“The Jacket”
Assessment Practice
1. What reason did the speaker give
more than once for not liking the
jacket?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the size
the brand
the zipper
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.
b.
c.
d.
hook
topic sentence
detail
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.
b.
c.
d.
a record
a type of material
long
soft
5. Which sentence from the text
BEST supports the idea that the
speaker’s family was poor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
“When I needed a new jacket and my mother asked what kind I wanted, I
described something like bikers wear.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.
B.
C.
D.
He starts out confident and becomes fearful.
He starts out surprised and becomes angry.
He starts out nervous and becomes content.
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.
B.
C.
D.
recess
playground
pushed
over