Buried Treasure Milestone Practice

What is the central message of the story?

• Cleaning is an important activity.

• Maps are useful and fun to draw.

• Brothers and sisters are often different.

• Fun can be found in unexpected places.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which detail from the story BEST supports the idea that Michael cares about his sister?

• Their mother wanted them to clean the room. He stared at the dusty boxes piled against the wall.

• Michael took the faded paper from her hands and studied the scribbled pictures.

• Michael opened his mouth to agree, but the words caught in his throat. Anna looked like a balloon after it had lost its air.

• Soon Michael discovered a tin box in a hollow spot at the base of the rock. Anna worked the cover loose, and together, they stared at an old wooden yo-yo.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which sentence BEST describes why Anna is unable to find the treasure before Michael helps her?

• She is looking at the wrong side of the map.

• The map is old and shows a tree that is no longer there.

• She does not have the map with her while she is looking.

• The map is confusing and shows rocks shaped like animals.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Michael and his sister Anna climbed the stairs to the attic. Their family had moved into the old house a week ago. The porch sagged like a droopy smile, and the window shutters hung like crooked teeth. Michael opened the door at the top of the stairs. Their mother wanted them to clean the room. He stared at the dusty boxes piled against the wall.

Why is this scene important to the story?

• It shows the feelings of the characters in the story by telling how Michael and Anna have similar ideas about the new house.

• It provides the setting of the story by explaining that Michael and Anna have moved into a new house.

• It gives the problem in the story by telling what Michael and Anna hope to find in the new house.

• it tells the central message of the story by explaining that Michael and Anna can do a little hard work to improve the new house.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

In the beginning of the story, how are Michael's and Anna's views different?

• Anna is excited about the map, and Michael thinks the map is useless.

• Anna wants Michael's help with the map, and Michael wants to clean his room.

• Anna is eager to unpack boxes, and Michael thinks they need to find the treasure.

• Anna wants to work together to find the treasure, and Michael wants to work alone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which sentence BEST explains how the picture of the treasure map adds to the story?

• It shows the readers what the treasure looks like when it is found.

• It shows readers where the treasure should be hidden in the house on Lane Street.

• It shows readers the information Anna and Michael have about where to find the treasure.

• It shows readers information about how much time it took Anna and Michael to find the treasure.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Question #8

Which sentence BEST explains the meaning of the phrase like a flash of lightning as it is used in the sentence?

Anna kept dashing past him like a flash of lightning.

• Anna was very fast.

• Anna was in danger.

• Anna was very bright.

• Anna was hard to see.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Question 9

Michael took the faded paper from her hands and studied the scribbled pictures.

What is the meaning of the word studied as it is used in the sentence.

• immediately learned

• carefully planned

• closely observed

• suddenly remembered

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Question 10

What does the prefix un- mean in unusual?

Finally, they spotted an unusual rock shaped like a bird.

• not

• very

• under

• before

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Question 11 Part A

Which sentence BEST describes the change in Michael's attitude toward the treasure map?

• Michael thinks the treasure map is a fake until he sees the treasure marked with an X.

• Michael thinks the treasure map is silly until he and his sister find a treasure i their yard.

• Michael thinks the treasure map is dangerous until he sees that it includes a picture of his house.

• Michael thinks the treasure map is drawn incorrectly until his sister finds a tree stump in their yard.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3