Vocabulary and Comprehension Test from The Polar Express

What does "rustle" mean?

• to yell loudly

• to make a soft crackling sound

• to move something

• to run quickly

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

"Hissing" means...

• to get angry

• to cry out loudly

• to make a sharp sound like a long “S”

• to make a soft noise

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

The (a)   took the tickets from the passengers as he walked through the train cars.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

What does "aboard" mean?

• a feeling of being bored

• something to walk on

• a wood plank

• to step on or into a train, ship, airplane, or bus

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

What did the boy want most for Christmas?

• a teddy bear

• for everyone to be together on Christmas Day

• a new PS5

• a silver bell from Santa's sleigh

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did the boy feel when he lost his gift?

• hungry

• empty

• heart broken

• glad

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where was the bell found?

• in the snow

• in Santa's sleigh

• on the front porch

• it was in his pocket the whole time

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why couldn't the parents hear the bell ring?

• They did not believe

• They were deaf

• The bell was broken

• They didn't shake it right

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

a sudden jerking, swaying, or tipping

movement

• conductor

• lurch

• nougat

• polar

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Why does the boy still hear the sound even when he grows old?

• He is only pretending.

• He has better hearing than most.

• He believes in Christmas

• None listed.