CKLA Unit 1 Lesson 1

TNReady iReady Practice #1

Multiple Choice

The poet uses the words "nose" and "grows" in the first four lines of

the poem. Which answer best tells why the poet uses these words?

• The words rhyme with each other.

• The words use most of the same letters.

• The words tell the reader it is winter.

• The words begin with the same sound.

Multiple Choice

What can you tell about the snowman from the poem?

• He is glad winter is over.

• He is sad to be melting.

• He is planning to run away.

• He is happy to see flowers.

Multiple Choice

Which words from the poem begin with the same sound?

• "dried by the spring"

• "like flower buds"

• "winter's winds"

• "in the grass"

Multiple Choice

Read these lines from the poem

a little, sad,

late-season sniff

dried by the spring

wind's handkerchief.

Which question do these lines answer?

• When did it last snow?

• Who made the snowman?

• What time of year is it?

• How long will the snowman last?

Open Ended

Read these lines from the poem.

until you wake

and find one day

the cold, old man

has run away,

Circle two words that rhyme at the end of the lines.

Then write a sentence that explains what these lines tell about.

Multiple Choice

What should you do after you stir the baking soda into the water?

• Fill the balloon with some of the gas.

• Put the balloon on the top of the bottle.

• Add the lemon juice to the bottle.

• Add 2 more ounces of water to the baking soda.

Multiple Choice

What makes the gas form in the bottle?

• the water and air from the balloon

• the lemon juice and water in the bottle

• the water mixing with the baking soda

• the lemon juice mixing with the baking soda

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to put the balloon on the bottle as fast as you can?

• so nothing in the bottle will spill out

• so the gas cannot get loose into the air

• so all the things in the bottle mix together

• so no one breathes the gas from the bottle

Multiple Choice

How does the picture help you understand what happens after you

complete step 5?

• It shows how the gas rises up into the balloon.

• It shows how to mix the water and baking soda.

• It shows how quickly the balloon fills up.

• It shows how much lemon juice to add.

Draw

In step 3, you add baking soda to the water. Then what do you do?

Draw a picture. Show what else you must do in step 3.

Open Ended

Now write a sentence that tells about your picture.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from "Thanksgiving: The Real Deal" best tells what the

author wants to explain?

• "It turns out that many details about the first Thanksgiving aren't true."

• "Pilgrims and American Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving."

• "Also, people played games and had log-throwing contests."

• "They wrote stories and painted pictures about the first feast."

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from "Thanksgiving: The Real Deal."

In 1621, 90 members of the Wampanoag (womp-ah-noh-ag) tribe and

about 50 English settlers shared a meal in what's now Massachusetts.

Which question can be answered after reading this sentence?

• How many settlers were at the meal?

• Why did the tribe and settlers share a meal?

• When did the settlers come to Massachusetts?

• What kind of food did the people share at the meal?

Multiple Choice

13 Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of "Thanksgiving: The Real Deal."

They didn't call the gathering Thanksgiving--it was a harvest meal.

What do the words "harvest meal" mean?

• a meal that is cooked on a stove

• a meal that includes lots of games

• a meal that lasts at least three days

• a meal made from freshly picked crops

Multiple Choice

The author makes the point that people at the first Thanksgiving probably

didn't eat turkey. What reason does the author give to support this point?

• "But the settlers didn't call themselves Pilgrims."

• "It probably took place in October, after crops were picked."

• "Deer, duck, and eel were probably the main dishes at the feast."

• "Thanksgiving was made a national holiday, and people became

  interested in its history."

Open Ended

Write a new question about this article. Then give a fact from the article

that answers your question.

Open Ended

Now give a fact from the article

that answers your question.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word "explorers" in paragraph 1?

• people who want to sail boats

• people who never give up

• people who study storms

• people who visit new places

Multiple Choice

What does the glossary tell you about the North Pole?

• The North Pole is in the Arctic.

• The North Pole is in Antarctica.

• The North Pole is in Europe.

• The North Pole is in Great Britain.

Multiple Choice

What fact can you find in the text under "The Race South"?

• how many miles Amundsen's team traveled

• why Scott's team never made it back home

• how many cracks opened up in the ice during the journey

• where Norway and Great Britain can be found

Multiple Choice

Why did Amundsen decide to go the South Pole?

• He hoped to travel to many other cold and stormy places.

• He heard that Peary had already reached the North Pole.

• He wanted to go where his team could ski instead of walk.

• He liked the idea of racing sleds across miles of ice and snow.

Multiple Choice

What is the main topic of the article "Racing to the Poles"?

• the number of people who helped Peary

• how people use sled dogs to travel in snow

• why Amundsen went to the South Pole

• who reached the North and South Poles first

Open Ended

21 Look at the answer you chose for the last question. Write two details from

the article that tell about the main topic.

Multiple Choice

What challenge does Cinderella face because of her new stepmother?

• She must find a way to leave for town with her father.

• She must keep her two stepsisters from getting new dresses.

• She must learn to love her stepmother as much as her real mother.

• She must do all the hard work while her stepsisters do nothing.

Multiple Choice

Read these sentences from paragraph 1 of "Cinderella."

She cleaned and cooked, and cooked and cleaned, and cleaned

some more. All the while, her two new stepsisters did nothing.

Which best explains why the author repeats the words "cleaned"

and "cooked"?

• to show that Cinderella wanted to please her new stepmother

• to show that Cinderella had so much work that she could never stop

• to show that Cinderella was very good at both cooking and cleaning

• to show that Cinderella liked to keep busy to make her stepsisters happy

Multiple Choice

What do the stepsisters think about Cinderella wanting to go to the dance?

• They would let her go if she had better shoes.

• They are surprised she even knows how to dance.

• They feel she is foolish for thinking she could go.

• They are worried the prince will like her the best.

Multiple Choice

What do we learn about Turkey Girl at the beginning of the story?

• She is a good dancer who has a lot of friends.

• She is very poor but takes good care of the turkeys.

• She is tired of taking care of turkeys and wants to dance.

• She is sometimes late because she forgets what time it is.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best tells what happens soon after Turkey Girl wishes

she could go to the special dance?

• The girl hears some people in town talking about a dance.

• The turkeys turn the girl's old clothes into a beautiful dress.

• The girl runs back to the fields, but the turkeys are gone.

• The girl's beautiful white dress turns back into old rags.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best tells the lesson to be learned from "The Turkey Girl"?

• Don't worry about others.

• Be happy with what you have.

• Enjoy your life.

• Keep your promises.

Multiple Choice

What is one way both Cinderella and Turkey Girl are alike?

• Both sleep by a fireplace at night.

• Both have stepsisters who laugh at them.

• Both are kind to the animals they herd.

• Both have to spend all day working.

Multiple Choice

Which story event is the same in "Cinderella" and "The Turkev Girl"?

• The girls are given new dresses so they can go to the dance.

• The girls plant twigs that quickly grow into pretty hazel trees.

• The girls need to fit their feet into slippers only they can wear.

• The girls almost forget to go back to the birds who helped them.

Open Ended

Both Cinderella and Turkey Girl have wishes granted by birds. How are

their wishes alike?

Use the area below to write about Cinderella's wish.

Open Ended

Both Cinderella and Turkey Girl have wishes granted by birds. How are

their wishes alike?

Use the area below to write about Turkey Girl's wish.

Open Ended

Now think of how each girl's wish changes her life. As the stories end, are

Cinderella's feelings the same as or different from Turkey Girl's feelings?

Tell why. Write your answer on the lines below.