Reading Lit The Wishing Fish

The Wishing Fish

Read the passage and then answer the questions!

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the story?

• being thankful

• friendship

• hard work

• making wished

Multiple Choice

What is the main conflict in the story?

• Alicia wants help winning the wishing fish.

• Carol is afraid she will not pass her test without the help of the wishing fish.

• Alicia needs the help of the wishing fish.

• Carol does poorly on her test after asking for the help of the wishing fish.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences from the story."Alicia was drawn to one particular fish. The fish's body was the color of the sky, and its fins and fan-shaped tail were a deep red."

What does the phrase drawn to mean as it is used in the first sentence?

• followed by

• interested in

• pushed near

• tied with

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences from the story."She picked up the bag containing the fish and inspected it. For a moment, the fish looked right back at her, one small black eye seeming to wink."

What does inspected mean?

• grabbed

• looked at

• searched for

• shook

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence based on the story.At first, Alicia believes that the wishing fish will help her.Which detail from the story best supports this statement?

• "With her new pet in hand, she left the carnival."

• "That night before going to sleep, she wished she would do well at her piano recital the next day."

• "After school, Alicia practiced her piano piece until it was time to leave for the recital."

• "After the recital, her family said it was her best performance."

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph from the story.

"Alicia agreed, thinking it would be selfish not to share the fish's gifts. That night, after Alicia finished studying, she wished for Carol to do well on the test."

What can best be understood from the paragraph?

• Alicia cares about Carol.

• Alicia only thinks about herself.

• Carol and Alicia enjoy studying.

• Carol should spend more time studying.

Multiple Select

Which three sentences should be included in a summary of the story?

• Alicia understood that the wishing fish did not grant wishes and that practicing and studying helped her do well.

• Alicia's parents thought her piano recital was the best yet.

• Carol used the wishing fish for her reading test, but she did not do well.

• Alicia won a wishing fish at the fair and used it to do well on her math test and piano recital.

• Carol and Alicia ate lunch together.

Multiple Choice

Which text element is used in the story?

• chapters

• rhyming

• directions

• dialogue