Sarah Plain and Tall Comprehension Practice

How did Sarah explain herself so Papa would know who she was at the train station?

• She was plain.

• She was tall.

• She would wear a yellow bonnet.

• All of the answers are correct.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What did Sarah seem to miss most about home?

• her brother

• her aunts

• the weather

• the sea

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What was Sarah most concerned about saving before the storm?

• her sea shells

• the chickens

• the horses

• the flowers

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What did Caleb think Sarah was going to do when she drove the wagon the first time?

• Buy train tickets to leave.

• Visit the neighbors.

• Pick up William.

• Take them to town.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What clues from the story help reader's know the meaning of the word flax?
Papa took Sarah's bags inside, where her room was ready with a quilt on the bed and blue flax dried in a vase on the nightstand table.

• Flax must be heavy because Papa had to carry the bags.

• Flax must be a type of flower because it is in a vase.

• Flax must mean cold because Sarah needed a quilt.

• Flax must be something Sarah brought from the sea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

When did Anna and Caleb know Sarah would stay?

• when she got attached to the animals

• when she kissed Papa

• when she took the wagon into town and came back

• they still aren't sure

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who said this quote? "Tomorrow I want to see the sheep. You know, I've never touched one."

• Anna

• Sarah

• Caleb

• Papa

• Maggie

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Where was Sarah from?

• from Out west

• from town

• from Maine

• From Missouri

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the main conflict of the story?

• Will Sarah come to their house and live with them forever?

• Will Sarah invite the family to visit her in Maine?

• Will Sarah make friends with Matthew's wife, Maggie?

• Will Sarah bring her cat when she comes for a visit?

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How did Sarah think the plains were like the sea?

• The plains were wet like the sea.

• The plains were rocky like the sea.

• The plains had land that rolled like waves in the sea.

• The plains had plants growing on them that were like those found in the sea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1