Snippets #1

1. #1 A. By what name did Mr. Johnson call his computer.

A) antique beast
B) Beasty Bessie
C) the beast
D) Beast Bot

2. #1 B. What caused shoppers to drop their bags?

A) Several shoppers burst into song.
B) Anna's let out a blood-curdling scream.
C) Campus security were chasing a shoplifter.
D) When the escalator stopped, it jerked, causing them to drop their bags.

3. #1 C. In what ways are Kelsey and Marie different.

A) nose, body type, and lips
B) hair, eyes, and body type
C) hair, nose, and eyes
D) nose, lips, and chin

4. #1 D. Why can't Damien order ten cheeseburgers?

A) McBurger Restaurant had run out of cheese.
B) Lester knew that 10 cheeseburgers would make Damien sick.
C) Damien and Lester don't have enough money.
D) Lester wants to order fries, also.

5. #1 E. Referring to the airplane as "she" and "old girl" is an example of what kind of story element?

A) idiom
B) personification
C) metaphor
D) simile

6. #1 F. Which detail in the story hints that the setting might be a school hallway of some kind?

A) Becky left David to go to lunch.
B) The bell between classes rang.
C) Becky pushed David into a locker.
D) The title of the story indicated a school called Breakup High.

7. #1 G. Where did the knight do his thinking?

A) under a fallen tree stump
B) in a large cave
C) behind a sizable boulder
D) up in a tall tree

8. #1H. To what did the author compare the officer?

A) an aged prize fighter
B) a seasoned wrestler
C) a master chef
D) an old bag lady

9. #1 I. Why is the tree house falling down?

A) Chubbs was the newest member of the club.
B) The ladder was rickety.
C) The treehouse can't support all of the weight.
D) The floor was made of several layers of cardboard.

10. #1 J. We can infer that the brothers plan to-

A) have eggs for breakfast
B) organize the neighborhood against the drug dealers
C) throw eggs at the drug dealers
D) hard-boil the eggs so they will hurt when they hit

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