Literary Post Test 4th (A) Planning a Mural

What is a mural?

• a plan

• a letter

• a big painting

• recycling center

Before the students could write their letter, they needed to _________.

• make a plan for the mural

• get permission from people in town

• go to Town Hall

• begin painting

How did the students decide what to put in the mural?

• The students drew ideas out of a hat to come up with a winner.

• The students talked about ideas and agreed on one of them.

• The students got help from their teacher.

• The students wrote a letter.

Why did the students have to go to Town Hall?

• They had to paint the outside of Town Hall before they painted the recycling center.

• They needed people at Town Hall to give them permission to paint the mural.

• They were looking for mural ideas, and there was a nice mural at Town Hall.

• They wanted somebody from Town Hall to help them write a letter.

The mural would show _________.

• a picture of the town

• a picture of a rainy day

• a picture of ponies

• a picture of people recycling

Story elements:

Who are the characters in the story?

• Sammy, Jessie, Anita, and Luis

• Frank, John, Anita, Sammy

• Alex, Sammy, Jessie, Anita

• Jim, Jessie, Luis, Sammy

Story elements:

What is the main setting in this story?

• the zoo

• Town Hall

• the recycling center

• their classroom at school

Story elements:

What is the main conflict or problem in this story?

• The kids don't like painting.

• The kids need to decide and agree on an idea for the mural.

• The kids can't find any paint.

• Town Hall does not want to let the kids paint the mural.

Story elements:

How is the problem/conflict solved or resolved?

• The kids decide not to do the mural.

• The kids decide to divide up the mural and do their own designs.

• The kids agree on Luis's idea.

• Anita's idea wins.

Story elements:

All stories have a plot. Define plot.

• The characters in the story.

• The setting of the story.

• The order of events that happen in a story from beginning to end, including characters, setting, problem, and solution.

• The end of the story.