RL.4 & Rl.5 Dazzle Horse & Pet In a Pocket

Check two purposes served by Paragraph 9.

• to suggest that the king is timid and fearful

• to describe how the king tries to protect his daughter.

• to explain that Dazzle is not safe until he has been trained

• to hint that Princess Kella will not do what her father says

• to show that the king is sorry that Princess Kella chose Dazzle

Dazzle’s behavior at the beginning of the passage is a clue that what will happen?

• The horse will wander into the forest.

• The horse will be challenging to train.

• The princess will trade the horse for another.

• The princess will make friends with the horse.

What is revealed about the Irish trainer in Paragraph 20?

• He behaves differently with different people.

• He is not used to horses that are independent.

• His “pretty” words turn ugly when he does not get his way.

• His “magic” words lose their charm when he is far from home.

Read Paragraph 35.

She had rescued Dazzle from the three trainers. Could she save him from the Dark Forest, too?

Check three purposes served by this paragraph.

• to explain why Princess Kella enters the Dark Forest alone

• to give the reason Dazzle comes back to Princess Kella

• to hint that Dazzle will actually rescue Princess Kella

• to suggest that there is danger in the Dark Forest

• to show how Princess Kella disobeys her father

Which detail shows that the events of the passage could not happen in real life?

• One trainer is a wizard who rides dragons.

• One trainer uses a whip to train horses.

• The princess is the daughter of a king.

• The horse prances and gallops

Read the sentence.

“We’ve decided to make a new judging category just for your hamster,” a judge told Kayla, handing her a ribbon.

The word category means

• award.

• group.

• style.

• system.

Read the sentence.

“Come look at mine,” Maria said, grabbing Kayla’s hand and practically pulling her across the room.

What is the meaning of practically as it is used in this sentence?

• never

• firmly

• carefully

• almost

Read the sentences.

“Fuzzy’s a dwarf hamster,” she said, stroking the black stripe that ran down Fuzzy’s back. “They are only two to four inches long full-grown.”

What does dwarf mean in the sentence above?

• baby

• hairy

• tiny

• dark

Read the statement.

It’s also called a long-haired hamster.

In which sentence does the word called have the same meaning as in the story?

• We called out for help.

• A small horse is called a pony.

• The president called a meeting to order.

• Tom called his best friend on the telephone.

Read the sentence.

It seemed to take forever for the judges to finish their rounds and then consult over their clipboards.

Which is the closest in meaning to the word consult as it is used in the sentence?

• argue

• discuss

• brainstorm

• study