4th U4W2 Test

What can the reader infer about the narrator’s mother from his description in paragraph 2?

• She is afraid his father is getting sick, too.

• She is afraid her son will not stay in bed.

• She is afraid her son may be seriously ill.

• She is afraid people will learn her son is sick.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What can the reader infer about the narrator of the story?

• He has suffered the effects of scarlet fever throughout his life.

• He has become a famous painter of beautiful nature scenes.

• He is grateful to his father for painting for him when he was ill.

• He has many children and grandchildren who like to paint.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the phrases in the chart. Decide whether each phrase describes the perspective of Miles, of his father, or of both characters. Fill in the bubble in the correct box beside each phrase.

Groups:

(a) Miles

,

(b) Miles' Father

,

(c) Both

• wishes he could be outdoors

• understands how serious scarlet fever is

• thinks it’s important to follow doctors’ orders

• appreciates and enjoys art

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of the passage.

“I slowly regained my strength, and naturally, I wanted to go outside as soon as I felt a little better.”

What is the meaning of the word regained?

• got back

• came to know

• enjoyed again

• lost forever

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the passage.

“I was as helpless as a baby, feeling terribly weak, but I remember seeing my

parents embrace with joyful tears in their eyes.”

How does the simile as helpless as a baby add meaning to the narrator’s

description of himself?

• It shows that he was young and small.

• It shows that he needed help from others.

• It shows that he slept often and deeply.

• It shows that he cried when he became ill.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Select two sentences that could be used to create a summary of “Scarlet Fever Summer”.

• Miles became ill with scarlet fever and had to stay in bed for a long time.

• Miles turned ten in the summer of 1875.

• Miles enjoyed fishing with his brothers during the summer.

• Miles’s father painted a picture for Miles to help him while he was ill.

• Miles’s mother sat beside him with a cold compress as he lay in bed ill.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What does the word spooked mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

• attacked

• bitten

• chased

• startled

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What can the reader infer about Joseph’s perspective from paragraph 3?

• He thinks his sister is being mean to the horse Sunshine.

• He has experience with horses and believes he understands them.

• He is tired of trying to help Lizbet overcome her fear of riding.

• He is proud that he has taught himself how to ride horses.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read this sentence from paragraph 6 of “Riding Sunshine”.

“Then she imagined a lake that was as smooth as glass, and she took

deep breaths.”

How does the simile as smooth as glass add meaning to the narrator’s

description of the lake Lizbet is imagining?

• It shows that the lake is cold and frozen.

• It shows that the lake is a favorite place.

• It shows that the lake is very calm and still.

• It shows that the lake is near the family’s barn.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How does Lizbet’s perspective differ from her brother’s after she is thrown from Sunshine?

• Lizbet wants to try riding Sunshine again, but Joseph tells her it is too soon.

• Lizbet vows she will never ride Sunshine again, but Joseph wants her to get back up and try riding the horse again.

• Lizbet wants to ride Joseph’s horse instead of Sunshine, but Joseph does not want her to.

• Lizbet thinks the horse’s bucking was her fault, but Joseph thinks the bucking was nobody’s fault.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3