Stone Fox Assessment M

Who did Little Willy live with on the farm?

• Dad and Mom

• Grandpa and Grandma

• Grandpa

What was Willy's Grandfather's main crop?

• corn

• wheat

• potatoes

How much did Grandfather owe the tax collector?

• $5

• $500

• $100

What did Doc Smith tell Willy was wrong with his Grandfather?

• He was dying of old age

• He didn't want to love anymore because he was so depressed

• He had the flu

Read the sentences from page 78

"It had started to snow-- white snowflakes landed on Searchlight's dark fur as she lay motionless on the ground. The crowd became deathly silent." The suffix "-less" helps the reader to know that the word "motionless" means

• full of action

• without motion

• moving slowly

Where did Willy get the $50 that he needed in order to enter the race?

• Grandfather's strongbox

• out of his savings account

• He borrowedit from Doc Smith

Read this sentence from page 27

"Sure," lester said as he pried the nail loose and handed little Willy the poster. What does the word pried mean?

• full of confidence

• to hammer in

• to pull apart

Which meaning of the word disqualified is used in the following sentence: "Little Willy had asked Mayor Smiley if he was permitted to go across the lake, not wanting to be disquailified. "As long asyou leave town north and come back on South Road," The mayor said, "anything goes!"

• not able to participate in a race

• an advantage in a race

• quitting the race

Which of the following trails does NOT describe the character of little Willy?

• brave

• obedient

• disrespectful

The words "he", "they" and "she" reveal that the novel is told by

• a boy explaining his own experiences

• a grandfather telling his opinions

• a speaker revealing the thoughts of other characters