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A Pet for Calvin

Authored by Abigail Lesesne

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 32+ times

A Pet for Calvin
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It was great dirt, too—loose and loamy— and he liked to pick up a shovelful and run it through his fingers.

poor in quality

good for growing

thick and claylike

dry and very rocky

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“Mother,” Mr. McCandless said, “don’t say things like that. We thought, maybe, with the new medicine, Calvin could tolerate—”

give into

put up with

completely finish

highly recommend

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

His fingers were inky, from keeping score in the ball game, and he left a black mark on the worm, which wriggled back into the hole.

crawled

slept

tiptoed

twisted

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“Pretty close quarters for a worm,” his father said. “It’s used to a little more territory.”

changes

lamps

room

tents

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All Calvin’s sensory receptors shivered and tingled, “Yes,” he said, his voice a little shaky. “I would know him anywhere,” and of course he would, because of the black mark he, Calvin, had put there, on this very worm.

ached with pain

shook with fear

spun with confusion

prickled with excitement

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What problem does Calvin have at the beginning of the selection?

He needs to learn how to care for a worm.

He wants treatment for his allergies to animals.

He lost his pet worm in the garden.

He feels like the only kid in the class without a pet.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word best describes Calvin’s grandmother?

timid

funny

brave

talkative

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

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