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Ninth Grade (Grade 9) Reading Strategies Questions

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Grade 9 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.9-10.4

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Read this sentence from the passage.

She sighed deeply; Jonathan felt like he should respond, but had a limited knowledge of this apparent ecological threat

Why does the author of this passage most likely use the word "apparent" in this sentence?
  1. To emphasize the seriousness of the threat to the planet
  2. To point out the obviousness of the threat to the natural world
  3. To explain how devastating the threat is to the story's characters
  4. To suggest it is an alleged threat at this point, rather than a proven one
Grade 9 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.9-10.2

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Which sentence best describes the main idea of the news story?
  1. "You do need to plan to spend extra time locating coins for many of your simpler purchases and exchanges."
  2. "Lately, however, a bizarre problem has hit the city: it has become very difficult to make change."
  3. "A quick walk through any of the shopping districts of Buenos Aires will show the casual visitor many "No Coins" signs in storefront windows."
  4. "If you hope to visit this beautiful, up-and-coming city soon, don't let the great Buenos Aires coin shortage stop you."
Grade 9 Point of View
Grade 9 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5a
Grade 9 Figurative Language
"I wandered lonely as a cloud"

Which literary element is being used?
  1. Metaphor
  2. Personification
  3. Connotation
  4. Simile
Grade 9 Story Elements
The place in a story where the conflict takes place is called:
  1. rising action
  2. climax
  3. resolution
  4. falling action
Grade 9 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5a
Grade 9 Point of View
He walked down the street. A man drove by and yelled, "Hey! Watch where you're going!" is an example of:
  1. First person
  2. Second person
  3. Third person omniscient
  4. Third person objective
Grade 9 Identifying Genre
The definition of satire is a literary device that
  1. uses irony or wit in a humorous way.
  2. conveys something different from its literal meaning.
  3. compares two unlike things.
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Rhetoric refers to:
  1. A question you do not expect an answer to
  2. Something that repeats over and over
  3. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
  4. The part of your paper that explains your point of view
Grade 9 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5a
Which of the following is an oxymoron?
  1. Big sip
  2. Biggest big
  3. Funny fun
  4. Sad song
Grade 9 Story Elements
The high point of the story.
  1. Exposition
  2. Rising Action
  3. Climax
  4. Falling Action
  5. Conclusion
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