FSA ELA Practice Comprehension

Which excerpt from Passage 1 helps explain why Jess changed his mind about the forest?

• “‘I used to think this place was haunted,’ Jess had confessed to Leslie the first afternoon he had revved up his courage to bring her there.

• ‘Oh, but it is,’ she said. ‘But you don’t have to be scared. It’s not haunted with evil things.’

• ‘How do you know?’

  ‘I can just feel it. Listen.’

• At first he heard only the stillness. It was the stillness that had always frightened him before, but this time it was like the moment after Miss Edmunds finished a song, just after the chords hummed down to silence.”

What is the theme of Passage 1?

• Nature can have a powerful effect on people.

• Children need friends who can keep secrets.

• People can find interesting things in forests.

• Children often benefit from being quiet.

How do Jess and Leslie’s actions support the theme from Question #2 ?

• They promise not to tell anyone about Terabithia.

• They are excited about seeing the forest every day

• They decide not to talk when in the forest.

• They are determined to keep Terabithia sacred.

In Passage 2, what does the author mean by saying the roses “were like little trees”? (paragraph 11)

• The rosebushes have thick trunks.

• The rosebushes are tall enough to climb.

• The rosebushes have large, long branches

• The rosebushes are more leaves than flowers.

Why is the description of the roses looking "like little trees" important?

• It shows that the garden lacks color.

• It shows that the rosebushes may be hard to cut down.

• It shows that the garden may be dangerous to play in.

• It shows that the rosebushes have been ignored for a long time.

What role does paragraph 11 have in the passage?

• It shows how difficult it is to keep gardens healthy.

• It helps explain the reasons why Mary is fond of flowers.

• It provides a setting where Mary can meet new characters.

• It helps create the idea that the garden has been abandoned.

Why does the narrator show Mary talking to herself?

• to show how interested Mary is about the garden

• to show how nervous Mary feels inside the garden

• to show how little Mary understands about the garden

• to show how much the garden reminds Mary of other places

In Passage 1, choose who it describes: "becomes a leader in the forest".

• Jess

• Leslie

In Passage 1, choose who it describes: "is not sure if the forest is haunted".

• Jess

• Leslie

In Passage 1, choose who it describes: "changes after arriving in Terabithia".

• Jess

• Leslie