5.2 TEST

The story is told from the point of view of —

• A. Dad

• B. Mr. Young

• C. Emily

• D. Taffy

In paragraph 2, the word “squealed” helps create the author’s voice, which can be best described as —

• A. shocked

• B. amused

• C. thoughtful

• D. excited

The first-person point of view in the text helps the reader understand —

• A. why Emily and Dad go to Mr. Young’s farm

• B. why Emily chooses Taffy to exhibit at the fair

• C. how Dad knows about showing pigs

• D. what Emily and Taffy will do at the fair

After reading “It's Showtime,” think about this question:

Explain with two examples how the reader knows the point of view.

In a written response, explain how the pictures help the reader understand the ways animals use their tails. You must support your response with details from the selection. Manage your time carefully so that you can

• re-read and annotate the selection with the prompt in mind;

• plan your informational composition;

•draft your composition; and

• revise and edit your composition.

Be sure to include

• an introduction that states your central idea; • evidence from the selection that supports your central idea; • an organizational pattern that supports your central idea; and • a conclusion. Your response should be in the form of a composition.

WRITING REVIEW: Use this text to answer the following questions

(1) The farmer picked himself up, grabed the turnip, and dragged it home. (2) That night five fast friends sat down to the farmer’s pot of turnip soup.

Select the response that corrects the spelling error in sentence 1.

The farmer picked himself up,​ (a)   the turnip, and dragged it home.

• grabbed
• graabed
• grabedd
• grabt

WRITING REVIEW: Use this text to answer the following questions

(1) The farmer picked himself up, grabed the turnip, and dragged it home. (2) That night five fast friends sat down to the farmer’s pot of turnip soup.

This paragraph needs a closing sentence. Which of the following sentences should be added after sentence 2 to help close the story?

• Then, the farmer’s wife went to bed.

• Good things come from working together.

• The mouse did not want to eat the soup.

• The farmer would not share.

What does point of view mean?

• who tells the story

• a character is telling the story

• the author or narrator is telling the story

• I, mine, me, we, my, ours

What are the third person pronouns?

• who tells the story

• a character is telling the story

• he, she , it, they, their

• I, mine, me, we, ours, us

What does first person mean?

• who tells the story

• a character is telling the story

• the author or narrator is telling the story

• I, mine, me, we, ours, us

What does third person mean?

• he, she, it they, their

• who tells the story

• a character is telling the story

• the author or narrator is telling the story