Sarah, Plain and Tall Comprehension

What did Caleb and Anna do after they carried wood and water?

• swept 
• waited 
• fed sheep 
• shoveled stalls

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In what ways did Caleb show he was afraid?

• He hid and cried
• He did chores and didn’t talk.
• He took Anna’s hand and asked many questions.
• He played a game of marbles and climbed on the porch roof.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

How did Anna and Caleb first know the wagon was coming?

• They saw a yellow bonnet
• The dust rose above the road.
• The cows and sheep looked up.
• The dogs came out from under the porch.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Which phrase below BEST describes the narrator of this story?

• first-person, Anna
• first-person, Caleb
• third-person, Sarah
• third-person, not a story character

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.6

How did Sarah think the plains were like the sea?

• The plains were wet like the sea.
• The plains were rocky like the sea.
• The plains had land that rolled like waves in the sea.
• The plains had plants growing on them that were like those found in the sea.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Which character uses the words I, me, and my to tell the story?

• Anna
• Caleb
• Papa
• Sarah

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CCSS.RL.3.1

How does the story’s point of view affect how you might understand the events?

• The reader doesn’t know what anyone is thinking.
• The reader knows what everyone is thinking.
• The reader knows what Anna is thinking.
• The reader knows what Sarah is thinking.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.6

Why do you think it was easier for Caleb to talk to Sarah than it was for Papa or Anna? 

• He liked her more.
• He was more curious. 
• He was younger and less shy.
• He and Sarah had more in common.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3