Passage 1 Comprehension Quiz

What exposition does paragraph 1 of Passage 1 provide?

• It explains the main conflict in the story.

• It foreshadows what happens later in the story.

• It introduces the characters, setting, and conflict.

• It identifies where the neighbors came from, and why.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which two words describe the narrator’s character as shown in this excerpt?

• curious

• fearful

• nervous

• observant

• polite

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What do paragraphs 3–5 in Passage 1 suggest about Peter Krajiek’s treatment of the Bohemian family?

• He understood their needs.

• He took advantage of them.

• He disliked them for political reasons.

• He tried to provide them with a good home.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which two sentences best support the answer to how Krajiek treats the Bohemian family?

• The Bohemian family, grandmother told me as we drove along, had bought the homestead of a fellow countryman, Peter Krajiek, and had paid him more than it was worth. (paragraph 3)

• The Shimerdas were the first Bohemian family to come to this part of the county. (paragraph 3)

• One son, Fuchs said, was well-grown, and strong enough to work the land; but the father was old and frail and knew nothing about farming. (paragraph 3)

• And I hear he’s made them pay twenty dollars for his old cookstove that ain’t worth ten. (paragraph 4)

• ‘But Bohemians has a natural distrust of Austrians.’ (paragraph 5)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which sentence best describes the main conflict in Passage 1?

• Otto Fuchs and the narrator’s grandmother do not know how to help the Shimerda family.

• Peter Krajiek sells the Shimerda family a run-down home for more than it is worth.

• Austrians and Bohemians cannot overcome their political disagreements.

• The rural Nebraska landscape makes it hard to visit new neighbors.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Read the sentence: "Some of the cottonwoods had already turned, and the yellow leaves and shining white bark made them look like the gold and silver trees in fairytales." (paragraph 8) What can be inferred about the narrator based on this sentence?

• He is shy.

• He is feisty.

• He is lovable.

• He is imaginative.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Passage 1, how is the conflict partially resolved?

• The narrator’s grandmother provides the Shimerda family with resources.

• Otto Fuchs tries to speak to the Shimerda family in German.

• The narrator’s grandmother and Mrs. Shimerda get along.

• The narrator describes the scenery along the ride.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Based on the setting in Passage 1, what is a theme of the story?

• One must know how to farm before moving to a rural part of the country.

• Immigrants to a new country can trust people from their homeland.

• Moving to a country with a different language is challenging.

• Winter is the hardest time of the year.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which sentence from Passage 1 best supports the answer to the theme?

• The Bohemian family, grandmother told me as we drove along, had bought the homestead of a fellow countryman, Peter Krajiek, and had paid him more than it was worth. (paragraph 3)

• They could not speak enough English to ask for advice, or even to make their most pressing wants known. (paragraph 3)

• One son, Fuchs said, was well-grown, and strong enough to work the land; but the father was old and frail and knew nothing about farming. (paragraph 3)

• ‘If they’re nice people, I hate to think of them spending the winter in that cave of Krajiek’s,’ said grandmother. (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7