“The Jacket”

Assessment Practice

1. What reason did the speaker give more than once for not liking the

jacket?A. the sizeB. the brandC. the zipperD. the rip

2. What is the MAIN idea of the sixth paragraph?

a. The jacket turned the speaker’s friend against him.

b. The teachers laughed at the speaker for wearing the jacket.

c. The jacket caused the speaker to get a bad grade on a test.

d. Nothing good happened to the speaker while wearing the jacket.

3. Read the sentence from paragraph 7.

“I sat on my hands, heating them up, while my teeth chattered like a cup of crooked dice.”

Which term BEST describes the function of this sentence?

a. hook b. topic sentence c. detail d. conclusion

4. Read the sentence from the passage.“I touched the vinyl sleeve, the collar, and

peeked at the mustard-colored lining.”What does the word vinyl mean?

a. a record b. a type of materialc. longd. soft

5. Which sentence from the text BEST supports the idea that the

speaker’s family was poor?

a. “When I needed a new jacket and my mother asked what kind I wanted, I described something like bikers wear.”

b. “From my bed, I stared at the jacket. I wanted to cry because it was so ugly and so big that I knew I’d have to wear it a long time.”

c. “Even though it was cold, I took off the jacket during lunch and played kickball in a thin shirt, my arms feeling like braille from the goosebumps.”

d. “I showed the cracks to my mother, who always seemed to be at the stove with steamed-up glasses, and she said that there were children in Mexico who would love that jacket.”

6. What lesson does the narrator learn in this passage?

A. Don’t blame your mother for your clothes.B. Your attitude toward your possessions can

affect your outlook on life. C. Honesty is important. D. Even friends disagree sometimes.

7. How did the speaker’s mother’s comments make him feel?

A. It made him scared to ask for a new jacket. B. It made him nervous about wearing the

jacket in public. C. It made him jealous of his sister for not

having to wear an ugly jacket. D. It made him less embarrassed about the

jacket.

8. Which sentence LEAST describes the speaker’s internal conflict?

A. He is worried about wearing the jacket in front of others.

B. He does not want to embarrass himself by wearing the jacket.

C. He is sad because he really wanted a cool jacket instead of the one he got.

D. He is mad at his best friend for not supporting him.

9. How does the speaker’s attitude change from the beginning to the end

of the passage?

A. He starts out confident and becomes fearful.B. He starts out surprised and becomes angry.C. He starts out nervous and becomes content.D. He starts out hopeful and becomes defeated.

10. Read the sentence.“During the morning recess Frankie T., the

playground terrorist, pushed me to the ground and told me to stay there until

recess was over.”Which word BEST helps the reader

understand the meaning of terrorist?

A. recessB. playgroundC. pushedD. over