The Cobbler and the Rich Man

Read the sentence from Paragraph 6

"It goes as fast as it comes, but I am glad to be able to earn it."

What does the phrase "it goes as fast as it comes" mean?

• The cobbler does not have money because someone is stealing it.

• The cobbler does not make money because he does his work for free.

• The cobbler saves all of his money in the bank in town.

• The cobbler spends the small amount of money that he makes quickly.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the author mean by the phrase, "he hid his joy with it" in paragraph 11?

• The cobbler was no longer happy.

• The cobbler felt tired after hiding the money.

• The cobbler got ride of all of his work tools.

• The cobbler was not able to spend the money on things he wanted.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

How did the rich man change after he gave money to the cobbler?

• The rich man started to worry about robbers.

• The rich man started to make shoes.

• The rich man started to sleep better.

• The rich man started to sing to children.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

What caused the rich man to give money to the cobbler?

• The rich man liked to give his money away to others.

• The rich man wanted to pay the cobbler for fixing his shoes.

• The rich man needed to get rid of his money because people were trying to steal it.

• The rich man wanted to buy sleep by giving the cobbler money to keep him from singing.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

Which quotation from the passage shows how the cobbler changed after receiving the money?

• "You are a happy man now,' said the rich man, 'but I will make you happier." (paragraph 9)

• "He handed the cobbler five hundred dollars." (paragraph 9)

• "The cobbler had never dreamed of so much money before." (paragraph 10)

• "He stopped signing and became sad." (paragraph 11)

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Which word described the cobbler at the beginning of the passage?

• funny

• glad

• greedy

• sleepy

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

What did the cobbler mistake for a thief?

• a cat running over the floor

• a child hoping to hear a song

• a man singing in the shop

• a woman holding a broken shoe

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Part A:

What is the lesson of the passage?

• The best way to keep money safe is to put in the bank.

• People can help their neighbors by not making too much noise.

• It is important to get enough sleep every night.

• It takes more than money to bring a person happiness.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which two quotations from the passage best support the answer in Part A?

• "As he worked he sang. Tired people who heard him were rested." (paragraph 1)

• "But never in his life had he been known to give to anyone who needed help." (paragraph 3)

• "He was really tired, for he lacked one thing which he very much wanted- sleep. Sometimes he could not get to sleep until early morning. Then his neighbor's song would waken him." (paragraph 3)

• "He took the money, and hurried to the rich man. He cried, 'Oh, give me back my songs and my sweet sleep! Here is your money, every cent of it. I made a poor trade." (paragraph 12)

• "He took the money home and hid it, but he hid his joy with it." (paragraph 11)

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is the meaning of the phrase "makes so little" in paragraph 2?

• The cobbler is only able to work on a small number of shoes each day.

• The cobbler works only on children's shoes.

• The cobbler earns a small amount of money from his job fixing shoes.

• The cobbler makes shoes that feel too small.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4