Unit 1 Environments Review

What is the problem in the story Who Stole My Cactus Arm?

• Oliver feels guilty about the cactus arm and isn't able to sleep.

• Oliver doesn't know what to buy with the $15 Calvin gave him.

• Calvin keeps teasing Oliver.

• Oliver doesn't know how to knock down the cactus arm.

Read these sentences from Who Stole My Cactus Arm paragraph 1.

"The cactus towers over us... It's large curving arm reaches for the cloudless Arizona sky."

The author uses this imagery to suggest that the story is talking about -

• A small cactus that faces the sky.

• A small cactus with one arm.

• A fully grown cactus that is extremely tall.

• A cactus in the sky.

In the section Another Stormy Night what can the reader infer about how Oliver is feelings when he is laying in bed at night?

• Oliver feels mad because Calvin is pranking him.

• Oliver feels happy because he caught Calvin pranking him.

• Oliver feels tired because he can't sleep.

• Oliver feels guilty about knocking down the cactus arm.

How is the section It's Up to Us important to the plot of the story Who Stole My Cactus Arm?

• It gives clues about how the people feel.

• It shows how the problem was solved.

• It provides details about the theme of the story

• It describes the setting

In these sentences which TWO words have the long I sound "Thunder booms outside and lightning flashes into my room. A storm is rolling in. I stop. Did I hear something?"

• Did and I

• in and did

• rolling and lightning

• outside and lightning

After reading the story Who Stole My Cactus Arm how would you describe Oliver's relationship with Calvin? Use evidence from the text in your response.

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Which sentence does NOT belong in paragraph 2?

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 7

• Sentence 8

The author wants to combine the ideas in sentences 13 and 14. In the space provided below write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way.

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Which sentence would be best to add after sentence 18, to end the story with more detail

• I wouldn't like to learn in a one-room schoolhouse.

• It would be silly to use one-room schoolhouses in large communities.

• The students who still learn in a one-room schoolhouse are very lucky.

• Schools have changed over time, but one-room school houses served students well 200 years ago.