Module 7 ELA Review

Read the passage.

If I was going to live up to my title of knight and capture the dragon, I needed a plan. I knew Charmaine couldn't make it up the hill with me on his back. It took me a moment, but then I figured out a strategy. I would hold one end of the rope while Charmaine scaled the side of the mountain.

Which of the following questions could be answered based on the information in the passage?

• How does the main character plan to use a rope?

• How do horses carry people on their backs?

• What is the best way to capture a dragon?

• How long of a rope do you need to climb a mountain?

Read the passage.

The hungry fox thought slyly to himself, "I've found my meal. Maybe I can trick that silly bird into giving me his cheese." The fox approached the tree and stood beneath the crow. Looking up and using his nicest voice, the fox said, "Good afternoon. What a beautiful bird you are!"

Based on the information in the passage, how does the reader know that the fox wants the cheese?

• He looks up at the bird.

• He uses his nicest voice.

• He wants to eat the crow.

• He wants to trick the crow.

Read the passage.

After an affectionate pat on the head and a few tickles on his dog's stomach, the butcher opened the door. Butch left the main street store and took his usual route. Today, he walked with pride. "Almost home. Only the plank bridge to cross," thought Butch the Dog. "Perhaps I will stop at the water and get a drink." As Butch drew to the water's edge, he saw the reflection of another dog.

Select the evidence from the text that shows that Butch has walked home by himself before.

• After an affectionate pat on the head and a few tickles on his dog's stomach, the butcher opened the door.

• As Butch drew to the water's edge, he saw the reflection of another dog.

• Butch left the main street store and took his usual route.

• Today, he walked with pride.

Read the passage.

Though he had not seen anything that even looked like a wolf, he ran toward the village shouting at the top of his voice, "Wolf! Wolf!" The villagers who heard the cry dropped their work and ran to the pasture, but when they got there, they found the boy was laughing at the trick he had played on them. A few days later, the boy again shouted, "Wolf! Wolf!" Again, the villagers ran to help him, only to be laughed at. Then one evening, a wolf really did come after the sheep. The boy ran toward the village shouting, "Wolf! Wolf!" but the villagers did not run to help him as they had before. "He cannot fool us again," they said.

Why do the villagers not trust the boy?

• A wolf comes into the village and scares the boy.

• The boy does not see anything that looked like a wolf.

• The boy tricks them by crying wolf.

• The villagers do not run to help the boy like before.

One day, a lion was sleeping in the forest. His head was resting on his large paws. A shy little mouse was scurrying around the forest floor when she came across the sleeping lion. In her haste to run away, she ran right across the lion's nose. This woke the lion, and he swiftly caught her under his paw. The mouse begged the lion to spare her life. She promised to repay the lion one day. The lion laughed, but was amused to think of the little mouse helping him out. A few days later, the lion got caught in a hunter's net. Unable to free himself from the tangled net, he roared so loud that it bellowed throughout the forest. When the little mouse heard it, she came running. She ran right to one of the ropes holding the lion and started gnawing on it. Eventually, it broke. After she had broken all of the ropes, the lion was free. That day, the lion learned that even a mouse can help a lion.

]Select the statement that best describes the central message of the story.

• Lions and mice make good friends.

• Never give up because a friend will always help.

• No one is too small to help others.

• When people are mean, catch them in a net.

Read this passage.

There was once a shepherd boy who was bored with watching the sheep grazing on the hillside. He yelled out, "Wolf! Wolf!" The villagers came up the hill to drive away the wolf and protect the sheep. When they didn't see a wolf, they looked at the boy who was laughing. As they walked away angrily, they told him not to lie about a wolf chasing the sheep when there really is no wolf. Later, the boy was bored again and cried out "Wolf! Wolf!" Again, the villagers came to help. They yelled at him and told him that he should only call out 'wolf' when there really is a wolf. The boy smiled as they walked back down the hill. Later, he saw a real wolf running toward the sheep. He yelled as loud as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!" None of the villagers came. They thought it was another trick. The wolf ran into the herd, and the sheep scattered. The boy ran back to the village and asked why no one came to help him when there really was a wolf. One of the villagers told him that no one believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth.

Which of the following does the main character do first?

• The shepherd boy asked why no one helped him.

• The shepherd boy laughs.

• The shepherd boy yells, "Wolf! Wolf!"

• The shepherd boy smiles as they walk down the hill.

Read the passage.

There were once two goats, playing in a rocky mountain valley. Without seeing each other, they each ran up opposite sides of a deep gorge. At the bottom, a mighty river ran wildly. A tree had fallen, making a narrow bridge across the gorge. The bridge was so narrow that not even two squirrels could safely pass each other on it. Both goats attempted to cross the bridge from opposite sides. When they met in the middle, neither goat would give way to the other. They banged antlers and fought for a short time. Then, both of them fell into the roaring water below. As they fell, they thought it is better to relent than to suffer because of stubbornness.

What is the best lesson that can be learned from this story.

• Don't be stubborn because giving in is better than suffering.

• Don't cross a bridge when someone else is crossing the other way.

• Make sure you know how to swim before crossing a bridge.

• Playing on the sides of mountains can be quite dangerous.

Read this passage.

I started to quiver so badly that even the hairs of my mustache began to shake. The dragon came toward me, and I stood there stuck in fear. Then, the dragon did something I would have never imagined in my wildest dreams. She smiled. "Hi, I'm Daphne," she said as she reached out her hand. "I'm Dwight the Knight. It's nice to meet you," I replied and shook her hand.

How does Dwight feel when he first sees the dragon?

• Annoyed

• Brave

• Excited

• Scared

Read the passage.

One day, a lion was sleeping in the forest. His head was resting on his large paws. A shy little mouse was scurrying around the forest floor when she came across the sleeping lion. In her haste to run away, she ran right across the lion's nose. This woke the lion, and he swiftly caught her under his paw. The mouse begged the lion to spare her life. She promised to repay the lion one day. The lion laughed, but was amused to think of the little mouse helping him out. A few days later, the lion got caught in a hunter's net. Unable to free himself from the tangled net, he roared so loud that it bellowed throughout the forest. When the little mouse heard it, she came running. She ran right to one of the ropes holding the lion and started gnawing on it. Eventually, it broke. After she had broken all of the ropes, the lion was free. That day, the lion learned that even a mouse can help a lion.

How does the mouse respond to the lion's roar?

• She catches him in a net.

• She comes to help.

• She falls asleep in the forest.

• She runs across his nose.

Read the passage.

There was once a shepherd boy who was bored with watching the sheep grazing on the hillside. He yelled out, "Wolf! Wolf!" The villagers came up the hill to drive away the wolf and protect the sheep. When they didn't see a wolf, they looked at the boy who was laughing. As they walked away angrily, they told him not to lie about a wolf chasing the sheep when there really is no wolf. Later, the boy was bored again and cried out "Wolf! Wolf!" Again, the villagers came to help. They yelled at him and told him that he should only call out 'wolf' when there really is a wolf. The boy smiled as they walked back down the hill. Later, he saw a real wolf running toward the sheep. He yelled as loud as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!" None of the villagers came. They thought it was another trick. The wolf ran into the herd, and the sheep scattered. The boy ran back to the village and asked why no one came to help him when there really was a wolf. One of the villagers told him that no one believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth.

How do the villagers feel when the boy cries "Wolf!" when there isn't really a wolf?

• They are angry with him.

• They are excited to see the wolf.

• They are happy to save the sheep.

• They are scared of the wolf.