Question

Questions 1–5 correspond to "The Fire Pond," questions 6–10 correspond to "from Savion! My Life in Tap."

1. From clues in the text, you can infer the farm (1 point)
was built by the narrator's mother and father.
has been in the family for generations.
is brand new.

2. The setting of the story is transformed twice, by (1 point)
rain and then fire.
wind and then snow.
drought and then wind.

3. The crowd at a ballgame recedes (1 point)
before the game.
during the game.
after the game.

4. To salvage your grade, you should (1 point)
come to class without books.
work extra hard on the next paper.
not study for the next test.

5. What can you infer about the setting from the time it takes people to arrive at the fire? (1 point)
It is a densely populated area.
The roads are not very good.
People live far from their neighbors.
The following questions correspond to "from Savion! My Life in Tap."

6. A word with a meaning similar to askew is (1 point)
missing.
crooked.
straight.

7. Which might help you infer that Savion is curious? (1 point)
He did not know what "Keep on the cardboard" meant.
He wanted to know about all aspects of theater.
He tried to express himself onstage.

8. Savion's tone when he describes his duet with Gregory Hines is (1 point)
nervous.
energized.
bored.

9. Which word has a meaning similar to translated? (1 point)
related
converted
transported

10. Why was performing in The Tap Dance Kid important for Savion? (1 point)
It was where he learned to tap dance.
It was where he met Gregory Hines.
It was how he learned the basics of theater.