BWA #5

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the question:

Jordan stared at the tall climbing wall. “I can’t do this,” he muttered.
Halfway up, he froze and held tight.
His coach called, “You’re safe! Keep going!”
Jordan took a shaky breath and climbed again.
When he reached the top, he laughed. “I didn’t think I could do that!”

How does Jordan change?

• He becomes confident after trying.

• He becomes tired and gives up.

• He stays scared the whole time.

• He stops liking climbing.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the question:

Jordan stared at the tall climbing wall. “I can’t do this,” he muttered.
Halfway up, he froze and held tight.
His coach called, “You’re safe! Keep going!”
Jordan took a shaky breath and climbed again.
When he reached the top, he laughed. “I didn’t think I could do that!”

What feeling does Jordan have at the beginning?

• Confidence

• Excitement

• Fear

• Anger

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the question:

Jordan stared at the tall climbing wall. “I can’t do this,” he muttered.
Halfway up, he froze and held tight.
His coach called, “You’re safe! Keep going!”
Jordan took a shaky breath and climbed again.
When he reached the top, he laughed. “I didn’t think I could do that!”

Which detail shows Jordan’s change?

• “He froze and held tight.”

• “He laughed, ‘I didn’t think I could do that!’”

• “Jordan stared at the tall climbing wall.”

• “His coach called to him.”

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions:

Carla loved drawing, but she hid her pictures because she thought they weren’t good enough.
One day her teacher found a sketch on her desk and said, “This is beautiful. You should share your talent.”
Carla felt nervous but hung her drawing on the class wall.
Her classmates admired it, and Carla smiled proudly.

What is the theme of the excerpt?

• Everyone should draw every day.

• Sharing your talents can help you grow.

• Teachers always know what students like.

• People should keep drawings private.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions:

Carla loved drawing, but she hid her pictures because she thought they weren’t good enough.
One day her teacher found a sketch on her desk and said, “This is beautiful. You should share your talent.”
Carla felt nervous but hung her drawing on the class wall.
Her classmates admired it, and Carla smiled proudly.

What detail supports the theme?

• Carla hung her drawing on the wall and smiled.

• Carla hid all her pictures.

• Her teacher found a sketch.

• The class wall was full of art.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions:

Carla loved drawing, but she hid her pictures because she thought they weren’t good enough.
One day her teacher found a sketch on her desk and said, “This is beautiful. You should share your talent.”
Carla felt nervous but hung her drawing on the class wall.
Her classmates admired it, and Carla smiled proudly.

What lesson does Carla learn?

• To draw faster

• To keep her drawings secret

• That her classmates don’t like art

• To be brave and share her work

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions:

Sam thought Mia had cut in line on purpose.
Mia believed she had been standing there the whole time.
“You skipped me!” Sam said.
“No, I didn’t!” Mia argued.
The teacher checked, and Mia had been in line first.

How do Sam and Mia's perspectives differ?

• Sam thinks Mia skipped him; Mia thinks she didn’t.

• They both think the teacher is wrong.

• Sam thinks Mia should move; Mia agrees.

• Both believe the line is too long.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions:

Sam thought Mia had cut in line on purpose.
Mia believed she had been standing there the whole time.
“You skipped me!” Sam said.
“No, I didn’t!” Mia argued.
The teacher checked, and Mia had been in line first.

What is Sam's perspective?

• Mia saved his spot.

• Mia moved ahead on purpose.

• Mia wasn’t in line.

• Mia was helping him.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions:

Sam thought Mia had cut in line on purpose.
Mia believed she had been standing there the whole time.
“You skipped me!” Sam said.
“No, I didn’t!” Mia argued.
The teacher checked, and Mia had been in line first.

What is Mia's perspective?

• She skipped Sam on accident.

• She was not in line at all.

• She was in the correct spot the whole time.

• Sam was behind someone else.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions:

Layla wanted to win the spelling bee. She studied every night.
During the contest, she misspelled a word and felt disappointed.
Her teacher reminded her how hard she had worked.
Layla decided she was proud of herself even without a trophy.

What is the BEST summary?

• Layla studied, missed a word, and felt proud of her effort.

• Layla studied every night forever.

• Layla won the spelling bee easily.

• Layla didn’t care about the contest.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions:

Layla wanted to win the spelling bee. She studied every night.
During the contest, she misspelled a word and felt disappointed.
Her teacher reminded her how hard she had worked.
Layla decided she was proud of herself even without a trophy.

What detail belongs in the summary?

• She spelled “mountain” wrong.

• The trophy was shiny.

• Layla studied every night.

• Her chair was uncomfortable.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions:

Layla wanted to win the spelling bee. She studied every night.
During the contest, she misspelled a word and felt disappointed.
Her teacher reminded her how hard she had worked.
Layla decided she was proud of herself even without a trophy.

What is Layla's main goal?

• To win a trophy

• To spell very fast

• To study with friends

• To win the spelling bee

Multiple Choice

Which line shows personification?

• "Thunder growled"

• "The storm was loud"

• "The rain fell"

• "The sky turned gray"

Multiple Choice

Which line shows personification?

• “The rain was heavy.”

• “The clouds moved.”

• "Rain tapped relentlessly on the roof"

• “Lightning flashed.”

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt below and answer the question:

The angry storm punched the windows.
Thunder growled across the sky, shaking the trees.
Rain tapped restlessly on the roof.

What human action is used to describe the storm?

• Running

• Punching

• Sleeping

• Singing