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English
8th
grade
Collections 1 Test Review - from Geraldine Moore the Poet by Ton
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Using paragraphs 1 and 2, what can you infer about Geraldine as a character?
Takes her time walking to school & often pauses at cornerThis is a wrong answer
Doesn't take care of her belongings so has holes in socksThis is a wrong answer
Makes her belongings last by using rubber bands on old socks
Cares for dogs & doesn't get angry if clothes get dirty
- 2. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 4, what does the phrase "Nobody's got hot-dog money" mean?
people actually do have money for hot dogs
people actually have money but don't spend it on hot dogs
people do not have money for food
people dont have extra money for entertainment or treatsThis is a correct answer people dont have extra money for entertainment or treats
- 3. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 5, the author uses the imagery of the school lunch to suggest that Geraldine...
wishes that she could continue eating the free lunches
believes that the school is very generous
thinks that the school lunches are unappetizing
understands why the school lunches are free
- 4. Multiple Choice
How does Geraldine's discovery of her furniture in paragraph 8 propel the action of the story?
provides exposition by setting up the conflict of G’s home
continues the risingaction by creating problems in G's life
begins fallingaction by suggesting that Gs problems are over
intros the resolution by promising that G's life will change
- 5. Multiple Choice
Anita's reaction in paragraph 14 suggests that she thinks that
her mother will not recover soon
they should not stay with Miss Gladys
Geraldine will not like the soup she has prepared
they should go tell their mother what has happened
- 6. Multiple Choice
From Geraldine's thoughts and words in paragraph 34, the reader can infer that Geraldine is...
comfortable describing all the problems in her life
inspired by her father so she continues to describe her life
father has left the family & is not a part of life anymore
father is not part of why she cannot write a poem
- 7. Multiple Choice
What decision does Geraldine make at the climax of this story? When Geraldine...
notices several holes in socks
daydreams about homes in math class
explains why she cant write poem& expresses her frustrations
recognizes her furniture in the street, decides to eat lunch
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which word comes from socius, a Latin word that means "companion" or "ally"?
sick
social
school
studies
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following definitions for the word monitors best fits the context in paragraph 7?
televisions
large lizards
computer displays
student supervisors
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