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WorksheetsSarah, Plain and Tall
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sibling is the oldest?
a)
Caleb
b)
Anna
2.
Sarah's brother, William, was a...
a)
Teacher
b)
Sheriff
c)
Fisherman
d)
Missionary
3.
Sarah was from what state?
a)
Ohio
b)
Wyoming
c)
California
d)
Maine
4.
What was the name of Sarah's cat?
a)
Seal
b)
Nick
c)
Lottie
d)
Bess
5.
Sarah said in Maine there are rock cliffs that rise up at the edge of the sea called...
a)
Hills
b)
Dunes
c)
Edges
d)
Plains
6.
What did Sarah want to learn to do for herself?
a)
Cut firewood
b)
Build a barn
c)
Milk a cow
d)
Drive a wagon
7.
What had happened to mama?
a)
she left when Caleb was born
b)
She moved West years ago
c)
she died when Caleb was born
d)
nna doesn’t know; she never knew her
8.
How does Papa find Sarah?
a)
He meets her in town.
b)
He places an ad in the newspaper.
c)
He reads an ad that she placed in the newspaper.
d)
She is Maggie's sister and she introduced them.
9.
How did Anna and Caleb first communicate with Sarah?
a)
e-mail
b)
text message
c)
letter
d)
phone call
10.
What does the passage tell the reader about Papa?
Papa got up early for the long day's trip to the train and back. He brushed his hair so slick and shiny that Caleb laughed. He wore a clean, blue shirt, and a belt instead of suspenders.
Papa got up early for the long day's trip to the train and back. He brushed his hair so slick and shiny that Caleb laughed. He wore a clean, blue shirt, and a belt instead of suspenders.
a)
Papa does not want to take the time to pick up Sarah.
b)
Papa got dressed up because he does not have anymore clean work clothes.
c)
Papa got dressed up in hopes of making a good impression on Sarah.
d)
Papa got dressed up because the train station is fancy and elegant.
11.
How does the author include this detail in the story?
Sarah said, "later," Caleb whispered to me as we spread his hair about. "Sarah will stay."
Sarah said, "later," Caleb whispered to me as we spread his hair about. "Sarah will stay."
a)
to show readers that Caleb is looking for signs that Sarah will stay
b)
to show readers that Caleb want to help animals have a warm place in the winter
c)
to show readers that Caleb wants Sarah to stay, but Anna does not want her to stay
d)
to show readers that Caleb is worried Sarah will return to Maine
12.
What is a hearthstone?
a)
hedge or fence of trees
b)
sudden violent winds
c)
a glittering mineral
d)
stones used to make the hearth around a fireplace
13.
What word best completes the sentence?
Look at the clouds, a _________ is coming!
Look at the clouds, a _________ is coming!
a)
mica
b)
squall
c)
pungent
d)
banty
14.
What is mica?
a)
sudden violent winds
b)
stones used to make the hearth around the fireplace
c)
a glittering mineral
d)
sharp biting taste or smell
15.
What word best completes the sentence?
The horses were ________ as Papa hitched them to the wagon.
The horses were ________ as Papa hitched them to the wagon.
a)
whickering
b)
dune
c)
bonnet
d)
collapsed
16.
What did Caleb thing Sarah was going to do when she drove the wagon the first time?
a)
Buy train tickets to leave.
b)
Visit the neighbors.
c)
Pick up William.
d)
Take them to town.
17.
Where did Sarah go in the wagon?
a)
To buy a train ticket.
b)
To visit Maggie.
c)
To buy colored pencils.
d)
To get Seal medicine.
18.
How did Sarah explain herself so Papa would know who she was at the train station?
a)
She was plain.
b)
She was tall.
c)
She would wear a yellow bonnet.
d)
All of the answers are correct.
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