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17 Cards in this Set
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In that country it is customary to bring gifts to one's teacher.
a) usual b) polite c) required |
a) usual
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The campers were frantic by the time the sun went down.
a) frustrated b) frenzied c) exhausted |
b) frenzied
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During the speech a few ideas were emphasized.
a) criticized b) stressed c) illustrated |
b) stressed
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The announcement left the family feeling stunned.
a) annoyed b) astounded c) desperate |
b) astounded
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Erin treaded water.
a) shot ahead with choppy strokes b) glided smoothly with her face down c) kept her body and head upright |
c) kept her body and head upright
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Which of the following was true about the girl right after she had let of her mother and was was swimming besider her?
a) She felt guilty. b) She wanted to calm her mother. c) She felt fearless. |
a) She felt guilty.
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What did the girl's mother emphasize when retelling the story?
a) the girl's strength b) the girl's pride c) the girl's bravery |
c) the girl's bravery
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Which of these events did the girl do last?
a) learned the breaststroke b) learned to dog-paddle c) learned the front crawl |
a) learned the breaststroke
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Which of the following themes is best illustrated in this story?
a) loyalty b) self-discovery c) survival of the fittest |
b) self-discovery
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Which of the following generalizations about swimming is best supported by the story?
a) It is generally easier to swim in a river than in the sea b) Sea swimmers always have to watch out for rip tickets. c) It is usually best to use the breaststroke in the sea |
a) It is generally easier to swim in a river than in the sea.
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Which of these did the author use to make the story entertaining?
a) clear descriptiveness of scenery b) detailed descriptions of characters c) suspense when the mother and narrator are in the sea |
c) suspense when the mother and narrator are in the sea
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The girl had all of the following goals except_____________.
a) to swim the length of the pool at school b) to swim as far as the boys at school would c) to swim past the rock in the river |
c) to swim past the rock in the river
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Why did the firl think she should be able to swim as well as the boys?
a) She could run as fast as most of them b) She had learned the front crawl the previous summer c) She had reached a new level of determination |
a) She could run as fast as most of them
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Which of the following best explains the importance of the description of the festival of the stars?
a) Readers understand the people's attitude toward work b) Readers learn what was important to the girl |
b) Readers learn what was important to the girl
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The girl's mother said that the breaststroke was good because "...you can see where you are going." This is an example of ...
a) a metaphor b) flashback c) foreshadowing |
c) foreshadowing
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The girl first felt real panic when she ...
a) realized that her mother needed both arms to float b) saw the rocks c) saw the people on the beach |
a) realized that her mother needed both arms to float
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Of all the places the girl described in the story, which one is most important to the plot?
a) saw the rocks b) went under and lost her mother's hand c) realized that her mother needed both arms to float |
c) realized that her mother needed both arms to float
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