2011 - 5th grade Reading SOL

The title tells the reader that the story will most likely include a —

• surprise

• new experience

• wrong decision

• gift

In paragraph 1, the word retire means —

• to withdraw to an area

• to move in a particular way

• to find a desired location

• to remain in a place

The author includes paragraph 2 because it tells about —

• Nicholas’s work

• Tanya’s character

• the location of the village

• the items in the box

In paragraph 4, why does the author use the phrase “struck with an idea”?

• To describe what Nicholas thought of the idea

• To show that the idea came to Nicholas suddenly

• To explain how the idea scared Nicholas

• To tell that Nicholas was confused by the idea

In paragraph 8, the word intention means —

• plan

• job

• appearance

• intelligence

In paragraph 8, Tanya most likely —

• hopes to keep the carved bird

• regrets her actions toward her father

• plans to sell the worn box

• dislikes the gift her father has given her

Which sentence supports the idea that Tanya is concerned with appearances?

• She works to make fine clothes.

• She crowds around the town peddler

• She spends her days looking in the mirror

• She stays in the cottage during the day

Nicholas feels that Tanya should be more —

• hopeful

• relaxed

• grateful

• social

Nicholas decides how he will teach Tanya a lesson when he —

• is making fine clothes

• sees the goods being sold by the peddler

• visits people in the village

• notices the mirror in the cottage

Why does Tanya choose the sparkling box?

• She wants the carved bird inside the box.

• She wants to sell the box

• She likes the way the box looks

• She hopes to give the box as a gift.