Miss Rumphius Comprehension and Vocab

Who is telling the story?

• a narrator

• Miss Rumphius

• an older man

• Miss Rumphius' great-niece

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did Alice's grandfather do for a living?

• he was an artist

• he owned a restaurant

• he was a fisherman

• none of the above

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The narrator is named after Miss Rumphius.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why did people call her "That Crazy Old Lady"?

• she yelled at kids

• she had 74 cats

• she spent her days walking around throwing seeds

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Wind and birds helped carry Lupine seeds all over the countryside.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why did Miss Rumphius stop traveling?

• She hurt her back riding a camel.

• She just got tired of traveling.

• She hurt herself riding a horse.

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which one was NOT one of Miss Rumphius' motivations?

• have lots of cats

• travel to far away places

• live by the sea

• make the world more beautiful

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

At Grandma's house, Jo and Alice like to help with the _______ in the cornfield.

• conservatory

• sowing

• moist

• lupines

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Early in the mornings, the grass is ________ before the sun causes the dew to evaporate.

• moist

• hollow

• sowing

• fetch

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The children picked lots of _________ and placed them in the basket to take home.

• hollow

• sowing

• conservatory

• lupines

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4