Reading Comprehension Quiz

What can you infer about Lucy’s personality from this passage?

• She is afraid of new things

• She likes to explore and discover new things

• She prefers staying indoors

• She doesn’t like her grandmother’s attic

What is a possible theme of this passage?

• Sometimes it’s best not to explore

• Curiosity can lead to adventure

• You should never go into attics

• Rainy days are boring

What does the word “tiptoed” most likely mean in the sentence: “Dust tickled her nose as she tiptoed around old trunks…”?

• Walked loudly

• Walked quietly

• Ran quickly

• Jumped around

Which of the following would show that this story is prose, not poetry or drama?

• It uses rhyming lines

• It has stage directions

• It is written in paragraphs and complete sentences

• It includes dialogue only

From what point of view is this story told?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Imagine this scene was shown as a short movie. What would help you understand Lucy’s emotions better in the film version?

• The background music and facial expressions

• The font size of the text

• The narrator’s voice

• The title of the movie

What kind of reader would enjoy this passage?

• Someone who likes adventure and mystery

• Someone who only reads nonfiction

• Someone who enjoys sports

• Someone who prefers poems

What detail from the story helps show that Lucy was excited about what she found?

• “She wandered into her grandmother’s attic.”

• “Dust tickled her nose.”

• “Her heart pounded with excitement…”

• “She remembered a door in the garden wall.”

Which sentence best supports the theme of curiosity leading to discovery?

• “Lucy wandered into her grandmother’s attic.”

• “She saw a small wooden box labeled ‘To Be Opened Only by the Curious.’”

• “Dust tickled her nose.”

• “She tiptoed around old trunks.”

What does the phrase “Her heart pounded with excitement” suggest about Lucy?

• She was sleepy

• She was nervous and afraid

• She was thrilled by the adventure

• She was running too fast