Extra Practice 4/22- The Golden Fish

What does the word plight mean as it is used in paragraph 17?

• unpleasant idea

• strong demand

• difficult situation

• crafty leadership

What does the word dwelt mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

• lived

• needed

• swam

• thought

What does the author mean by the phrase “put him to the test” in paragraph 6?

• The old man wanted to see if the fish could actually help.

• The old man wanted an explanation of the promise the fish made.

• The old man wanted to challenge the fish to a contest.

• The old man wanted a demonstration of how the fish had helped people.

What does the author mean by the simile “eyes were bright as diamonds” in paragraph 2?

• The fish’s eyes were sharp.

• The fish’s eyes were unkind.

• The fish’s eyes were shining.

• The fish’s eyes were perfect.

What is the meaning of the word prosperity as it is used in paragraph 19?

• being wealthy

• feeling crowded

• lacking manners

• taking chances

Where did the old man live while his wife was a duchess?

• the boat

• the cabin

• the palace

• the stables

What can the reader infer about why the wife wanted to become the Queen of the Waters?

• The wife wanted to force the Gold Fish to grant all of her wishes.

• The wife wanted to become the Gold Fish so that she could grant her own wishes.

• The wife wanted the Gold Fish to grant only other people’s wishes.

• The wife wanted the Gold Fish to teach her how to grant other people’s wishes.

Which quotation supports the inference that the old man feared his wife?

• “‘What!’ she cried, ‘you actually let him go? We have not a scrap of bread in the house, and now, I suppose, we must starve!’” (paragraph 5)

• “‘There is not a scrap of bread in the house,’ quavered the old man, ‘and my wife is very angry with me for letting you go.’” (paragraph 10)

• “‘I did not do so badly for you after all, good wife!’ he said, as they ate their supper; but his wife was not satisfied.” (paragraph 13)

• “‘Wake up!’ she cried to her husband, early next morning. ‘Go down to the sea and tell your fish that I must have a new washtub.’” (paragraph 14)

Which choice provides a summary of the passage?

• After an old man catches a fish, the fish tells him that he can make three wishes. When the man wishes for bread for his wife, the fish grants his wish.

• As an old man is fishing, he catches a golden fish that promises to help him. When the wife of the man becomes hungry, the fish helps the man find food for his family.

• While an old man is fishing, the fish he catches asks to be set free. When the man agrees, the fish rewards him by making his wife the Queen of the Waters.

• Because an old man lets a fish go, the fish repays him by helping him try to please his wife. When the greedy wife wishes for too much, the fish takes everything away.

What is the theme of the passage?

• People should be grateful for what they have.

• People are disappointed when promises are broken.

• People should have the courage to ask for what they need.

• People are foolish to believe everything they hear.