Characters, Setting, Plot, Comparing Stories

1. What shows that Snake is a good friend?

• Ⓐ Snake hides from Mouse.

• Ⓑ Snake scares Mouse into the hole.

• Ⓒ Snake has a long body.

• Ⓓ Snake wants to help rescue Mouse.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

2. Select the sentence the best describes the setting of the passage.

• Ⓐ You should be afraid of yourself, Mouse, not Snake.

• Ⓑ Mouse fell into a deep, dark hole.

• Ⓒ We can walk together, and you will be perfectly safe.

• Ⓓ How will you do it without scaring Mouse?

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

3. What event would be included in a retelling of the beginning of the passage?

• Ⓐ Rabbit tied a stick to Snake’s tail.

• Ⓑ Mouse hears that snakes are very dangerous to mice.

• Ⓒ Hedgehog cannot help Mouse because of his prickles.

• Ⓓ Mouse’s friends bandaged his foot.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.5

4. What event would be included in a retelling of the middle of the passage?

• Ⓐ Mouse picked flowers for Snake.

• Ⓑ Mouse hurt his foot by falling into a hole.

• Ⓒ Snake helped Mouse get out of the hole.

• Ⓓ Hedgehog offered to protect Mouse by walking with him.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

5. How are the sequence of events similar in both passages?

• Ⓐ Friends share a meal after working hard.

• Ⓑ Friends play a game with one another.

• Ⓒ Friends work together to solve a problem.

• Ⓓ Friends make a mistake and get stuck.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.K.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

6. How are Mouse’s behaviors different from the farmer’s behaviors?

• Ⓐ Mouse gave a gift whereas the farmer did not give a gift.

• Ⓑ Mouse asked for help whereas the farmer was offered help.

• Ⓒ Mouse was not scared whereas the farmer was scared.

• Ⓓ Mouse speaks like a human whereas the farmer does not speak.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

7. How is the setting in Passage 1 different from the setting in Passage 2?

• Ⓐ Passage 1 takes place in a forest, whereas Passage 2 take place in a village.

• Ⓑ Passage 1 takes place in the daytime, whereas Passage 2 take place at night.

• Ⓒ Passage 1 takes place indoors, whereas Passage 2 take place outdoors.

• Ⓓ Passage 1 and Passage 2 have the same setting.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RL.K.6

8. Read paragraph 1 from the page 38.

“Yes,” Mouse whispered. “Fox told Skunk and Skunk told me that snakes are very dangerous to mice.”

Which word in paragraph 1 has the same base word as whispering?

• Ⓐ mice

• Ⓑ dangerous

• Ⓒ whispered

• Ⓓ told

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

9. Read the sentences from paragraph 1 on page 39.

He was still worrying about Snake. He looked around nervously.

Looking at the base word and affix, what is the meaning of the word nervously?

• Ⓐ more than one

• Ⓑ in a nervous way

• Ⓒ in a calm way

• Ⓓ past tense of nervous

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4