One Plastic Bag

Using "One Plastic Bag" answer the following question: Why does Isatou start picking up the plastic bags that are on the ground?

• She hears that the butcher needs more of them for his shop.

• She learns that goats have been getting sick from eating them.

• She thinks her family can use them when their old baskets break.

• She wants to clean them off so she can store her papers inside them.

Using "One Plastic Bag" answer the following question: The passage says that mosquitoes swarm around the pile of plastic bags. What does swarm mean?

• bite

• search

• gather

• awaken

Using "One Plastic Bag" answer the following question: One sentence in the passage says that Isatou watches while her sister crochets. Why did the author most likely write this sentence?

• to show that Isatou is interested in the people around her

• so readers can understand why Isatou is proud of her family

• so readers can learn how to crochet plastic thread along with Isatou

• to show what first causes Isatou to think of crocheting with plastic thread

Using "One Plastic Bag" answer the following question: How are Isatou and her friends able to clean up their village?

• by turning plastic bags into purses to sell in the city

• by bringing plastic bags to a recycling center in the city

• by teaching others about the harm that plastic bags can cause

• by asking their neighbors to use paper bags rather than plastic bags

Using 'One Plastic Bag' answer the following question: What is the passage mostly about?

• how to make art from everyday things

• the way of life of people living in the Gambia

• a person who finds a clever way to solve a problem

• why countries must work together to take care of Earth

Using 'Rosie Revere, Engineer' answer the following question: How does Rosie change after her uncle Fred laughs at her cheese hat?

• She stops searching for new treasures.

• She starts hiding her ideas from others.

• She tries to make new friends at school.

• She decides she wants to be an engineer.

Using "Rosie Revere, Engineer" answer the following question: Why is Great-Great-Aunt Rose excited about the cheese-copter even though it crashes?

• because she has always wanted to fly

• because it is able to fly for a short time

• because it reminds her of working on airplanes

• because she has never seen anything like it before

Using "Rosie Revere, Engineer" answer the following question: The poem says that Rosie and her great-great-aunt worked "till the sun sneaked away to its bed." What does this phrase mean?

• until it was time for breakfast

• until they finished the machine

• until it began to get dark outside

• until they came up with a new idea

Using "Rosie Revere, Engineer" answer the following question: How does Rosie feel in the last stanza of the poem?

• She is proud of her work even when she makes mistakes.

• She is eager to see all the gadgets her classmates have built.

• She is worried about showing her uncle Fred her new machine.

• She is afraid her great-great-aunt Rose will never have a chance to fly.

Using "Rosie Revere, Engineer" answer the following question: What is the theme of the poem?

• Dreams don’t usually come true.

• Working with others can be hard.

• If you need help, ask a trusted adult.

• If something doesn’t work, keep trying.