Mrs. Jewls L1 Comprehension

What is the first IMPORTANT event that happens in the passage?

• Louis passes out balls during recess.

• A truck horn honks and disturbs the students.

• Louis starts cleaning up junk on the playground.

• Students toss pieces of paper and pencils into the schoolyard.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

This passage is told from the point of view of

• Louis

• Mrs. Jewls

• a first-person narrator

• a third-person narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Louis goes to Mrs. Jewls's classroom by

• riding the elevator

• climbing up the stairs

• going down a long hallway

• walking across the schoolyard

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What causes Louis the most trouble in making sure that Mrs. Jewls gets her package?

• Mrs. Mush is cooking mushrooms in the cafeteria.

• The students cannot be interrupted while they are working.

• Mrs. Jewls's classroom is on the top floor of Wayside School.

• The delivery person must give the package directly to Mrs. Jewls.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the effect of this passage's point of view?

• There is no main character.

• The author is limited to describing one person.

• The reader does not know the thoughts and feelings of any character.

• The reader gets to know the thoughts and feelings of more than one character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is a clue that helps the reader determine the passage's point of view?

• the use of quotation marks

• the use of indented paragraphs

• the use of pronouns such as I and we

• the use of pronouns such as she and he

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does Mrs. Jewls solve the problem of letting Louis into the classroom?

• She holds a spelling bee.

• She opens the door for Louis herself.

• She chooses her best student to open the door.

• She flips a coin to decide who will open the door.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The end of the passage is ironic because

• Louis has worked so hard to deliver the computer to Mrs. Jewls.

• Mrs. Jewls uses the computer in a way that the reader would expect.

• the third-person narrator describes the humor of Mrs. Jewls's spelling bee.

• the reader does not expect Mrs. Jewls to use the computer the way she does.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does the use of irony affect the passage?

• It makes the reader sad.

• It adds humor and surprise.

• It makes the passage predictable.

• It makes the reader feel sorry for the students.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

At the end of the passage, Mrs. Jewls thanks Louis for

• taking good care of her package.

• picking up the paper and pencils.

• putting the package where she wants it.

• helping her teach the students about gravity.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5