Benchmark Interim Preparation

1. 1. Read this sentence from paragraph 19: "You fooled me once. You fooled me twice." What does fooled mean?

• a. disappointed

• b. selfish

• c. tricked

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

2. What does the picture show on page 25?

• a. How fun a picnic can be.

• b. What it looks like to be selfish.

• c. Why it's important to share.

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CCSS.RI.1.6

CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

3. How does the author tell the story of On One Wheel?

• a. in time order from beginning to end
• b. from present to past
• c. from most important event to least important event

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

4. Read this sentence from paragraph 40 . "Martha tried to pedal forward, but she fell off the unicycle right away. A couple of kids snickered." What word could best replace snickered?

• a. cried
• b. laughed
• c. talked

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

5. How did Casey's mom help her feel better?

• a. She reminded her that she is good at a lot of things.
• b. She drove her home.
• c. She poured some orange juice.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

6. How does Casey view making friends at the end of the story?

• a. She does not like making friends.
• b. She thinks making friends isn't so bad.
• c. She thinks making friends will be hard.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

7. Think about the two stories you have read. How are the messages alike? Choose two ways they are alike.

• a. Both stories have lessons about how important it is to treat people well.
• b. Both stories have lessons about sharing.
• c. Both stories have lessons about friendship.
• d. Both stories have lessons about trying new things.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.K.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

8. Why did the author write this passage?

• To inform us why crayons were created and who created them.
• To describe how crayons are made.
• To show us how to use crayons.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

9. Why did Edwin Binney and Harold Smith make crayons?

• a.They wanted to create 8 new colors.

• b. Chalk was too messy.

• c.They wanted colorful, safe, and affordable tools for children to use.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

10. Read the sentence from paragraph 2. They used wax and pigments to create crayons. What does the word pigments mean in this sentence?

• a) crayon

• b) colors

• c) chalk

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4