✅🆘 🎯Language Arts (SLO) 2024-2025

1. In The Gift of the Magi Della cried because she did not have enough money to get her husband, Jim, a Christmas gift. She went to the salon and had Madame Sofranie cut her hair, her most prized possession, and sell it for money. Della was able to buy Jim a nice Christmas present after that. What kind of gesture would you consider the gesture that Della did to give Jim a nice gift?

• a. Della sold her hair for money.
• b. Della performed a selfless act of love to give Jim a nice gift.
• c. Della wanted Jim to have the best Christmas ever.
• d. Della wanted shorter hair, so she was able to sell it to make some money.

2. Why would Della cut and sell her hair for money to give Jim a good Christmas gift?

• a. She knows how important it is to keep up appearances.
• b. She didn't want Jim to know that she was bad at managing money.
• c. She loved Jim so much that she was willing to sacrifice her prized possession to make him happy.
• d. She loved Jim so much that she wanted him to have the best gift ever.

3. When I am a master teacher, kids will learn and remember every standard they were taught! What does "master teacher" mean?

• a. A teacher who has reached the highest level of teaching in education.
• b. A teacher who is well-versed in all of the standards he/she is teaching.
• c. A teacher who truly loves what he/she does each day.
• d. A teacher who is excited to see his/her students do EXTREMELY well on tests and school work.

4. In The Giving Tree, the tree loves the boy and gives him everything it has to make the boy happy. Why does the tree want the boy to be happy?

• a. The boy wants to make the tree happy as well.
• b. The boy needs the things the tree gives him.
• c. The tree is happy when the boy is happy.
• d. The tree likes it when the boy visits.

5. Based on your answer from question #4, which sentence from the text best supports your answer?

• a. "I am too big to climb and play," said the boy.
• b. "I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give me money?"
• c. "Take my apples and sell them in the city. You will have money and you will be happy." The boy gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was happy.
• d. And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy.

6. Anne Frank was 13 years old when she and her family had to hide from the Nazis. She did not survive, but her diary was found and her writings were shared world-wide. Her writings gave a voice to millions of people impacted by the Nazi Party regime. In her diary, Anne writes, "If God lets me live...I shall not remain insignificant." She wrote, "I shall work in the world for mankind." Her diary has given a voice to the people who were silenced in the Holocaust. What inference can you make about how Anne's writings have impacted people?

• a. Anne's writing impact people into thinking before they do bad things.
• b. Anne's writings have inspired people to not give up hope and to have courage and be honest even in the darkest of times.
• c. Anne's writings remind us that it is important to stay safe and that people make bad decisions without thinking about what they are doing.
• d. Anne's writings show us that it is important to be able to write well and share important events that have occurred during trying times.

7. During a debate about whether school weeks should be shorter, research shows that school days would need to be longer and students, especially students who are also in sports, would be home later and still have homework to do. Students would be staying up later and be more tired during the school day. Research also shows that students that attend school 4 days per week do not perform well on state tests. What inference can you make from this research?

• a. There are more challenges and negative impacts to having a four day school week because students will be staying up later and they will be more tired at school which can also impact their test performance.
• b. There are scheduling issues that need to be considered when determining if a four day school week is good for students.
• c. School should not be a four day week because it will cause students to under perform on school work and tests.
• d. School should be a four day week because students will eventually figure out their new schedule and how to make arrangements to study for tests.

8. In the children's book, No David, there are not a lot of spoken words or dialogue, except for "No David" and pictures of what David is doing. Readers refer to the pictures and the spoken words, "No David" to determine this main idea, what is it?

• a. the things David is allowed to do
• b. the punishments he gets
• c. the things David is not supposed to do
• d. David doesn't listen very well

9. What is the theme of "No David"?

• a. David is unconditionally loved even when he does naughty things.
• b. David is not supervised very well and his parents are constantly cleaning up after David.
• C. David breaks things and his parents end up spending a lot of money to fix broken things.
• d. David's parents realize that he needs to have play-dates with other little kids to wear David out.

10. What inference can you make from the gift that the Old Man gave Hollis?

• a. The Old Man does not believe she is very talented.
• b. The Old Man would like Hollis to go live with Josie because she is also an artist.
• c. The Old Man knows that Hollis has real talent and sees people, really sees people.
• d. The Old Man wanted Hollis to take one of Josie and Beatrice's art classes.