7.7 Describe Differences Between An Autobiography/Diary & Fictional Adaptation
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Grade 7
ELAR (2009)
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- Q 1/12Score 0Read this sentence from paragraph 5. The author uses this sentence to explain how her driving lessons —29became deeply interesting to herallowed her father to display his skillsgave her father the chance to speakmade her feel helpless
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- Q1Read this sentence from paragraph 5. The author uses this sentence to explain how her driving lessons —became deeply interesting to herallowed her father to display his skillsgave her father the chance to speakmade her feel helpless60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q2Which of these is the best summary of the selection?The author wanted to learn to drive, and her father began to teach her. As the driving lessons continued, she got used to his personal stories and began to like them. The author’s driving skills eventually improved.The author’s usually silent father tried to teach her how to drive. During the driving lessons he surprised her by talking freely. As the author learned more about her father, she realized that she needed to make an effort to develop a better relationship with him.The author finally took the time to listen to her father’s stories about his life when he was young. Doing so made her realize that many things in her life were distracting her from having a close relationship with him.The author had her driving permit for a whole year without learning how to drive well. Since her mother was unable to teach her, the task was given to her father. While driving with her father, the author learned about what type of music he liked and how he and her mother met.60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q3What can the reader infer about the author’s father?He came to appreciate the opportunity to share his past with his daughter.He concentrated better than his daughter when they talked.He gave his daughter driving lessons because his wife insisted.He thought that talking to his daughter might help her drive better.60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q4Why is “jewel bird” an appropriate name for the sleeping bird Nanna and the narrator find?It is graceful as it rises into the air.The golden feathers on its chest puff up.It has a spot of vibrant red on its throat.The sun can bring it back to life.60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q5How does the author reveal Nanna’s reason for getting up early in the mornings?By providing Nanna’s response about seeing the jewel bird awakenBy explaining that Nanna does not need as much sleep as other peopleBy comparing the way the narrator and Nanna walk through the woods one morningBy describing the experiences the narrator has as she follows Nanna one morning60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q6The author includes the question in paragraph 17 most likely to —suggest a change in the narrator’s beliefsshow the narrator’s desire to be adventurousreveal the narrator’s lack of knowledgeindicate the narrator’s feelings toward her father60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q7Which word best describes the author’s decision to buy the flower seed packets?ManipulativeThoughtfulObsessiveUnplanned60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q8The author includes the description in paragraph 2 to convey that she —believed her mother’s constant gardening was an inconveniencebelieved her mother’s constant gardening was an inconvenienceappreciated some of the plants her mother grew more than othershad difficulty understanding her mother’s fascination with gardening60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q9What is the best summary of the selection?The author grew up watching her mother take pleasure in growing many kinds of plants, but she did not share her mother’s interest in gardening. When she was a teenager, she decided to plant several flowers. After waiting several weeks, the author finally got to appreciate the joy of finding a sprouted seed.The author describes how she grew up surrounded by the many beautiful plants that her mother loved growing. One day the author bought flower seeds and planted them. The author realized the plants require care.The author’s mother loved gardening and grew many different kinds of plants, especially tomatoes. When the author came home with packets of flower seeds, her mother told her she would have to grow them on her own. After waiting several weeks, the author finally saw her flower seeds begin to grow.Growing plants gave the author’s mother great joy and happiness, and she tried to share this experience with the author. The author was not interested in learning about gardening from her mother. One day the author decided to buy packets of flower seeds.60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q10The author’s reaction when she found a morning glory vine in her pot suggests that she was —eager to start growing more flowerscertain that her mother would be pleased by her successsurprised by how happy she felt when she saw the flower sproutconcerned that the other seeds might not grow60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q11When the author brought the flower seeds home, her mother reacted in a way that —demonstrated her lack of interest in the author’s hobbiesshowed she was pleased by the author’s attempt to care for the seedsforced the author to seek help elsewhereshowed she expected the author to be responsible for the care of the seeds60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
- Q12Read this sentence from the selection. The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that —positive results take time but are worth the waitfinding an interesting hobby may take many yearscompleting a long-term goal is difficult for most peoplemany people focus on what they want in the present60s7.7: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Literary Nonfiction
