Chapter 13: A Day Like No Other

Read the passage. Then answer questions about the passage below.

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Questions 1) What is the main problem in this story?    A. Devon won't look at her dad.    B. Officer Simpson is nervous.    C. The Chief's daughter has been arrested.    D. The Chief is tired and wants to go home.   2) How long has Wilcox been Chief?    __________________________   3) What can the reader tell about Chief Wilcox?      Check all that are correct.    __ A. He has seen a lot in his job.    __ B. He wants the truth.    __ C. He is 30-years-old.    __ D. He can stay calm even when he is angry.   4) Why does Chief want to go home?    A. He is hungry.    B. He is tired.    C. He does not want to see Devon.    D. He is worried about his family.   5) Why is Officer Simpson nervous?    A. He is scared of Chief Wilcox.    B. He has just been held up at gun point.    C. He has just arrested Chief's daughter.    D. He has just found an important piece of evidence in a new case.

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6)  What does it mean to be shaky ?       Choose all that are correct.    A. to be loud    B. to be hard to hear    C. to be unsure and unsteady    D. to be strong and uncontrollable   7) When does Chief know what is wrong with Officer Simpson?    A. when he sees the gun    B. when he stands up    C. when Officer Simpson tells him    D. when he sees his daughter   8) "He refuses to let that anger show." Which sentence below means the same thing?    A. He is forced to let that anger show.    B. He is about to let that anger show.    C. He wants to let that anger show.    D. He decides not to let that anger show.   9) Why might Devon have not looked at her father?    A. She did not see him.    B. She felt ashamed.    C. The handcuffs hurt.    D. She is the youngest daughter.   10) How do Chief's feelings change during the story?    A. from tired, to disbelief, to anger, to love    B. from tired, to love, to disbelief, to anger    C. from tired, to love, to anger, to disbelief    D. from tired, to anger, to disbelief, to love   11) How old is Chief? _______________________   12) Why might Chief feel different than any other parent about his child's arrest?    A. Devon is a girl.    B. Devon is his youngest child.    C. He is a police officer.    D. Devon may have had a gun. How do you think Chief should handle this case? Explain.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________  _________________________________________________________

