Question

daily common core ela practice grade 5 day 1 something stirred in the nearby tree which left rocco feeling nervous. it was nothing more than a branch bobbing back and forth after a bird had taken flight. madeleine on the other hand stretched her legs on the chair in front of her and leaned back as though she could take a quick nap. “we can leave whenever you want to,” she said impatiently. rocco pretended not to hear her and peeked around the corner. charlie was supposed to be back in a few minutes, and rocco was not sure what he was going to say to him. for madeleine, it was a different story. nothing in the world could bother her. common core standard rl.4 vocabulary 1. as it used in the text, what does “nothing in the world” mean? a. nothing was going to happen. b. they were there alone. c. madeleine was not afraid. common core standard rl.3 compare & contrast 2. how is rocco different from madeleine? a. rocco is ready to leave and madeleine is not. b. rocco is afraid, but madeleine is not. c. rocco is not listening, and madeleine wants to stay.

Explanation:

Question 1

To determine the meaning of "nothing in the world" in the text, we analyze the context. The text says "Nothing in the world could bother her" referring to Madeleine. Earlier, Rocco was nervous about a branch moving, but Madeleine stretched back as if to nap and was impatient. This shows Madeleine was not afraid, so "nothing in the world" here means nothing could bother her (she was not afraid). Option a is incorrect as it's about events happening, option b is about being alone which isn't supported. Option c matches the context.

To compare Rocco and Madeleine: Rocco was nervous (felt nervous about the branch, unsure what to say to Charlie), while Madeleine stretched back (relaxed) and was impatient (nothing bothered her). Option a: Madeleine said "You can leave whenever you want to", so she's okay with leaving, Rocco's readiness isn't clear. Option b: Rocco was nervous/afraid (nervous about branch, unsure), Madeleine was not (relaxed, nothing bothered her) – this matches. Option c: Rocco pretended not to hear, but Madeleine wanted him to leave, not stay. So option b is correct.

Answer:

c. Madeleine was not afraid.

Question 2