Narrative Unit Pre/Post Common Assessment
Students are assessed on knowledge of narrative elements prior to instruction in the unit and after the unit is completed.
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Dear Diary!!! November 3, 2006 He was my brother’s best friend—that meant that he was supposed to be off limits, but one look at him and my heart went from 70 to a thousand beats per minute. I decided to throw myself at him the way I imagined Madonna would have in her glory days. This one time I spent hours in a store before buying him the most amazing gift, but I played it cool—“oh it’s nothing” I said. “Just picked it up while I was shopping.” I never acted too girly; I wanted him to think I was cool and beautiful. November 16, 2006 I finally got his attention!! He thinks of me as a person, not just his friend’s sister!! About time, geez! I have been hanging around him the way a picture hangs on a wall—just look at me it screams! Finally, he looked! January 25, 2007 It’s been 2 months and we are officially together. You should see the way that the girls at school stare! Oh they want to be me. As I look around I see them; lionesses sizing me up. Seriously, their stares are so animalistic. I’m expecting them to ambush, assault and annihilate me at any minute. I sometimes think I hear them roar at me; it’s sort of unsettling. February 17, 2007 Last night in my dream his shoes were chasing me. They screamed at me to slow down, but I kept running. I don’t know what would have happened if the shoes caught up to me, but I was sure it would be bad. Maybe I was truly scared that the shoes would tell me that they were leaving me. As I woke up, I realized that it was over; the dream and the relationship. February 23, 2007 “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”...who said that anyway? Some old guy? What an idiot. What does he know? Brett was my first love. He looked like Zac Effron and loved to listen to Akon. We were made for each other. People called us Romeo & Juliet. I would have jumped off a bridge if he asked me to. The problem was is that he didn’t ask me to, he didn’t ask me to do anything except to go away--the one thing I couldn’t do—leave.
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Read the Diary Entry above
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Answer questions below
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What is the author’s purpose for using headings?
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To make the passage appear longer
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To make the passage look more appealing
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To organize the material so the passage is easier to follow
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To focus attention on the headings instead of the passage
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C. To organize the material so the passage is easier to followExplanation
The author's purpose for using headings is to organize the material so the passage is easier to follow. Headings help to structure the content and provide a clear outline of the main ideas and subtopics discussed in the passage. By using headings, the author helps the reader navigate through the text more efficiently, making it easier to understand and comprehend the information presented.Rate this question:
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What sentence best summarizes all of the diary entries?
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He thinks of me as a person, not just his friend’s sister!!
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I would have jumped off a bridge if he asked me to.
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He was my brother’s best friend—that meant that he was supposed to be off limits, but one look at him and my heart went from 70 to a thousand beats per minute.
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Brett was my first love.
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D. Brett was my first love.Explanation
The sentence "Brett was my first love" best summarizes all of the diary entries because it captures the central theme of the entries, which is the narrator's romantic feelings for Brett despite the complications of him being her brother's best friend.Rate this question:
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Which sentence contains an analogy?
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Last night in my dream his shoes were chasing me.
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I would have jumped off a bridge if he asked me to.
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I have been hanging around him the way a picture hangs on a wall—just look at me it screams!
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I’m expecting them to ambush, assault and annihilate me at any minute.
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C. I have been hanging around him the way a picture hangs on a wall—just look at me it screams!Explanation
The sentence "I have been hanging around him the way a picture hangs on a wall—just look at me it screams!" contains an analogy. The comparison between hanging around someone and how a picture hangs on a wall is used to convey the intensity or desperation of the speaker's attachment to the person.Rate this question:
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The allusion to Romeo & Juliet on February 23 was meant to suggest what about Brett and the author?
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The author and Brett were really in love
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The author and Brett were in rival families
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The author and Brett were going to commit suicide
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The author and Brett were to be married
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A. The author and Brett were really in loveExplanation
The allusion to Romeo & Juliet suggests that the author and Brett were really in love. In Romeo & Juliet, the two main characters are deeply in love despite the obstacles they face. By making an allusion to this famous love story, it implies that the author and Brett share a similar intense and passionate love for each other.Rate this question:
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The following passage from the November 3rd entry contains which type of figurative language? This one time I spent hours in a store before buying him the most amazing gift, but I played it cool—“oh it’s nothing” I said, “just picked it up while I was shopping.”
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Allusion
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Hyperbole
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Understatement
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Analogy
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C. UnderstatementExplanation
The correct answer is understatement because the speaker downplays the significance of the gift by saying "oh it's nothing" and implying that it was a casual purchase while shopping, despite having spent hours in a store to find it. This understatement creates emphasis on the amazingness of the gift and highlights the speaker's modesty.Rate this question:
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The following passage from the February 17th entry contains which type of figurative language? Last night in my dream his shoes were chasing me.
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Analogy
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Personification
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Alliteration
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Hyperbole
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B. PersonificationExplanation
The correct answer is personification because the passage gives human qualities to the shoes by saying that they were "chasing" the person in the dream. This is a form of figurative language where inanimate objects are given human characteristics.Rate this question:
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The following passage from the January 25th entry contains which type of figurative language? As I look around I see them; lionesses sizing me up.
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Personification
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Metaphor
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Simile
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Allusion
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B. MetaphorExplanation
The passage is using metaphorical language to describe the lionesses. It is comparing the action of the lionesses sizing up the speaker to the action of someone measuring or evaluating something. This comparison creates a vivid image in the reader's mind and adds depth to the description.Rate this question:
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