"Sarah, Plain and Tall" Reading Assessment

What does the word prarie mean in the sentence below?

Years ago, large herds of buffalo roamed the prarie for food.

• grassland

• highland

• homeland

• marshland

What does the word rough mean in the sentence below?

The old man's hands were chapped and rough.

• burned

• coarse

• shiny

• smooth

What does the word fetch mean in the sentence below?

Dad told me to fetch his book from the shelf.

• bring

• clear

• read

• take

What does the word rustle mean in the sentence below?

On the way home, we heard something rustle in the bushes.

• skip

• sleep

• sneeze

• swish

What does the word buzzing mean in the sentence below?

The insects were buzzing in the warm night air.

• breathing

• crying

• flying

• humming

What did Caleb and Anna do after they carried wood and water?

• swept

• waited

• fed sheep

• shoveled stalls

How did Anna and Caleb first know the wagon was coming?

• They saw a yellow bonnet.

• The dust rose above the road.

• The cows and sheep looked up.

• The dogs came out from under the porch.

Which phrase below best describes the narrator of this story?

• first-person, Anna

• first-person, Caleb

• first-person, Sarah

• third-person, not a story character

Which character uses the words I, me, and my to tell the story?

• Anna

• Caleb

• Papa

• Sarah

How did Sarah think the plains were like the sea?

• The plains were wet like the sea.

• The plains were rocky like the sea.

• The plains had land that rolled like waves in the sea.

• The plains had plants growing on them that were like those found in the sea.