Wonders Grade 3 Unit 5 Week 1 The Shelter Dogs

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Sam

• Alise

• Charlie

• Alise's father

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

Read these sentences from the story

My parents and my little brother Sam and I went to the dog shelter. There were many dogs there, but my eyes were immediately drawn to a little golden puppy.

Which meaning of the word SHELTER is the SAME one used in the sentence above?

• a house

• a safe place for animals

• a building found in a park

• a place for people in need

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read these sentences from the story.

Charlie, the man who ran the shelter said, "That is Sandy. She is a Labrador retriever, an excellent choice.

The word excellent has the root word excel, which means "to be better." What does excellent mean?

• difficult

• surprising

• very good

• very close

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read this sentence from the story.

Sam hesitated, but Mom told him to go ahead and touch Ginger.

Which word has the SAME root word as hesitated?

• heated

• hesitation

• sit

• waited

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CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Read this sentence from the story.

Sam rubbed his face into the dog's fur, and he lovingly stroked its fur with his hands.

The word lovingly has the root word love What does the word lovingly mean?

• with a warm feeling

• with courage

• with sadness

• with an angry feeling

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What happens AFTER Sam starts to sneeze but BEFORE the children leave the shelter?

• Sam begins petting Sandy.

• Alise finds Sandy and begins petting her.

• Alise teaches Sandy how to come and sit.

• Charlie asks Alise if she wants to volunteer at the shelter.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

Read this sentence from the story.

I didn't need any more encouragement, so I said, "I'll be here tomorrow!"

What is the root word of encouragement?

• age

• courage

• enable

• rage

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Based on evidence from the text, why does Alise cry when she learns Sam is allergic to dogs?

• She is afraid she has allergies, too.

• She is worried because Sam is sick a lot.

• She realizes Sandy cannot go home with her.

• She knows Sam does not want Sandy for a pet.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Based on evidence from the text, how does Alise feel at the end of the story?

• She is very sad that Sandy is not her dog.

• She is nervous about having a new dog at home.

• She is disappointed that she cannot have two dogs.

• She is very happy to find a dog that she can take home.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

By telling the story from Alise's point of view, the author helps the reader understand how

• the parents feel about the dogs.

• the dogs feel about Alise and Sam.

• Alise feels and why she acts as she does.

• Sam feels when they cannot take Sandy home.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6