Reading Comp Wonder U3 Wk2 Progress Monitoring 2024

Read these sentences from the passage BINGO.

“I slumped on the couch in discouragement. It wasn’t fair because I’d already spent many hours picking up trash in parks and collecting food for hungry families.” (paragraph 2) What does discouragement mean as it is used in these sentences?

• anger

• disappointment

• discovery

• excitement

Which word from the sentences supports the answer about discouragement in BINGO?

“I slumped on the couch in discouragement. It wasn’t fair because I’d already spent many hours picking up trash in parks and collecting food for hungry families.” (paragraph 2)

• “slumped”

• “fair”

• “trash”

• “collecting”

What is the point of view in “Bingo” as explained in the passage?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Based on the passage BINGO, which statement best describes the narrator’s perspective?

• The main reason to volunteer is so you play games.

• Picking up trash is the best way to get on television.

• Helping in small ways can have a big impact on others.

• Parents should encourage their children to visit relatives in a nursing home.

Which piece of evidence shows the point of view that supports the answer in the passage BINGO?

• ‘Jacob,’ Mom called, ‘it’s time to go!’ (paragraph 2)

• A few weeks ago, Aunt Beth had pneumonia, an illness that affected the lungs, but she was feeling better now and breathing easily. (paragraph 4)

• Dave turned to the man sitting next to him and yelled, ‘You know, I kind of like this boy!’ (paragraph 11)

• Maybe I wouldn’t get on the evening news, but making such a huge difference to one person might have been better. (paragraph 19)

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A: What role does paragraph 16 in BINGO have in the passage?

• It describes the narrator’s actions.

• It includes the narrator’s dialogue.

• It identifies the narrator’s conflict.

• It presents the narrator’s flashback.

Which sentence from paragraph 16 in BINGO supports the change in the narrator's feelings on playing BINGO?

• I smiled, remembering the time I visited my Uncle Barry for the holidays.

• I had never said more than two words to Uncle Barry before that.

• I had never played checkers, either.

• But by the end of the third game, the two of us were telling jokes and having a great time.

Read this sentence from paragraph 4 in the passage BINGO. “A few weeks ago, Aunt Beth had pneumonia, an illness that affected the lungs, but she was feeling better now and breathing easily.” What does it mean for Aunt Beth to have pneumonia?

• She is going to a nursing home.

• She had an illness that affects your lungs, so she was having trouble breathing.

• All of this happened a few weeks ago.

• She buys the narrator a card for the game of bingo.

What is one way that the author uses flashback in paragraph 16 in BINGO?

• to provide conflict

• to compare settings

• to introduce dialogue

• to develop characters and show that their perspective is changing

Read this sentence from the passage on Volunteerism. “A problem can be something simple, such as not being able to mow a lawn, or something more complex, such as feeding a large number of people.” (paragraph 1) Which phrase gives a clue to the meaning of complex as it is used in the sentence?

• “problem can be”

• “something simple”

• “not being able to mow a lawn”

• “feeding a large number of people”