Reading Bank 5

Which subject do the characters in the story have the most different attitudes about?

• when to get a dog

• what kind of dog to get

• whether to get a dog

• where to go to get a dog

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A: Which is most important in helping the family solve its main problem?

• Dad works from home.

• Everyone is willing to give something up.

• The new neighborhood has a dog shelter.

• Each family member prefers dogs over other pets.

Part B: Which sentence from the story supports your answer in Part A?

• “Dad works from home, and he loves swimming in the pool outside our building every morning.” (paragraph 1)

• “Fish and birds make fine pets, but we don’t want a goldfish or a canary.” (paragraph 2)

• “Whenever a person agreed to give something up, the problem got smaller.” (paragraph 4)

• “We all have different preferences, but I am sure we can find a dog at the shelter that everyone is happy about.” (paragraph 5)

What is something that the reader knows about the narrator?

• The narrator is a boy.

• The narrator is a girl.

• The narrator is the youngest person in the family.

• The narrator is someone outside the story telling about a family.

Just before the family meeting, how does the narrator feel about the idea of moving?

• worried

• angry

• excited

• determined

Read this sentence from Passage 1. “By the end of our family meeting, we were grinning at each other, knowing we were on the same page about moving.” (paragraph 5) Which example of literal language means the same thing as “we were on the same page” in this sentence?

• We were looking at the same book.

• We understood and agreed with each other.

• We were doing the same thing at the same time.

• We had all worked together and made things better.

What changes the Country Mouse’s point of view about life in town?

• seeing where Town Mouse lives

• dreaming all night about life in town

• being invited to go home with her cousin

• getting frightened while eating fancy food

What are two things the reader can tell about Town Mouse?

• She has bad manners.

• She is lonely living in town.

• She is used to being in danger.

• She wants to move to the country.

• She prefers fancy food to plain food.

What is the meaning of residence as it is used in this sentence from the passage? “When they got to the fancy residence where Town Mouse lived, Country Mouse saw large rooms with thick rugs and soft chairs.” (paragraph 3)

• nest

• house

• museum

• town or city

Fill in the circle before the sentence from the passage that tells what causes Country Mouse to want to see what life is like in town.

• Country Mouse welcomed her and offered her lunch.

• There were acorns and roots to eat and there was water to drink.

• Town Mouse ate a few small bites to be polite, but she thought the food was terrible.

• The cousins talked all afternoon, and Country Mouse heard all about her cousin’s wonderful life in town.

• At bedtime, the cousins got into a snug, warm nest in a row of bushes where it was very quiet.