped one day to become a biologist. This trip her family was taking to Louisiana was especially exciting for her. Cassie hoped it would be one step on the path to her goal.
Not only had Cassie never been to the South, but she also had never seen a swamp before. Her family pulled into town late that night, and her dad stopped the car at one end of a long bridge. Cassie could not see too much. She knew the next day everything in the swamp would come to life. Still, the swamp at night had a magic and mystery all its own.
At the bridge, Cassie stood for a few minutes waiting for her eyes to adjust. A jagged ridge of trees cut across the star-filled evening sky. She listened as the swamp chirped and croaked with frogs and insects. Cassie could only imagine how many millions of little animals lived out in the water and the trees. The moon was rising behind her and cast a glistening beam of sparkling light across the water. Her skin tingled, and her heart began thumping. She had a feeling this was going to be a good trip.
What does the sensory language at the end of paragraph 3 convey about Cassie?
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She becomes very bored.
She wants to leave.
She gets nervous.
She begins to feel excited.
The house on the corner of Gurley Street and Grand Avenue sat abandoned for more than ten years. The kids in the neighborhood believed that it was haunted.
“My big brother told me that one night he was out riding his bike by that empty house and he saw someone looking out of the windows!” Doraze said. “When he looked again, there was no one there.”
“Well, my sister and some of her friends snuck inside the house one day. She said they found a bunch of empty cans and food wrappers, like someone had been living there.”
“What’s so suspicious about that, Todd?”
“No one ever comes in or out of that house, Charlyssa! Who took the food in? Better yet, who came out to get some?”
The kids were so busy arguing that they almost missed the battered old truck that pulled up to the house on Gurley and Grand.
What clues from the passage tell the reader what genre it is?
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Its verses are written in iambic pentameter.
The passage includes facts and true events.
The passage includes special stage directions.
The characters in the story use dialogue.
There was an Old Man who said, "Well!"
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man who said, "Well!
Will nobody answer this bell?
I have pulled day and night,
till my hair has grown white,
But nobody answers this bell!"
Which elements help the reader identify this poetic form?
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its length and rhyme scheme
its use of dialogue
its use of punctuation and rhythm
its subject m
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The even lines rhyme, but the odd lines do not rhyme.
The end rhyme of the first line is repeated in the last line.
The last two lines of each stanza rhyme at the end.
Every two pairs of lines rhyme at the
Frozen Excitement
Tina was really excited about going to Yellowstone National Park. She had heard so much about the geysers, the bison, the water, and the mountains! As the day of the trip approached, Tina spent days dreaming about the park. Her grandmother was also joining them on the trip, and Tina could not be happier.
It was the night before the trip, and Tina was too excited to sleep. She did not even hear her grandmother asking her to double-check the suitcase.
"Have you packed warm clothes?" Grandma Rose had asked. "You never know about the weather up there."
"Uh huh," Tina had replied without listening. Although she remembered her grandmother saying that it could be cold in Wyoming during June, Tina had not paid attention. Time had flown by too fast. Tina tried her best to keep up with her family at the airport. Before she knew it, Tina found herself checking in to the hotel.
"All right, girls, it is supposed to snow this afternoon. Wear your hats and gloves and meet us in the lobby after you have freshened up," Tina's mother instructed her three girls.
It was at that moment that Tina realized she might have forgotten to pack warm clothes. Suddenly, she felt a cold breeze passing through the half-open window in the hotel room. She could see flurries of snow slowly falling from the sky. "But, it's June!" she told herself in vain.
"You can borrow my scarf," Robin, Tina's oldest sister, offered, "and my gloves."
"I knew you might forget to pack your jacket," Grandma Rose slowly uttered as she waltzed into the girls' room. "I had extra room in my suitcase just in case you actually did!" She was holding everything Tina needed to brave the snow in Yellowstone.
Which of these best describes the theme of the story?
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Never get too excited to get enough sleep.
It is important to listen to your elders.
Always pack extra clothes for your siblings.
Weather is predictable in national parks.
Curiosity
She asked me once, what was this time—
the thing that ticked inside her watch?
Was it in the motion of the needles?
Why was it there, yet was unseen?
Was it a product of the machine?
I watched her eyes light up with surprise,
as I gave her a kiss, and then a smile.
It was only the beginning. Her questions
were bigger than words could ever be.
The answers were going to be beyond me.
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
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The even lines rhyme, but the odd lines do not rhyme.
The end rhyme of the first line is repeated in the last line.
The last two lines of each stanza rhyme at the end.
Every two pairs of lines rhyme at the end.