WorksheetsSarah Plain and Tall 1-6
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 27mins
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.
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
6.
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.
7.
How did Anna and Caleb first communicate with Sarah?
a)
e-mail
b)
text message
c)
letter
d)
phone call
8.
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.
9.
Who is the speaker in this story?
a)
first person, Anna
b)
first person, Caleb
c)
first person, Sarah
d)
third person, narrator
10.
What can a reader learn about the setting of the story from this sentence? Outside, the prairie reached out and touched places where the sky came down.
a)
The prairie is small, cramped, and there is not a lot of space.
b)
The prairie is a good place to build a home.
c)
The prairie is big, widespread, and open.
d)
A thunderstorm is forming on the prairie.
11.
What clues from the story help reader's know the meaning of the word flax?
Papa took Sarah's bags inside, where her room was ready with a quilt on the bed and blue flax dried in a vase on the nightstand table.
Papa took Sarah's bags inside, where her room was ready with a quilt on the bed and blue flax dried in a vase on the nightstand table.
a)
Flax must be heavy because Papa had to carry the bags.
b)
Flax must be a type of flower because it is in a vase.
c)
Flax must mean cold because Sarah needed a quilt.
d)
Flax must be something Sarah brought from the sea.
12.
Why did Sarah name her cat seal?
a)
Because he likes to swim like a seal
b)
Because he is gray like a seal
c)
Because he is cute like a seal
d)
Because he is loud like a seal
13.
The plains and the sea are very different. Where did the following flowers grow?
Wooly Ragwort, Goldenrod, and Aster?
Wooly Ragwort, Goldenrod, and Aster?
a)
plains
b)
sea
14.
The plains and the sea are very different. