Nonfiction Passage

• demonstrate Clara's physical features

• illustrate how much the soldiers admired Clara

• show that Clara was a heavenly being

• demonstrate that Clara liked working with soldiers

What does the underlined word comfort mean?

(4.3B)

• luxury

• relaxation

• relief

• worry

Which sentence from the selection shows that Clara Barton cared for others?

(4.6F)

• This group continues to help wounded soldiers during wartime across the world.

• She began traveling from battle to battle nursing wounded, unwell soldiers back to health.

• She milked cows, chopped wood, and took care of sick animals every day on her family's farm.

• She was the youngest of five children and always did very well in school.

The purpose of this selection is mainly to:

(4.10A)

• explain how Clara Barton nursed soldiers back to health

• list the steps Clara Barton took to create the International Red Cross

• describe an important historical figure

• inform the readers about the Civil War

Which meaning BEST matches the way the word hard is used in the selection?

(4.3B)

• Meaning 1: not easily cut

• Meaning 2: strong-minded or determined

• Meaning 3: physically fit

• Meaning 4: difficult to endure

In the paragraph, the suffix -er helps the reader determine that the word teacher means:

(4.3C)

• teaching again

• someone who teaches

• unable to teach

• teaching before

This selection would most likely be found in a book titled:

(4.6F)

• Civil War Biographies

• Amusing Stories about Civil War Nurses

• Autobiographies about Famous Nurses

• Famous Teachers during the Civil War

What was the main reason Clara Barton became a nurse?

(4.6F)

• She wanted to travel from battle to battle.

• She realized they needed help on the battlefield during the Civil War.

• She was a hard worker and always did well in school.

• She realized she enjoyed caring for others while she nursed her brother back to health.

Which detail from the selection suggests that Clara was helpful to her family?

(4.6F)

• In the coming years, she went on to become a teacher and fight for women's rights, but everything changed for her when the Civil War started.

• Clara went on to organize and create the International Red Cross in 1881.

• Clara began caring for the wounded soldiers who arrived in Washington, D.C., and she realized they needed more help on the battlefield.

• She milked the cows, chopped wood, and took care of sick animals every day on her family's farm.

What is the BEST summary of the story?

(4.7D)

• When Clara Barton was very young, she realized she enjoyed caring for others. Eventually, she became a teacher and nurse for wounded soldiers during the Civil War. Years later, she founded the International Red Cross, which helps wounded soldiers even today.

• Clara Barton was born in 1821 to a family of five children. She worked on a farm and wasn't afraid of hard work. When Clara was eleven, her brother fell off the roof and she nursed him back to health.

• Clara Barton liked caring for others. She became a teacher when the Civil War started. She taught people how to nurse wounded soldiers. Later, she founded the International Red Cross.

• Clara Barton was a good nurse and helped soldiers during the Civil War. They nicknamed her 'Angel of the Battlefield.' In 1881, she founded the International Red Cross, which helps soldiers across the world.