Common Core sample questions

“The Most Dangerous Game”

Sample question #1:Look for descriptive clues and/or words for

the following characters:Rainsford:General Zaroff:Ivan:Use the text to support your answer.

“The Most Dangerous Game”

Sample question #2:“It’s like moist black velvet.”- p.6“What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?”-

p.12Look at both statements from the story. What

does statement #1 resemble? How do you know this?

What is the answer to statement #2? Explain how you came to this conclusion.

“The Interlopers”

Sample question #3:Read the fable on page 156 and then answer

this question: How does the ending of “ The Interlopers” differ from the fable, “The Trapper Trapped?” Explain your stance.

“The Interlopers”

Sample question #4:Look at the artwork on pages 151 and 155.

What mood does painting one evoke (cause you to feel)? What is stressed in painting two (give specific examples)?

“The Necklace”

Sample question #5:List all the details about Mathilde that shows

her “unhappiness”/ circumstances about being poor? Look at page 161.

“The Necklace”

Sample question #6:Read the excerpt on page 164, “Separate

Spheres.” Pick three details the excerpt discusses about how society viewed women in both ends of the economic world during that time.

“The Cask of Amontillado”

Sample question #7:How does Montressor “trick” Fortunato into

helping him with the amontillado? What actions does he use in order to achieve his end goal?

“The Cask of Amontillado”

Sample Question #8:Pick two major facts that are important on

page 178 when trying to understand “The Other Man in the Wall,” and how does this real life “story” compare with “The Cask of Amontillado?”

“The Sniper”

Sample question #9:What rationale does the sniper use when he

realizes that morning is coming? How do you know this? Page 214

“The Sniper”

Sample question #10:What traits does the sniper exhibit after

being wounded? List at least two from the story. Page 213

“The Gift of the Magi”

Sample question #11:Look at the painting on page 289. It is a

scene from city life set during the story. How might a modern city look like compared to this scene. Be specific in your description.

“The Gift of the Magi”

Sample question #12:On page 288, the author uses “you.” Why

does he do this? Explain the use of “you” in other terms.