Story 1

What is the main setting in the beginning of the passage?

• at the park
• at school
• Mr. Keene's house
• at Tillie's house

What is the passage mainly about?

• it’s about a girl and her brother playing at home
• it’s about a science test
• how Mr. Keene made the kids go to school everyday
• how there was no school for months

Beans didn't learn to jump over the creek because...?

• Beans hated water.

• Beans was too old.

• Tillie was too busy to teach him.

• Tillie's brother was too young to teach him.

Mr. Keene decides to not have school on Saturdays, Sundays, or in the summer because…..

• they were smart enough to have a break
• he felt tired and wanted a vacation
• Tillie told him not everyone was learning
• the kids looked so tired

How are Tillie and Mr. Keene the same?

• they both think school should be on Saturday, Sunday, and in the summer
• they are both girls
• they both go to the same school
• they are both principals

Mark the correct meaning for the underlined word.  The principal strolled through the hallways watching the children.

• walked quickly
• walked backwards
• jogged
• walked slowly

The –ly on the word tells the reader that certainly means…

• in a hurry
• in a certain way
• in an unsure way
• in a slow way

What is the purpose of the title, “A Fine, Fine School?”

• . it is the author of the passage
• it is the topic of the passage
• it is the problem of the passage
• it is the illustrator of the passage

How did Tillie feel when Mr. Keene made school on Saturdays, Sundays, and in the summer?

• excited
• happy
• surprised
• worried