First Reading Quiz & Editing Task

Which of the following is a correct summary of "The Pocket Watch"?

• Two brothers were fighting with the British over a pocket watch

• Margaret and her mother saw her two brothers fighting over the dad's pocket watch, but the fighting stopped when the mom reminded them that their neighbors lost their lives fighting in a war

• Margaret was outside on the peaceful farm but it was ruined when she heard her two brothers

• A tornado took Margaret and her dog Toto to the Land of Oz

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How do the two settings in "The Pocket Watch" differ?

• It begins inside of the bright kitchen, and it ends in the fields on the farm

• The farm was cloudy and dark, and inside the kitchen was bright and cheery

• The first setting was mild and peaceful and so was the kitchen

• It begins on a peaceful, bright, and mild day on the farm, and the next setting is in a dark, dusty room where two brothers are fighting

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Which statement best describes the events in paragraphs 3-5 in "The Pocket Watch"?

• Margaret and her mother witnessed the two brothers fighting over the pocket watch

• Margaret went to the barn to get a pail of milk

• George and William decided not to fight over the pocket watch anymore

• There were people fighting for their freedom

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What was the resolution of "The Pocket Watch"?

• The colonists won against the British and the United States was created

• Margaret got tired of her brothers and decided to go outside to get milk from the barn

• The mom scolded the brothers for fighting and they disagreed

• The two brothers decided to stop fighting over the pocket watch because they agreed brothers shouldn't fight each other

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What is the meaning of the word "pry" as used in paragraph 3?

• To be nosy

• To take something with force

• To give something

• To try to learn about someone's private life

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What context clue helps you find the meaning of the word "pry" in paragraph 3?

• "Margaret and her mother went into the dark, dusty front room to see what the fight was about" (paragraph 3)

• "Why should you get to? I'm older!" (paragraph 5)

• "It's mine!" shouted George, pulling away from his brother.

• "Father said I could carry it today!" (paragraph 4)

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Read the passage and answer the question:

Many people speculate these mysterious creatures, un sure if they are real or not.

• unsure

• Unsure

• insure

• Correct as is

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The legend of the mermaid dates back to 1000 BC, and they are believed to have caused shipwrecks, storms, and other disasters at sea.

• in sea

• on sea

• by sea

• Correct as is

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One commonly known household mermaid, Ariel, is the main character in Disney's hit motion picture, “The Little Mermaid”

• ariel,

• Ariel.

• Ariel?

• Correct as is

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One commonly known household mermaid, Ariel, is the main character in Disneys hit motion picture, “The Little Mermaid”

• Disneys’

• Disney’s

• disneyes

• Correct as is

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