ELA Test Prep (Magic Button Box Passage)

ELA Test Prep (Magic Button Box Passage)

Multiple Choice

What is Zach’s problem at the beginning of the passage?

• He is too warm in his coat.

• He needs a new button for his coat.

• He does not know how to collect buttons

• He wants to learn the magic of the button box.

Multiple Choice

Read these words spoken by Nana in paragraph 6.

Inside are a thousand stories and a million memories.

What do these lines reveal?

• There are thousands, if not a million, buttons in the box.

• Nana started collecting buttons when she was a little girl.

• The buttons remind Nana of different times in her life.

• Nana has told stories about the buttons to thousands of people.

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 8, Zach wants to “examine each and every button.” Examine most likely means that he wants to....

• count each button

• know why each button is magic

• hear the story of each button

• look at each button closely

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 22, why does Grandpa say, “You’re part of this family, aren’t you?”

• Zach is surprised to see buttons that once belonged to him.

• Zach thinks he has to ask permission to look at the buttons.

• Grandpa means that Zach can now add new buttons to the box.

• Grandpa thinks that Zach is now old enough to see the buttons.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best states the theme of the passage?

• Using items more than once allows a person to avoid waste.

• Children learn some important lessons on their own.

• Remembering shared experiences brings people closer.

• Worthless things are often quite valuable when recycled.