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	Scorpion   Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below.    Soon after Navi got engaged to Roberto, she went to meet his family in Mexico. She had heard many a story of Roberto’s birth city of Guanajuato, and they had all captivated her.    At one time, this colonial city was the source of two-thirds of the world’s silver. “Our family goes to a beautiful church in Guanajuato,” Roberto had told her while they courted in the United States.   “It is said that silver dust was mixed into the cement building blocks and that is why the church sparkles.” Navi had been enthralled. Roberto always told such wonderful stories. She could not wait to see the city and meet all of Roberto’s family.    Navi was an artist and knew that the trip would inspire her to create. While Roberto had imparted Navi with all the wonders of his beautiful city, it had not occurred to him to mention any dangers.    They were young. They were in love. They lived only in the moment. Navi was speechless when she saw the Oratorio de San Felipe. “It really does sparkle!” she exclaimed. Navi kissed Roberto on the cheek.   “I’ll meet you outside,” she said, leaving the church. She pulled her sketchpad and pencils from her bag and went to sit against one of the glorious palm trees outside the church. She began sketching the colossal cupola which extended three stories above the nave.    Suddenly, a sharp pain took hold of her left shoulder. It felt like an electrical shock. The pain began to pervade the rest of her body. She had been stung by a pernicious scorpion!    The last thing Navi remembered was Roberto kneeling by her side. She woke up a week later with him holding her hand and telling her a story. “In Mexico, scorpions are ubiquitous.    There are more scorpion deaths here than in any other place in the world. And they love palm trees,” he said, rubbing her hand with tears of relief in his eyes. “I should have mentioned that before.”
Page 4     Questions 1) Which is the best antonym for captivated?    A. dishonored    B. enthralled    C. repelled    D. saddened   2) Which of the following sentences most clearly foreshadows that something bad will happen?    A. They lived only in the moment.    B. It had not occurred to him to mention any dangers.    C. Suddenly, a sharp pain took hold of her left shoulder.    D. “I’ll meet you outside,” she said, leaving the church.     3) According to the passage, which conditions may result from a scorpion sting?     Check all that are correct.    __ A. paralysis    __ B. nausea    __ C. pain    __ D. unconsciousness   4) "They were young. They were in love. They lived only in the moment."       Choose the best way to combine the above sentences.    A. They were young and in love and they lived only in the moment.    B. They were young and in love; they lived only in the moment.    C. They were young and in love; therefore, they lived only in the moment.    D. They were young and in love; conversely, they lived only in the moment.   5) Which is the best antonym for colossal?    A. banal    B. microscopic    C. temporal    D. uninspiring     Page 5
	6) What is the best synonym for pervade?    A. numb    B. paralyze    C. permeate    D. sicken   7) How does Roberto seem to feel about not having told Navi about scorpions?    A. aloof    B. perplexed    C. remorseful    D. validated   8) What is the best definition of pernicious?    A. deadly    B. evil    C. sneaky    D. territorial   9) What type of narrator is telling this story?    A. first person, characterized as a person in the story.    B. second person, characterized as speaking directly to the reader.    C. third person omniscient, characterized as knowing what all the characters are thinking.    D. third person focalized, characterized by knowing only what one character may be thinking   10) Which is the best antonym for ubiquitous?    A. scarce    B. benevolent    C. harmless    D. adulterated      Do you think Navi should be upset at Roberto? Explain.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________
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	Writing    How do you make an outline?   An outline is:    -A logical, general description.    -A schematic summary.    -An organizational pattern.    -A visual and conceptual design of your writing.      An outline is a skeleton to hang ideas on. An outline can lead to logical thinking and clear classifications.    It is possible to write a paper without an outline, but you will risk ending up with a paper that lacks organization.      So it is often better to begin with an outline.      A tentative outline can reveal areas in which your paper lacks supporting details to bolster the main ideas or areas in which your paper needs to be pruned due to overemphasis.    An outline can also help you to see how your ideas are related and where connections or transitions between main points are necessary.      A working outline can be as simple as an informal list of topics and subtopics that you are thinking about developing in your paper. You may revise it as you discover new ideas.      Before preparing an outline you must identify the objective of your paper. Are you attempting to show the chronology of a historical event, the cause-and-effect relationship of a phenomenon, the process by which something is accomplished, or the logic of a point of view?     Are you defining or analyzing, comparing or contrasting, or presenting an argument? Once your objective is clearly defined, classify related material under general headings and arrange subsections so that they relate logically to each other.   Remember that an effective introduction will map out the journey for your reader, and a satisfactory conclusion will wrap up the sequence of ideas into a nice package.
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	Follow these simple steps to develop your outline. Step 1: Ask specific questions about your topic. Analyze the questions to identify ideas that can fall into the same general categories. Group related questions together. Step 2: Think of a word or phrase that best describes each group of questions. These will be the major section headings of your outline. Step 3: Look at the major section headings to determine if they follow a natural or logical order. Determine the order in which you will present these subtopics in your outline and eventually in your paper. Step 4: List and number each section heading with the appropriate Roman numeral. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VI, VIII, IX, X, etc.) Step 5: Return to the questions in Step 1 to develop subsections for each major section of your outline. Rephrase each question into a brief statement and present them in a logical order (A, B, C, etc.) below each major section headings (I, II, III, IV, etc.). Step 6: Think of any additional ideas related to your topic that you may have heard or read about and would like to include.   Drafting: In your notebook, make a list of aspects described in the story Scorpion. Editing: In your notebook, look for a word that best describes each aspect. List them in a logical order. Proofreading: Use the information you organized to develop an outline about the story Scorpion. You may look for additional information from other sources.  I. _____________________________________________________________________   A.  ___________________________________________________________________      1.  __________________________________________________________________      2.  __________________________________________________________________  II.  ____________________________________________________________________   A.  ___________________________________________________________________      1.  __________________________________________________________________      2.  __________________________________________________________________     Review A. Write a short narrative paragraph about a school experience that taught you a lesson or changed you in some way.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________ B. Answer the following questions about yourself in complete sentences. 1. How old were you when you started school?    __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did you look like?    __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What kinds of clothes did you wear?    __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is the one thing you can remember about your first day of school?    __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What kinds of things did you do in school that year? Did you like it?    __________________________________________________________________________________________
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	Write a short descriptive paragraph about your first day of school using the information above.    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________________________________   C. Underline the context clue in each sentence.    1. I felt unfit, or out of shape, at the gym today.    2. He said his cousin was sinister, which means that he must be evil.    3. Lyann's idea was effective while Chris' idea was a waste of time.    4. The euphoric children jumped up and down when the bell rang.   D. Read each pair of words. Write D if the word is a denotation or C if it is a connotation.    __ 1. woman    __ 2. homeless    __ 3. absurd    __ 4. vagabond    __ 5. adult female    __ 6. wild    __ 7. ridiculous    __ 8. in their natural habitat   E. Write the simple present tense of the verb in parentheses to complete each sentence.    1. Monica (want) her yellow slippers.               ____________________    2. My cousins (eat) like football players.          ____________________    3. My brother and I (play) together everyday.   ____________________    4. Mom (say) I can go to the kiosk.                   ____________________
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	F. Underline the post tense verb that completes each sentence. Circle the irregular verbs.    1. I (wanted, want) to continue living the dream of the summer.    2. We (was, were) an army in white and brown.    3. The teacher (picked, pick) me instead of Lorenzo.    4. The children (sang, singed) along with the teacher.    5. My mother (maked, made) me go to school.     G. Imagine that you have been assigned to write an essay about how to fight World hunger.    Make an outline to organize your information.    I. _____________________________________________________________________   A.  ___________________________________________________________________      1.  __________________________________________________________________      2.  __________________________________________________________________   B. ___________________________________________________________________      1.  __________________________________________________________________      2. __________________________________________________________________  II.  ____________________________________________________________________   A.  ___________________________________________________________________      1.  __________________________________________________________________      2.  __________________________________________________________________   B. ___________________________________________________________________      1. __________________________________________________________________      2. __________________________________________________________________
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