The Gold Rush Game Reading Test

Look at the chart and answer the question that follows.

Which of the following belongs in the empty box?

• The branch breaks.

• Eric and Matt release the branch.

• Mr. Wong climbs up the tree.

• Eric and Matt pull up on the branch.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Why do Eric's parents buy him the Gold Rush game?

• There might be another Gold Rush someday.

• Eric is studying the Gold Rush in school.

• Eric loves computer games about the past.

• The evenis part of his family history.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How can the reader tell that this story is science fiction?

• It tells about people who find gold in streams.

• It is about two kids who play a game.

• It shows characters who travel back in time.

• It relates events that happen in the future.

How does Eric change by the end of the story?

• At first he is disobedient, but then he becomes obedient.

• At first he is silly, but then he gets serious.

• At first he is afraid of Mr. Wong, but then he begins to care about the man.

• At first he is not very interested in family history, but then he is excited by it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the most likely reason the first prospector guesses that Eric and Matt are not from around there?

• They are young.

• They speak English.

• Their clothes are different.

• They are looking for Chinese man.

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

How do Eric's parents probably feel when Eric gives them Wong Daido's chop?

• Amazed and puzzled about where Eric got it.

• Relieved that they have finally found this valuable object.

• Angry that their son has taken something that does not belong to him.

• Pleased that the computer game was as good as they had hoped

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Read this sentence from the story.

Eric felt a wave of disappointment then suddenly reached into his pocket.

What does the word disappointment mean?

• Someone who is disappointment

• The state of being disappointed

• Before being disappointed

• Without feeling disapointed.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read this sentence.

Eric gets annoyed when Matt dares him to press the button on the computer.

Which word means about the same as annoyed?

• Bothered

• Scared

• Silly

• Excited

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read this sentence from the story.

He moved the pan in a circular motion, so that water sloshed out with some of the sand.

Which word means about the same as circular?

• Round

• Jerky

• Sudden

• Downward

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does Eric know that Wong Daido's dream came true? Explain your answer and support it with details from the story.