My View Unit 3 Review

Read the passage below:

I really hoped that I would get a dog for my birthday this year. For years, I had been begging my parents for a dog. Dogs are cute and cuddly. I had all sorts of books about dogs. I drew pictures of dogs every day. It was finally my birthday. My heart was beating wildly. I could' t wait to see if I would get a dog. My parents brought out a bunch of boxes into the living room. All of the boxes were small. None of them looked like they would fit a dog. I opened all sorts of great gifts: a new doll, an art kit, a necklace kit, but no dog. A tear dripped down my cheek. Suddenly, I heard a pitter patter behind me. I turned and I saw the cutest dog in the world. "Do you like your present?" mom asked. I couldn't stop smiling!

How did the narrator feel at the start of her birthday?

• happy and confused

• scared and tired

• anxious and excited

• sad and tired

Read the passage below:

I really hoped that I would get a dog for my birthday this year. For years, I had been begging my parents for a dog. Dogs are cute and cuddly. I had all sorts of books about dogs. I drew pictures of dogs every day. It was finally my birthday. My heart was beating wildly. I couldn't wait to see if I would get a dog. My parents brought out a bunch of boxes into the living room. All of the boxes were small. None of them looked like they would fit a dog. I opened all sorts of great gifts: a new doll, an art kit, a necklace kit, but no dog. A tear dripped down my cheek. Suddenly, I heard a pitter patter behind me. I turned and I saw the cutest dog in the world. "Do you like your present?" mom asked. I couldn't stop smiling!

When did the narrator feel disappointed?

• drew pictures of dogs

• at the beginning of the birthday

• at the end of her birthday

• after opening all of the boxes

Read the passage below:

I really hoped that I would get a dog for my birthday this year. For years, I had been begging my parents for a dog. Dogs are cute and cuddly. I had all sorts of books about dogs. I drew pictures of dogs every day. It was finally my birthday. My heart was beating wildly. I couldn' t wait to see if I would get a dog. My parents brought out a bunch of boxes into the living room. All of the boxes were small. None of them looked like they would fit a dog. I opened all sorts of great gifts: a new doll, an art kit, a necklace kit, but no dog. A tear dripped down my cheek. Suddenly, I heard a pitter patter behind me. I turned and I saw the cutest dog in the world. "Do you like your present?" mom asked. I couldn't stop smiling!

What is the setting?

• school

• the narrator's house

• the park

• a restaurant

Read the passage below:

I really hoped that I would get a dog for my birthday this year. For years, I had been begging my parents for a dog. Dogs are cute and cuddly. I had all sorts of books about dogs. I drew pictures of dogs every day. It was finally my birthday. My heart was beating wildly. I couldn' t wait to see if I would get a dog. My parents brought out a bunch of boxes into the living room. All of the boxes were small. None of them looked like they would fit a dog. I opened all sorts of great gifts: a new doll, an art kit, a necklace kit, but no dog. A tear dripped down my cheek. Suddenly, I heard a pitter patter behind me. I turned and I saw the cutest dog in the world. "Do you like your present?" mom asked. I couldn't stop smiling!

Which choice shows the plot elements accurately?

• Rising Action: I really hoped that I would get a dog for my birthday this year.

  Climax: Suddenly, I heard a pitter patter behind me.

  Resolution: "Do you like your present? mom asked.

• Rising Action: "Do you like your present? mom asked.

  Climax: Suddenly, I heard a pitter patter behind me.

  Resolution: "I really hoped that I would get a dog for my birthday this year.

• Rising Action: I really hoped that I would get a dog for my birthday this year.

  Climax: "Do you like your present? mom asked.

  Resolution: Suddenly, I heard a pitter patter behind me.

Read the passage below:

I really hoped that I would get a dog for my birthday this year. For years, I had been begging my parents for a dog. Dogs are cute and cuddly. I had all sorts of books about dogs. I drew pictures of dogs every day. It was finally my birthday. My heart was beating wildly. I couldn' t wait to see if I would get a dog. My parents brought out a bunch of boxes into the living room. All of the boxes were small. None of them looked like they would fit a dog. I opened all sorts of great gifts: a new doll, an art kit, a necklace kit, but no dog. A tear dripped down my cheek. Suddenly, I heard a pitter patter behind me. I turned and I saw the cutest dog in the world. "Do you like your present?" mom asked. I couldn't stop smiling!

What was the author's purpose?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

Which sentence from the text best shows that the narrator is speaking from the first person?

• Dogs are cute and cuddly.

• All of the boxes were small.

• None of them looked like they would fit a dog.

• Suddenly, I heard a pitter patter behind me.

The base word manage means "to control." This helps the reader understand the related word management means the process of ___.

• losing

• overseeing people

• being skilled

• operating a machine.

Select 2 pairs of words that have related base words.

• judgement / encouragement

• courage / courageous

• scholar / scholarly

• snorkel / scuba

Which of the following word pairs with r-controlled vowels has the same sound?

• skirt / herd

• short / turn

• before / guard

• card / form

Which of the following words uses the r-controlled ar vowel sound?

• remark

• fear

• scared

• smear