Unit 4 FSQ 2

The following question has two parts:

PART A From whose perspective is the story told?

• The queen’s

• The farmer’s

• The bakers’s

• An outside observer’s

Answer explanation

Perspective is point of view, and how someone thinks or feels about something.

PART B: Which detail from the passage BEST supports the answer to Part A?

• “Although she enjoyed her riches, she wanted to share them with the people she ruled.”

  P.1

• “I will share with those who are generous”

  P.1

• “ Dear woman, you look tired. Ride with me in my wagon.” P.4

• “The cakes of such a stingy baker would leave a bad taste in my mouth.” P.11

Answer explanation

This detail shows third person pronouns such as she, and her.

What is the queen’s motivation at the beginning of the story?

• She rode a short distance in a horse-drawn wagon.

• She decided to disguise herself as a beggar.

• She wanted to see who deserved to share her riches.

• She noticed the sweet scent of baking a cake.

Answer explanation

Motivation is what drives someone to do something My motivation for working hard is to get good grades.

What does the word beggar mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

• A person who is poor.

• A woman who bakes cakes.

• A worker on a farm.

• A person in disguise.

Answer explanation

Context clues in paragraph 3

Read this sentence from paragraph 6.

“She rapped on the door, and a woman opened it.”

What does the word rapped mean in the sentence?

• Covered or folded

• Opened or unlocked

• Knocked or tapped

• Talked or chatted

Answer explanation

Use context clues from paragraph 6

What does the illustration help the reader understand about the queen and the woman? Select two answers.

• The queen was truly hungry for some cake.

• The queen showed that she was not a beggar.

• The woman was angry that the queen tricked her.

• The woman tried to make up for her bad behavior.

• The queen felt a little bit sorry for the woman.

Answer explanation

The illustration shows the disguise on the ground and the woman looks ashamed.

How does the girl respond to meeting the queen on the road?

• The girl gives the queen a scolding.

• The girl offers the queen a ride in the wagon.

• The girl makes the queen a small cake.

• The girl gives the queen a drink of water.

Answer explanation

Paragraph 4 has the evidence

Which detail about the characters is shown in the illustration?

• “Kind woman,” the queen said. “Will you give me a cake?”

  P.7

• “But when the woman took the cake from the oven, she decided it was too big for a beggar.”

  P.8

• “Once again”, the woman said, “You must wait while I bake a smaller cake.”

  P.9

• “Then she apologized again and again and offered both cakes to the queen.”

  P.10

Answer explanation

Paragraph 10 has the evidence.

Why does the genie want revenge in the passage?

• The genies believes that the fisherman asked for too many wishes.

• The genie is upset the he as released from the bottle.

• The genie blames the fisherman for putting him inside the bottle.

• The genie is angry that he was tapped in the bottle for so long.

Answer explanation

Paragraph 3 tells us that some genies are good, but others are terrible. In p.4 he says “prepare to die”. In paragraph 6 he explains why.

What does the word grateful mean as it is used in paragraph 5?

• Fearful

• Thankful

• Careful

• Helpful

Answer explanation

The suffix ful means full of and the fisherman let the genie out of the bottle.