Literacy Assessment Task

Who asked Charley if he could make a path in the snow?

Why did Charley think he could not shovel a path?

• The shovel is missing

• His father tells him he is bad at shoveling

• He says he doesn't want to shovel

• Because a shovelful is so little, and there is such a large heap of snow

Where was the snow piled higher than Charley's head?

• Outside of the front door

• On top of the roof

• In the middle of the drive way

• On the side of the house nearest the kitchen

What did Charley's father give to him after he shoveled the path?

When did Charley's father see the path that Charley shoveled?

Who tells Charley "Little by little, that snow fell in bits, but flake by flake, but you see what a great pile it has made?"

• Charley's mother

• Charley's father

• Charley

• Charley's dog

Why could Charley's father not shovel the path in the snow?

• The shovel was broken

• He had to be at the office early in the morning

• He said he didn't want to shovel

• There wasn't any snow to shovel

What words were painted on the side of the slide that Charley's father gave him?

When did Charley's father give him the sled?

• He did not give him the sled

• The morning before Charley shoveled

• The day after Charley shoveled the path

• As soon as he came home from work

Why does a path need to be shoveled?