Wonders Unit 1 Week 4 - Part 1 Helping Each Other

Which sentence gives the BEST reason why people attend a barn raising?

• They had lots of experience building houses.

• They enjoyed being surrounded by nature.

• They needed to give their children something to do.

• They wanted to help people in their community.

Read the passage below and decide which THREE sentences from the article that will best support your answer as to why people attend a barn raising.

There are many reasons why neighbors helped at a barn raising. First, people wanted to help those in need. If they could lend a hand, they would. Their help was a gift to their neighbor. Also, building a barn was hard work. The job was easier when more people joined together.

• There are many reasons why neighbors helped at a barn raising.

• First, People wanted to help those in need.

• If they could lend a hand, they would.

• Their help was a gift to their neighbor.

• Also, building a barn was hard work.

Read the sentence from the article:

The farm was a beehive of activity.

What does the sentence mean?

• The farm had beehives

• There wa not much activity on the farm

• People on the farm were very busy

• Not everyone on the farm had a job to do

Why does the author tell the reader that farm life was lonely?

• to explain why people lived far apart

• to explain why people moved to the city

• to explain why people built schoolhouses

• to explain why people went to a barn raising

Read the sentence from the article:

Everyone worked together to build a barn. It was a huge mountain to climb.

Why does the author compare building a barn to climbing a mountain?

• to show that it was hard to build a barn

• to show that barns could not be moved

• to show that barns looked heavy and tall

• to show that it was dangerous to climb up a barn

What does it mean to have "a huge mountain to climb" in the sentence:

Everyone worked together to build a barn. It was a huge mountain to climb.

• take a long, hard walk in the hills

• do something very difficult

• reach the top of a high peak

• learn how to climb steep rocks

At the end of the passage, why does the author write about life in a small town? Pick TWO choices.

• to compare barns with schoolhouses

• to list the steps in building a courthouse

• to state that people liked farm life better

• to show how farm customs continued in towns

• to explain why people started leaving farms