Grandma and the Great Gourd QUIZ (Reading and Vocabulary)

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

Why does Grandma walk through the jungle?

• to find her dogs

• to see wild animals

• to visit her daughter

• to show she is brave

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

Which word best describes Grandma?

• quiet

• clever

• funny

• helpful

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

Why does Grandma get into the gourd?

• to hide from wild animals

• to enjoy her ride on the path

• to arrive home more quickly

• to get the attention of her dogs

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

How do the dogs save Grandma?

• They open the gourd.

• They chase away the fox.

• They help her trick the animals.

• They lead her through the jungle.

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

Why does Grandma sing a song when she is caught by the fox?

• She uses the song to call her dogs for help.

• She hopes the song will make the fox fall asleep.

• She uses the song to remember her time with her daughter.

• She hopes the fox will like her song and decide not to eat her.

DIRECTIONS: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The fierce tiger lives deep in the jungle.

• colorful

• dangerous

• silent

• unhappy

DIRECTIONS: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The cat is baring its teeth becuse it is scared of a large dog.

• cleaning

• protecting

• showing

• touching

DIRECTIONS: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The bear is flexing its claws to show how sharp they are.

• curling

• swishing

• marking

• smacking

DIRECTIONS: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Visitors saw the lion crouching behind a rock, watching them.

• bending down

• jumping high

• standing tall

• leaping over

DIRECTIONS: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Look at the dictionary entry.

SWIPE

1. 1. verb hit or try to hit 2. verb steal 3. noun an attack or criticism 4. verb moving one's finger across a touchscreen

Which meaning best matches the way the word swipe is used in the following sentence?

Dogs swipe at balls that roll in front of them.

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4