Comprehension Check-Up

I ran up a steep hill. I was very hot and exhausted. It was a long race, but I was in the lead. I knew if I could keep my pace I would be able to win the race.

• 1st person POV

• 3rd person POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Adrian was anxious when he got home from school Thursday afternoon. Ms. Arellano gave so much homework and he knew that his mom wouldn't let him play video games unless all of his homework was done.

• 1st person POV

• 3rd person POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The magician hurried away and later that day he rubbed the lamp. The genie appeared.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank of the river with nothing to do. Once or twice, she had peeked into the book her sister was reading but it had no pictures or conversations in it.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Since Brenda was the oldest child in the family, she had to babysit her brothers and sisters while her parents were at work during the summer. She constantly told her brother and sisters what chores they had to do before their parents got home from work. It didn't take long before her siblings had had enough!

A character trait for Brenda is --

• ambitious

• helpful

• bossy

• neat

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Andrew is the star basketball player on Angleton Middle School's basketball team, and he knew it. It was no surprise to him that he was chosen to be the team captain.

"Congratulations on being named the captain," said his teammate after the announcement.

Andrew chuckled. "Well of course I was named the captain. I am the best player on the team!"

A character trait for Andrew is --

• stubborn

• determined

• conceited

• ambitious

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Rosa always shares her pencils with the people in her table row. She is so ___________.

• Grumpy

• Reckless

• Bossy

• Generous

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the setting of the passage below?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion. 

• winter in a train station of a busy city
• a hospital in the future
• a summer morning in a castle
• a grocery store in the 1980's

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Setting can affect the elements of a story. For example, when setting changes, a character might change.

Read the following passage:

Malory was excited to go to the beach, but when she got there, she became annoyed. The hot sun started to burn her skin, and the sand itched her ankles and feet. Malory's sister slurped loudly on an ice cream cone. “Could you not?” Mallory snapped.

Which detail about the setting tells us that Mallory is annoyed?

• “The hot sun started to burn her skin, and the sand itched her ankles and feet..”

• “The sun twinkled in the sky, a warm yellow globe.”

• “Malory's sister slurped loudly on an ice cream cone..”

• “Mallory was excited to go to the beach...”

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Drew worked hard on his homework and stayed up late to finish it. When he got to school, his best friend wanted to copy his answers. Drew did not want to share because he worked hard on his own. It wasn’t fair to do all of the work and then give someone the answers. Which detail best describes his attitude towards sharing his work?

• He didn't mind doing all of the work.

• He was happy to share all the work he did.

• He was absolutely enraged that no one helped him.

• It wasn’t fair to do all of the work and then give someone the answers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6