December, Week 1, FRIDAY: 3rd Daily Reading Ready Test

1. How does Mom contribute to the plot of the play? (TEKS: 3.9C, CCSS: RL.4.1)

• She tells Carrie to be sure to turn off the television before she comes to bed.
• She feels Carrie may be cold during the night without a blanket.
• She is concerned about the type of show Carrie is watching.
• She questions whether Carrie will be alright if she leaves her alone.

2. Which meaning BEST fits the way bed is used in the play? (TEKS: 3.3A, CCSS: L.3.4.D)

• Meaning 1
• Meaning 2
• Meaning 3
• Meaning 4

3. An antonym for the word often in paragraph 5 is – (TEKS: 3.3D, CCSS: L.4.5.C)

• frequently
• seldom
• usually
• regularly

4. Which line from the play supports the idea that Carrie is not concerned about being left alone during the movie? (TEKS: 3.6F, CCSS: RL.4.1)

• NARRATOR: Carrie hesitantly runs to the hall closet, grabs a blanket, and hurries back to the chair.
• CARRIE: Sure, Mom! I’m not a baby anymore. I can handle this scary movie.
• MOM: Okay then. If you are sure… I’ll see you in the morning.
• CARRIE: I’m getting chilly. I think I’ll go into the hall closet and get a blanket.

5. In paragraph 7, the word hesitantly means – (TEKS: 3.3B, CCSS: RL.3.4)

• cautiously
• impatiently
• frighteningly
• playfully

6. The stage directions in paragraph 2 are included to help – (TEKS: 3.8C, CCSS: RL.3.1)

• make the drama frightening
• identify the main problem in the play
• introduce the main character
• show how the supporting character is feeling

7. The narrator’s lines in paragraph 5 are important to the play because they – (TEKS: 3.6F, CCSS: RL.4.1)

• describe the approaching weather and change of mood in the story
• show how cold it is getting in the house
• explain the reasons Carrie is upset
• demonstrate why Mom left Carrie watching the movie alone in the living room

8. Carrie’s reaction when she goes into the hallway and grabs the blanket shows that she is – (TEKS: 3.8B, CCSS: RL.3.3)

• upset about having to get up from her chair
• terrified about her mom catching her
• fearful about going into the hallway
• excited about the weather outside

9. The narrator contributes to the plot of the play by – (TEKS: 3.9C, CCSS: RL.4.1)

• making the main character’s conflict seem scarier
• helping the audience understand what the main character is thinking
• helping the reader know the actions and feelings taking place in the play
• assisting the main character in solving a problem

10. The reader can use the suffix -ly to know that the word chilly means – (TEKS: 3.3C, CCSS: RF.3.3.A)

• chilled before
• chilled again
• without chilliness
• like it is chilled