ELA: End of Year Final

One day, Juan’s mother asked him to go to the market to run some errands. She said, “Juan, please sell this chicken at the market and buy a bag of rice.” Which words in the paragraph help the reader understand what errands means?

• one day

• bag of rice

• Juan’s mother

• go to the market

Which sentence best describes what the illustration (picture) of this story is about?

• Juan was given a goat for helping the lost children find their home.

• Juan's mother told him that he needs to get milk for the goat.

• Juan's mother bought him a goat for helping the farmer.

• Juan must give away his goat.

Read the sentence from the story: "In exchange for his kindness, the children's mother gave Juan a goat which provided Juan's family with milk for many years to come."

What does the word kindness mean?

• belief

• fear

• caring

• humor

Read the paragraph from the passage. When he shouted, “Hurrah! Hurrah! Live long and be happy!” his shouts frightened the pigs and they scattered and ran away in all directions.

What is the meaning of the word scattered?

• live long and be happy

• in all directions

• frightened by the pigs

• ran away

Based on evidence from the text, why does Juan feel ashamed after the first farmer yells at him?

• He took the farmer's pigs.

• He frightened the farmer's children.

• He yelled angrily at the farmer and his children.

• He frightened the farmer's pigs and made him angry.

Read the sentence from the story.

"The children were exhausted and sat to rest under the same tree"

What does the word exhausted mean?

• sad

• angry

• tired

• hungry

In the story, Juan has to decide what the right thing is to do in different situations. What was the right thing to do when he overheard the lost children?

• to climb a tree and hide

• to offer help to the children

• to buy a chicken and some rice for the children

• to say what the first farmer told him to say

Based on evidence from the text, how does Juan feel about himself at the end of the story?

• Juan is happy because his mother bought him a goat.

• Juan is sad because he still keeps making mistakes.

• Juan is happy he took the second farmer's advice.

• Juan is ashamed he did not help the lost children.

What is the lesson of the story?

• One good turn deserves another.

• An old trick may be played once too often.

• Liars are not believed even when they tell the truth.

• Thinking something through can often prevent mistakes.

Which sentence from the passage best supports the lesson of the story?

• “Juan wasn’t sure how to greet such a group but recalled what his mother said to a wedding party they came across on the road the week before.”

• “He didn’t want to make any more silly mistakes, so he quickly climbed up a tree to hide.”

• “Juan did not want to say the wrong thing, but then he recalled what the second farmer had said.”

• “In exchange for his kindness, the children’s mother gave Juan a goat which provided Juan’s family with milk for many years to come.”