A House of Grass - New Cornerstone 4

What is the genre of "A House of Grass?"

• a magazine article

• letters

• a pourquoi tale

• a student report

According to Sarah, sod houses look like

• nice homes in Boston.

• they are made of dirt.

• the backs of wagons.

• underground homes.

Molly thinks that sod houses are

• great.

• large.

• fancy.

• bad.

Why don't people where Sarah lives buy regular houses?

• They have little money.

• They like sod houses better.

• They want homes that are dark.

• They love the smell of grass.

The prairie must be a difficult place to live. What is an antonym for difficult?

• hard

• tough

• easy

• funny

Why does Sarah write to Molly?

• to persuade Molly to come for a visit

• to inform Molly about life on the prairie

• to entertain Molly with jokes about sod houses

• to teach Molly how to build a sod house

Which word is a noun that should be capitalized?

• summer

• saturday

• spring

• seaside

Which word is a noun that should be capitalized?

• mrs. smith

• teacher

• boss

• babysitter

Which pair of words are homophones?

• son and soon

• son and sunny

• son and sung

• son and sun

Which pair of words are homophones?

• cute and cut

• wood and would

• take and took

• tall and short