Reading Comprehension Assessment Lin Lin Seagulls

Which detail from the story setup helps you understand that the seagulls trust Lin-Lin?

• Lin-Lin went to the spot where the land met the sea.

• Lin-Lin called to the gulls and the gulls flocked to her.

• Lin-Lin got to the beach but the gulls were not there.

How does Lin-Lin telling the old woman stories about the seagulls affect what happens in the story?

• It makes a problem for Lin-Lin that she must resolve.

• It gives Lin-Lin a reason to stop visiting the old woman.

• It helps the old woman recover from her sickness.

How does Lin-Lin react to the old woman’s request to trap the seagulls?

• She is filled with gladness that she can make the old woman feel happy, just like she feels happy when she is with the gulls.

• She feels distressed because to make the old woman happy, she will have to harm the seagulls.

• She fears that it will be hard to trap the seagulls in a basket and then she will not be able to make the old woman happy.

What is Lin-Lin’s dilemma in the story?

• The old woman wants to hear about the seagulls and drink tea with Lin-Lin.

• The seagulls are not at the beach when Lin-Lin brings the basket to trap them.

• Lin-Lin does not want to upset either the old woman or the seagulls.

The text says Lin-Lin thought that trapping the seagulls was "the least she could do" for the old woman. What does this mean?

• A. She thinks it will be easy to trap the gulls with the old woman’s basket.

• B. She has a dilemma about what the old woman asked her to do.

• C. She thinks she should do something to help make the old woman happy.

Which detail in the story supports the central message that wild animals should be able to live free?

• Lin-Lin feared that the spirit of the gulls would be lost if they lived in a hut and had no sea, no sun, no wind, and no sand.

• As they drank tea and ate treats, the old woman asked Lin-Lin to tell her of the sea and the gulls and the sunset.

• The old woman asked Lin-Lin to trap six seagulls in a basket so they could live with her in her hut and make her happy.

On page 23 of the book, how is the word resolved used?

• to tell that Lin-Lin felt sad to trap the seagulls for the old woman

• to tell that Lin-Lin made up her mind to trap the seagulls

• to tell that Lin-Lin could not decide what to do about the seagulls

The story says, “But when Lin-Lin got to the beach, to the spot where the land met the sea, not a gull was there.” How does this detail affect what happens at the end of the story?

• It means Lin-Lin has to think of another plan in the end.

• It allows for things to work out for the best in the end.

• It allows the old woman to get what she wants in the end.

Use your book to find evidence from the text and illustrations to support your answers. Pick the character trait word from the list below that you think best describes the old woman’s personality. Then write why you think this is the best word to pick. Use your Character Trait Vocabulary List.

• selfish

• kind

• inconsiderate

• appreciative