"Polly Sits Tight" FSA Practice

"Polly Sits Tight" FSA Practice

Multiple Choice

LAFS.7.RL.2.6 What does paragraph 10 reveal about Polly’s and her classmates’ different points of view?

• A.Polly is ashamed of her shoes and afraid her classmates will judge her; her classmates are only focused on her brilliance and respect her.

• B. Polly realizes that she is the most intelligent student in the class; her classmates realize that she is not as smart as she thinks.

• C. Polly is afraid that her classmates will laugh at her outfit if she goes to the board; her classmates already know her shoes are worn but they respect her.

• D. Polly thinks that her teacher expects her to always have the correct answer; her classmates dislike Polly because their teacher favors her over everyone else.

Multiple Choice

LAFS.7.RL.1.3 In the passage, how does the incident with the horse in paragraphs 7-10 impact the resolution of the plot?

• A.Even though Polly’s father rescued her from the horse, she knows that she needs to be brave because he is not able to rescue her anymore.

• B.Polly remembers her father’s words and decides to raise her hand and answer the teacher’s question on the board.

• C.When Polly remembers that she was afraid of the horse, she realizes that she is a weak person.

• D. Polly stands up to the children in her class because she was not brave when they caused the horse to run wild

Multiple Choice

LAFS.7.RL.1.2/RL.1.1

PART A: Which of the following best identifies a theme of the text?

• A.Children who are poor tend to work harder to succeed in school than their peers.

• B.Stress causes people to hide their talents for fear of failure.

• C.Parents are responsible for shaping the way their children react to danger.

• D.People can stop their own progress because of their fear of others’ opinions.

Multiple Choice

PART B: Which detail from the story best supports the answer to Part A? (People can stop their own progress because of their fear of others’ opinions.)

• A.“Polly was the star scholar in the class and although she seemed unconscious of her brilliancy, her teacher and her classmates were not.” (Paragraph 1)

• B.“Polly's hand had not been raised, all the boys and girls turned to look at her in genuine surprise.” (Paragraph 2)

• C.“She knew the solution but it meant going to the board to demonstrate. That would expose her shoes.” (Paragraph 5)

• D.“‘Sit tight, little girl, sit tight.’ That was her motto. Her dad had given it to her unconsciously and it had always come to her rescue.” (Paragraph 6)

Open Ended

Explain the meaning of “Sit tight, little girl, sit tight!” in paragraph 9, and its meaning in paragraph 14. Cite evidence from the story to support your answer.