Ready Reading 5 & 8

Read the text "An Earful" on pages 86 and 87.

Multiple Choice

Based on details from paragraph 1, how would you describe Mrs. Olson?

• Rules are very important to her.

• She likes learning to be fun.

• She only uses books to teach.

• She enjoys music.

Multiple Choice

PART A:

Why is Jacob so upset about his homework assignment?

• He has other plans after school.

• He was already in a bad mood.

• He thinks there will not be enough noises on a farm.

• He hates homework of any kind.

Multiple Choice

PART B:

Which sentence from the story best supports your answer to Part A?

• "Later, Jacob glared out the school bus window. Not fair, he though."

• "How could he collect enough sounds on his family's farm?"

• "There were plenty of noises in town."

• "If only he lived where the tires squeal."

Multiple Choice

Which detail explains why Jacob wished the animal crackers were real?

• "She took the animal crackers down from the cupboard."

• "Jacob rattled the carton. Not many left."

• "He crunched two tigers, three lions, and a seal..."

• "He would have plenty of noises to list!"

Multiple Choice

Which noise finally made Jacob aware that the farm had plenty of sounds?

• the humming bees in the hives

• the noisy blue jays and sparrows

• the cackling chickens in their yard

• the yipping puppies in the stall

​Complete "Write" on page 91.

WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. INCLUDE DETAILS FROM THE TEXT.​

Read the text "Zel, the Gentle Donkey" on pages 128 and 129.

If you finish before everyone is ready, work on the WRITE: Short Response on page 91.

Multiple Choice

Which detail in the first part of the story explains why Madame Charity is cruel to Zel?

• Zel does not walk to the market as fast as she is able to.

• Madame Charity is always angry and mean.

• Madame Charity does not have enough sugar and rice to sell.

• Everyone in town loves Zel because she is pleasant and kind.

Multiple Choice

PART A:

What is the central message of this story?

• Honesty is the best policy

• Kindness gets better results than anger

• Things are not always as they appear

• Beware of strangers

Multiple Choice

PART B:

Which sentence from the story is most important to the central message of the story?

• "Madame Charity, you should get up earlier."

• "Then she got angry and yelled at Zel..."

• "From that day on, Madame Charity tried not to raise her voice in anger."

• "Today he felt sorry for her."

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word market as it is used in this sentence from the story?

"Every Saturday, Madame Charity sold sugar and rice at a market."

• a store where food and spices are bought

• a place where people buy and sell things

• a street fair where people gather

• a bank where money is exchanged

​Complete Question 2 on page 131.

WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.