Unit 6 Review

What two things does Jo do to get to know Laurie?

• She asks him what he likes to do.

• She asks her mother to tell him she wants to visit.

• She reads a story to him.

• She brings kittens over for him to enjoy.

• She shovels snow outside his window.

Read these sentences from paragraphs 11 and 12.

“‘There isn’t any one I’d like to see. Boys make such a row, and my head is weak.’

“‘Sometimes girls are quieter. Isn’t there some nice girl who’d read and talk to you?’”

What is the meaning of

row

as it is used in these sentences?

• a line of things or people

• a section of seats in a theater

• a loud noise or commotion

• to move a boat using oars

Which two events in the passage change how Laurie feels?

• He happens to notice Jo shoveling snow.

• He says that he is too sick for visitors.

• He invites Jo to come up and visit him.

• He stays in bed to recover from his cold.

• He plays with Beth’s kittens.

What is the theme of this text? 

• Being kind often brings out the kindness in others.

• Everyone should learn to play a musical instrument.

• Having sisters to support you can lift your spirits.

Which sentence from the passage best supports the theme in Part A?

• “Beth worked away, early in the morning and late into the night. Soon, the slippers were finished.” (paragraph 4)

• “With Laurie’s help, she smuggled the note and slippers onto a table in the old gentleman’s study.” (paragraph 4)

• “On her return, she saw four heads popping out of the front windows.” (paragraph 5)

• “I like to pay my debts, so I’m sending you the piano that once belonged to my granddaughter.” (paragraph 12)

Select two sentences that describe Beth’s feelings in this passage.

• She is thankful for the opportunity to play a nice piano.

• She is determined to make her gift as nice as she can make it.

• She is embarrassed to give a homemade gift to Mr. Laurence.

• She is impatient to receive her brand new musical instrument.

• She is disappointed that her sisters ruined Mr. Laurence’s surprise.

This question has 2 parts.

Part A: Think about the characters and events in "Being Neighborly" and "Mr. Laurence's Slippers." What sentence correctly describes how a character or characters have changed from first passage to the second? 

• Beth has begun to worry about the health of Mr. Laurence.

• The Laurence family and the March family have grown closer.

• The March family moves into the Laurence family’s home.

• Amy has become jealous of Beth and Laurie’s friendship

Which detail from the passage best supports the answer in Part A? 

• Jo stops Amy from ruining Beth’s surprise.

• Beth runs errands in the morning for her family.

• Mr. Laurence invites the March sisters over to play the piano.

• Jo does not open the letter Mr. Laurence sent along with Beth’s gift.

The other sister cruel began laughing.

• cruelly sister

• cruel sister

• sister crueler

• correct as is

Then she turned several mouses into horses and made a golden coach from a pumpkin.

• mouse

• mices

• mice

• correct as is