G5 L27 Comprehension "The Whistle."

What does it probably mean that Benjamin’s friends filled his pockets “with coppers?

• They asked him to hold their stuff.

• They gave him money to spend.

• They were playing a prank on him, trying to get his pants to fall down.

• They were trying to get him trouble.

Why did Benjamin buy the whistle?

• He’d always wanted a whistle.

• He loved its sound.

• His parents asked him to buy it.

• All his friends had one.

How does his mood change about the whistle?

• He becomes frustrated with himself for spending all of his money on the whistle.

• He becomes frustrated with the whistle because it breaks.

• He becomes frustrated with his family for not appreciating the whistle.

• He becomes frustrated with his friends for letting him buy it.

What is the theme of this passage?

• Benjamin should not have bought a whistle.

• Don’t give for something more than it’s worth.

• Whistles are dumb toys.

• Boys shouldn’t be given money.

What would be an example of someone “giving too much for their whistle”?

• eating too much cake when you’re not hungry

• fishing in a shallow pond when you know the fish are scared

• spending too much time on something that doesn’t matter

• refusing to help your neighbor when they need it

Based on Benjamin’s story, what’s one inference we can make about him as a person?

• He is boring.

• He is important.

• He always does his best.

• He learns from his mistakes.

Based on the passage, what do you think a miser is?

• Someone who doesn’t like to be comfortable

• Someone who wants to be rich

• Someone who wants to invest his money

• Someone who digs underground for stones or minerals

What does Benjamin conclude about people who give too much for their whistle?

• They are bad and dishonorable people, not to be trusted.

• They are not that different from him; he has his own temptations.

• They are stupid to make such obvious bad choices.

• They are wise and virtuous

How do “The Whistle” and the paragraph about Franklin compare to each other?

• The paragraph is biographical about Franklin, and “The Whistle” is a true story of one of his life experiences.

• The paragraph is real, but “The Whistle” is fiction.

• “The Whistle” is fact, and the paragraph is an opinion.

• “The Whistle” gives us more facts to support the paragraph.