4th grade Item sampler- The Secret of the Mattang

What does jutting mean in paragraph 1?

• sticking straight out

• bouncing up and down

• moving in all directions

• growing upward to the sky

Which detail from paragraph 1 BEST supports the answer to part A (#1)

• a village on an island

• to gather coconuts for his mother

• to reach over the ocean

• liked to sit on one of these trunks

What do the coconuts teach Kamena about the islands and the ocean?

• Coconuts are round, which allow them to float around the islands.

• When they float away, they show him the direction of the waves.

• When they fall from the tree, they frighten him and make him worry

• Coconuts are food from the island, and will help feed the family while father is away.

What two things happened as Kamena watched the coconuts float away?

• Kamena and his father discovered a new coral reef

• Kamena's father caught a fish using a coconut as bait

• Kamena remembered something that happened in the past.

• Kamena and his father got caught in a storm while fishing.

• Kamena realized something about the language of the ocean.

Which two words BEST describe Kamena's father in the story?

• Loving and wise

• loud and powerful

• fearful and hidden

• funny and entertaining

Which detail from the story BEST supports the answer to number 5

• " Last season, Father had left with 20 other men to search for new lands - ( paragraph 2)

• "Don't worry, Kamena, his father said. ' Even when I'm far away, the ocean will tell me the way home' ( Paragraph 4)

• Kamena's heart leaped. It was Father! Kamena nearly knocked him over when he ran to him ( paragraphs 24 and 25)

• And, just like father, he would always be able to find his way home ( paragraph 29)

Based on the description in the story, what is a mattang?

• a long boat used to travel between Pacific Islands?

• an honorable person who serves a community well

• a kind of map made with sticks, fibers, and shells?

• a fish that lives among coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean/

7a. What secret does the mattang help Kamena understand?

• Coconuts and fish are the most important foods in the Pacific.

• A person can make beautiful art with sticks and shells

• The island will always provide coconuts for the people

• Waves bounce in patterns off the five islands

7b. Which detail from the story BEST supports the answer to part A?

• What luck! Nearly a dozen ripe coconuts bobbed in the ocean

  ( paragraph 11)

• "If Father could tell the direction the waves came from, he could tell where the islands were."

• "That was the secret! He had to tell Mother" ( paragraph 22)

• "That night, the villagers shared songs and stories as they ate fish cooked over an open fire." ( paragraph 29)

But a curious thing happened. The coconuts floated away.

Which word would BEST replace curious as it is used in the paragraph?

• difficult

• perfect

• playful

• strange