NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.WhichsentenceBESTtellswhat“ItTakesTalent!”isabout?Deon,Andres,andTaraareintheschooltalentshow.Deonhoststheschooltalentshowanddiscovershisowntalent.Thestudentshavehighhopesthattheirtalentshowwillbeasuccess.Mr.Herbertbelievesthestudentsinhisschoolhaveamazingabilities.2.Mostoftheconflictin“ItTakesTalent!”involvesDeonstrugglingwithhimself.hisfriends.theaudience.accidentalevents.3.WhatistheMAINpurposeforthenarrator’srole?todescribewhatishappeningtoprovideinformationaboutthepasttocommentonwhatDeonisdoingtogivehintsaboutfutureevents4.WhyisMichellenervous?SheseesthatAndres’GalaxyGooismelting.Sheisafraidshewillforgetpartofhersolo.ShethinksGrumpywillinterferewithheract.Sheisafraidshewillsliponthemeltedgelatin.5.WhichoftheseBESTdescribesDeon?giftedbuildertalentedartistquickthinkergoodactorWeeklyLessonTestLesson5©Harcourt•Grade545SelectionComprehension“ItTakesTalent!”Name6.Whatisthepurposeofthechorusin“ItTakesTalent!”?toexpressthecharacters’thoughtstointroducethedifferentcharacterstoexplainwhattheactorsaredoingtohelpstudentsremembertheirlines7.WhydoesDeonrefusetobeintheshowatfirst?Hethinksbeinganemceeisasmallrole.Hedoesnotwanttoembarrasshimself.Heknowsthattheshowwillbebad.Hedoesnotwanttoshowoff.8.WhydoesDeonsay“...Grumpylikesto...hogthespotlight”?tomakeanawkwardsituationseemfunnytoexplainthatGrumpyisreallyapigtoprovethatGrumpyisagoodactortomakeRobfeelproudofhispigREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Whichcharacterin“ItTakesTalent!”doyouthinkseemsthemostlikearealperson?Identifythecharacter,andexplainwhyheorsheseemsreal.Usedetailstosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson5©Harcourt•Grade546SelectionComprehension“ItTakesTalent!”NameRobustVocabularyChoosethebestwordtocompleteeachsentence.1.Whenthesingerarrivedfortheconcert,theguardshadtothecrowd.protesteccentricfazerestrain2.Thelightshowandfireworksmadethebandconcert.disheartenedgenialimpassablespectacular3.Duringwinter,manypeoplearebyillnessessuchastheflu.restrainedstrickenfazedexhilirated4.Marcotriedtohisfearofspeakingtogroupsbyactinginaplay.overcomecrusadeprotestsneer5.Aliciaworkedtofinishherprojectadayearly.dramaticallygrudginglyfeverishlyindignantlyWeeklyLessonTestLesson5©Harcourt•Grade547RobustVocabularyName6.Whetherheisonstageoronthestreet,thatactoralwaysspeaks.feverishlyindignantlydramaticallygrudgingly7.Thenewsoccercoachwassothatshealwayshadasmileonherface.genialspectacularovercomeeccentric8.Theteacherexpectedthestudentstoloudlywhenheannouncedthesurprisetest.overcomecrusadeprotestrestrain9.Thenewmoviewasa,becausefewpeoplewenttoseeit.prognosticationflopsmirkmaven10.Myfriendsdecidewhattodoonweekendsaftertheyheartheweatherreporter’s.smirkhumiliationprognosticationflopTOTALSCORE:/10WeeklyLessonTestLesson5©Harcourt•Grade548RobustVocabulary