Snippets #1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) hard-boil the eggs so they will hurt when they hit
D) throw eggs at the drug dealers

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