Sarah, Plain and Tall Comprehension Cha. 4-6

Why do you think it was easier for Caleb to talk to Sarah than it was for Papa or Anna? 

• He liked her more.
• He was more curious. 
• He was younger and less shy.
• He and Sarah had more in common.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which phrase below BEST describes the narrator of this story?

• first-person, Anna
• first-person, Caleb
• third-person, Sarah
• third-person, not a story character

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

How does the story’s point of view affect how you might understand the events?

• The reader doesn’t know what anyone is thinking.
• The reader knows what everyone is thinking.
• The reader knows what Anna is thinking.
• The reader knows what Sarah is thinking.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Sarah was from what state?

• Ohio
• Wyoming
• California
• Maine

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Sarah said in Maine there are rock cliffs that rise up at the edge of the sea called...

• Hills
• Dunes
• Edges
• Plains

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What did Sarah keep on the windowsill?

• her rock collection

• her shell collection

• her pictures

• her book

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

How did Sarah make it so that they would have flowers all year long?

• she brought plants inside the house

• she built a greenhouse

• she hung them upside-down and dried them

• she pressed them into a book

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

How does the author include this detail in the story? 
Sarah said, "later," Caleb whispered to me as we spread his hair about.  "Sarah will stay."

• to show readers that Caleb is looking for signs that Sarah will stay
• to show readers that Caleb want to help animals have a warm place in the winter
• to show readers that Caleb wants Sarah to stay, but Anna does not want her to stay
• to show readers that Caleb is worried Sarah will return to Maine

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.4.4C

When Sarah cut Caleb's hair, why did she leave some on the ground?

• for good luck

• for the cat to play with

• for the birds so they could use it to build a nest

• because she didn't know where else to put it

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

What did Sarah do after dinner in chapter 5?

• she sang songs

• she drew pictures

• she read a book

• she played a guitar

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3