Yeh-Shen Comprehension and Vocabulary Test

What is one way that Yeh-Shen and her step-sister Jun-li are DIFFERENT?

• Yeh-Shen is a teenager and Jun-li is a baby.

• Yeh-Shen cannot dance and Jun-li is a ballerina.

• Yeh-Shen lives in China and Jun-li live in Japan.

• Yeh-Shen is a hard worker and Jun-li is spoiled and lazy.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Who is Yeh-Shen's friend at the BEGINNING of the story?

• a fish

• the cave owner

• her stepsister, Jun-li

• a small, gray mouse

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.K.9

What happens to Yeh-Shen's friend?

• Her friend becomes very sick.

• Her friend is lost in the forest.

• Her friend is cooked by her stepmother.

• Her friend goes to live in the palace with the king.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

What happens AFTER Yeh-Shen begins to cry by the pond?

• An old man tells her to swim in the pond.

• An old man tells her the fish is still alive.

• An old man tells her that he is really the fish.

• An old man tells her the fish's bones have special powers.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which idea belongs in the empty box?

• Yeh-Shen gives the pots to Jun-li.

• Yeh-Shen sells the pots in the market.

• Yeh-Shen puts the pots in the window.

• Yeh-Shen puts the pots in the corners of her bed.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What happens BEFORE Yeh-Shen goes to the festival?

• She eats dinner.

• She makes a wish.

• She loses her silk slipper.

• She hides her fine clothes.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What does the king do AFTER the traveler gives him Yeh-Shen's slipper?

• He gives it to his mother.

• He sells it for a sack of gold.

• He puts it in a hut so any girl in the kingdom can try it on.

• He goes from house to house looking for the girl who lost it.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

How is Yeh-Shen DIFFERENT at the END of the story?

• She is mean to everyone.

• She only has rags to wear.

• She is married to a king and lives in a castle.

• She can do tricks and brings her fish friend back to life.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Which goes on the blank line?

• have read hear

• live in a cave

• have a mean stepmother

• receive an invitation to a ball

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RL. 6.7

How are the plots of Yeh-Shen and Cinderella ALIKE?

• The main character is not allowed to go to a special event.

• The main character must kiss a frog to break a magic spell.

• The main character rides in a coach made from a pumpkin.

• The main character takes her family with her to live in a castle.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.K.9