Way to Go, Grandma (Wonders G4-U4-W3 Weekly Assessment)

If the passage were written from Grandma's point of view, the reader would know

• how Kellyn is doing in college.

• whether little Jayden's cold is better.

• why Grandma is reluctant to use the computer.

• how much Jamal wants to help her with the computer.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Read this sentence from the passage. Sighing, she shook her head in confusion and bewilderment. Which word in the sentence helps the reader understand what bewilderment means?

• confusion

• head

• shook

• sighing

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Grandma's face lit up, her hesitation and doubts were gone. She knew she could do this.

Which word means almost the SAME as hesitation in the sentence above?

• ease

• frown

• uncertainty

• unhappiness

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The first-person point of view in the passage helps the reader understand that Jamal is

• embarrassed by Grandma's lack of computer skills

• curious about the lives of his brother and sister

• tricking his grandmother into typing an email

• proud of his computer skills

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How do Jamal's feelings toward his grandmother change during the passage?

• from wanting to help her to losing patience with her

• from losing patience with her to accepting her

• from wanting to help her to feeling proud

• from concern about her to accepting her

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"Well, okay," I said, trying to hide my cleverness. My quick thinking even surprised me. It wasn't often that I outwitted grandma!

Which words from the sentences have almost the SAME meaning?

• cleverness, outwitted

• thinking, surprised

• hide, surprised

• quick, often

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why does Jamal purposely make mistakes as he types?

• to get his grandmother to type the email

• to show how easy it is to send emails

• to send an email to Kellyn

• to anger his grandmother

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

I gave her my seat, and with no help or assistance from me, she typed a long email to Kellyn.

What does the word assistance mean in the sentence above?

• comment

• help

• limitation

• setbacks

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Sending an email to Jayden's mom would really be the icing on the cake.

What does the idiom icing on the cake mean in this sentence?

• Sending emails is sweet

• Sending an email is like eating cake

• Jayden's mom really likes the frosting on cake.

• Sending another email would be a another good thing.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

She pulled me over to the computer and pushed me down in the chair. "If you insist," she said eagerly.

You can tell that Grandma :

• sends an email only to please Jamal

• is pretending to be eager to send an email

• doesn't want Jamal to know she is excited to send an email

• is pretending that Jamal is pressuring her to send an email.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3