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Tina was just in the middle of a dream in which she was flying when she was awakened by a thud on the end of her bed. "Rise and shine, sissy!" Tina's little brother, Clark, shouted. "It's time for circus fun!" Tina groaned and slowly sat up. "Clark, it's too early. Look outside! It is still dark." Clark bounded over to the window and looked outside. Sure enough, it was pitchblack outside. He turned to Tina and looked like he was about to cry. "Keep your chin up," Tina said. "We will still go to the circus. We just can't go until it is actually time." "Ok, sissy," Clark said. "I go back to sleep now. See you when it's time for circus!" 1. "Keep your chin up," Tina said. In the sentence above, keep your chin up means A. to put your chin over your hands. B. to stay happy in a bad time. C. to point up using the face. D. to raise your chin to the sky. 2. What does the phrase rise and shine mean? A. to shine like the sun B. to wake up from sleep C. to get off of the floor D. to see the sunrise

Sequoia National Park

by Audge Podge Visiting Sequoia National Park with my family was exciting. High in the mountains, we saw the largest tree in the world, the General Sherman. It weighs 1,385 tons and towers 275 feet. It stands so high that I hurt my neck trying to see the top! The park ranger said that my dad looking up at the General Sherman was like a mouse looking up at my dad. We were also amazed to find out that this tree is over 2,200 years old. (This means the tree was around before Christ!) I used to think sequoias and redwoods were the same. However, the park ranger told us that redwoods grow taller and have shorter lives than sequoias. They also live in different places. Redwoods grow near the coast of northern California, and sequoias grow in southern California. We had to cut

our trip short because of a storm. The park ranger warned us just in time because three feet of snow fell the day after we left. Hopefully, we can go back next year. 3. By using the words "before Christ," the speaker wants readers to realize A. that mice have been living on Earth for a long time. B. how long the world's largest tree has been on Earth. C. how long Sequoia National Park has been operating. D. that she and her family attend church every Sunday. 4. Why does the speaker use the word "towers"? A. to show that the park's mountains are tall B. to show that the General Sherman stands tall C. to show that sequoias are taller than redwoods D. to show how tall all sequoia trees will grow

The Barefoot Boy

by c.safos I watch him run and jump and play. He stubs his toe. The nail turns gray. He pays it no mind, shakes loose a hive and dances through its buzzing with a slide. The snakes in the grass see him, and they run. He picks ants with his teeth and pokes bears for fun. The barefoot boy lacks a world's single care. He lives for blood that pumps from a dare. I watched while he sat by the river's brook. As he plunged his feet in, he gasped and shook. In a second's blink, his eyes grew like plants as the river's cool breeze crept up his pants. As if he had been stung by a giant wasp, he stood and then ran to shake off the frost. The river's cool touch had turned his feet blue and longing for warmth from a well-made shoe.

5. Why did the writer choose the words "gasped and shook" to describe what happened when the boy plunged his feet into the river? A. The writer was trying to show that the boy could not swim. B. The writer wanted to show that the river's water was cold. C. The writer wanted to show how deep the river's water was. D. The writer was showing the boy lost his shoes in the water. The season ends as a hissing ember that jumps from a fire pit into a patch of dried leaves. Spring is like fire that way. It burns away the winter. The road we travel is like a brown ribbon unfurled over a gravel sea. The wind kicks up the dust and grit. Even Lake Tenkiller wears a layer of dust like a heavy coat in the summer. The surface only shakes when the rivers empty into it like a child spilling secrets. As the flood pushes in, the water is a dancer free and flowing and unchained by the banks. Spring is more dirty and free than I will ever know. 6. Why does the author compare a dancer to water? A. because they both are found in nature B. because they both move the same way C. because they both need music to dance D. because they both make birds happy 7. Marcus was new in town, so he got lost going to the skate park. A guy he met named Francisco told him that it was located on Roxanne Street. Roxanne Street curved around Lake Filo like an earlobe. That's when he discovered the street sloped, and he could just ride his board on the street. Why does the author compare Roxanne Street to an earlobe? A. because the street is noisy

B. because Marcus listens to Francisco C. because they are both dangerous D. because they are both curved 8. Luis' first day at karate class didn't go as well as he had hoped. First, he was late because his mother's car broke down. Then, when he got to class, he hurt his fist when he punched the heavy bag. Before he knew it, his hand was as big as a grapefruit. He had to ice it down to reduce the swelling. Why does the author compare Luis' hand to a grapefruit? A. to show that Luis does not know karate B. to show that Luis arrived late to class C. to show how much Luis like to eat fruit D. to show how swollen and large his hand is Rain fell that night, a fine, whispering rain. Many years later, Meggie had only to close her eyes and she could still hear it. The rain tapped on the window with tiny fingers. A dog barked somewhere in the darkness. However often she tossed and turned Meggie couldn't get to sleep. The book she had been reading was under her pillow. It pressed its cover against her ear, inviting her back into its printed pages. "I'm sure it must be very comfortable sleeping with a hard, rectangular thing like that under your head," her father had teased the first time he found a book under her pillow. "Go on, admit it, the book secretly tells its story to you at night." "Sometimes, yes," Meggie had said. "But it only works for children." The storm outside was getting worse now. Meggie could hear the wind moaning and crying. She knew she'd never be able to sleep, so Meggie sat up. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes, and took her book out from under her pillow.
adapted from "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

9. What does the author mean by saying, "It pressed its cover against her ear inviting her back into its printed pages"? A. The book was tired and ready to finally go to sleep. B. The book liked the softness of Meggie's pillow. C. The book was trying to persuade Meggie to read it. D. The book was closed and did not want to be opened. 10.

She a jewelry store. The sentence above is an example of A. personification. B. simile. C. metaphor. D. hyperbole.