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Skills Check 3 Review

Quiz by Jessica Cooley

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  • Q1
    Read the underlined phrase: "Her voice danced as high as the whistles of the birds. Her voice giggled and whooshed like wind going around corners. She had a thousand rivers in her voice. What do the underlined phrases tell you about the grandmother in the passage?
    Sitti moved around and gestured a lot, especially when she was speaking to her granchild.
    Sitti's voice seemed beautiful and graceful, even when her grandchild could not understand it.
    Sitti's voice was pretty, especially when she was singing to her grandchild.
    Sitti likes to sit and look at the birds, and copy the noises they make.
    120s
  • Q2
    For question 1 part A, why was the answer the following: Sitti's voice seemed beautiful and graceful, even when her grandchild could not understand it.
    The original question is asking you to look at why the two of them can't communicate.
    The original question is asking you to analyze the grandchild's character.
    The original question is asking you to analyze what the statement means.
    The original question is asking you to infer and analyze what we know about Sitti
    120s
  • Q3
    Part B: What evidence from the passage best supports your answer to Part A?
    We thanked the cow with whistles and clicks, for the fresh milk we carried home in Sitti's little teapot. (paragraph 5)
    We talked through my father, as if we were a telephone, because he spoke both our languages, and could translate what he said. (paragraph 1)
    We didn't need words to play with marbles (paragraph 6)
    She had stitched a picture of her lemon tree onto the purse with a tiny thread (paragraph 7)
    120s
  • Q4
    Question 2 Part A: In Sitti's Secrets, what can be learned about the little girl from her statement, "Soon we had invented our own language together."
    The girl is frightened of her grandmother.
    The girl has a speech disability.
    The girl has a hearing disability.
    The girl is creative.
    120s
  • Q5
    Question 2 Part B: Which detail supports the answer to Part A.
    "My father says she has been baking that break for a hundred years." (paragraph 8)
    "My grandmother and I sat under a lemon tree in the afternoons, drinking lemonade with mint in it." (paragraph 9)
    "My grandmother lives on the other side of the earth." (paragraph 7)
    "I pointed at the door to ask if she wanted to go outside." (paragraph 4)
    120s
  • Q6
    Question 3: Discuss as a class
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    120s
  • Q7
    Q4 Part A: How did the fact that Catchings was teased by her peers contribute to her commitment to basketball?
    Their teasing gave her the courage to speak publicly about bullies.
    Their teasing caused her to spend more time playing basketball and motivated her to be successful.
    Their bullying left her with no time to practice basketball.
    Their bullying caused her to have a disability that was difficult to overcome.
    120s
  • Q8
    Q4 Part B: Which detail from the text best supports your answer to Part A?
    She is also the creator of a foundation that helps children (paragraph 1)
    "Being good in sports [and at school] was my challenge to those who made fun of me," she says. (paragraph 4)
    Her classmates teased her constantly (paragraph 2)
    Catchings new from visiting her father's practices how much hard work it took to be a pro basketball player. (Paragraph 5)
    120s
  • Q9
    Q5 Part A: Despite all the obstacles she faced, why did Tamika Catchings work so hard to make a career playing basketball?
    She wanted to be the first woman to start in the WNBA.
    She was unwilling to give up on her dream of playing basketball for a living.
    She wanted to travel the world and basketball was her only way of doing that.
    She wanted to be able to speak for other deaf people.
    120s
  • Q10
    What is question 5 Part A asking you to know? Choose one of the rephrased questions.
    How did the conflict make the character strong?
    How did the conflict impact Tamika?
    What obstacles got in the way of Tamika making a career in basketball?
    Why didn't Tamika Catchings give up making a career out of playing basketball?
    120s
  • Q11
    Q5 Part B: Which detail from the text best supports your answer to Part A?
    But she knew what she wanted and was willing to work for it (paragraph 5)
    "People... couldn't say that I wasn't smart, and they couldn't challenge me on the court, or wherever. That was my challenge to them." (paragraph 4)
    Catchings's dedication to her family is constant (paragraph 6)
    But she knew that she wanted and was willing to work for it (paragraph 5)
    120s

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