Molly Pitcher Comprehension Test

A strategy is a __________.

• plan of action

• time to work

• tool for writing

• book to study

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Which word best describes the picture?

• gushing

• legendary

• retreat

• magnificent

• revolytion

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which word is an antonym of magnificent?

• glorious

• famous

• ordinary

• cooperate

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

A foe is a(n) __________.

• helper

• enemy

• partner

• traveler

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word best describes the gif?

• formal

• plunged

• shimmering

• revolution

• formal

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What does the phrase commander-in-chief mean in this sentence from p. 394?

General George Washington was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

• trained

  doctor

• supreme

  leader

• weapons

  inspector

• inexperienced

  soldier

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why did the author include the following sentence from p. 396?

Winter at Valley Forge had been bitter cold, but June of 1778 in New Jersey was hotter than anyone could remember.

• the author likes summer better than winter

• George Washington likes summer better than winter

• to show that the story is skipping ahead several months

• the confuse the reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which character trait does NOT describe Molly Pitcher?

• courageous

• compassionate

• timid

• legendary

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence from the passage supports the central idea that Molly risked her life when she brought the troops water?

• She'd spotted a green and mossy place where a spring gushed up.

• Snow lay deep on the ground, and Washington's troops had run out of everything they needed to keep on fighting.

• Molly and other women who'd followed husbands, sons, fathers, and brothers to Valley Forge did whatever they could to help.

• She raced back to the battlefield, dodging cannon and musket fire, carrying her pitcher of water for any American soldier who needed a drink.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The soldiers _____ when they realized they were no match for their enemies.

• retreated

• plunged

• gushed

• merchant

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4