Max's Words Comprehension Quiz

At the beginning of the story the reader learns that Benjamin and Karl are Max’s —

• uncles 
• cousins
• brothers
• friends

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

How are Benjamin and Karl alike?

•  They like words.
• They play sports.
• They plant flowers.
• They collect things.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What happened when Max asked Benjamin for a stamp at the beginning of the story?

• Benjamin gave him many stamps
• Benjamin would not give him a stamp.
• Benjamin did not hear him ask for a stamp.
• Benjamin wanted to trade a coin for a stamp.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

After Max asked Karl for a coin, Max decided that he —

• would go out and play
• wanted to collect something
• would ask his mother for help
• would talk to Benjamin again

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What did Max do after he cut out the words from magazines and newspapers?

• He put them on his desk.
• He asked Karl for a coin.
• He asked Benjamin for a stamp.
• He thought about what he could collect.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What did Max discover after he put words together?

• Coins were shinier than words.
• His brothers did not like to share.
• Stamps were stickier than words.
• Putting words together made thoughts.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What words did Max collect after he collected colors?

• Small words
• Funny words
• Spoken words
• Dictionary words

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Benjamin and Karl do after they saw Max making sentences with his words?

• They asked to have some words.
• They joined Max and helped make a story.
• They complained that Max wouldn’t share.
• They told Max that they would trade coins for words.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happened before the worm darted into the hole?

• Karl gave Max a coin.
• Benjamin wanted another story
• The crocodile opened its mouth.
• Max told about a big brown dog

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

After Max, Karl, and Benjamin made a story, they —

• played with Karl’s coins
• looked at Benjamin’s stamps
• traded coins and stamps for words
• played with the stamps and the coins

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1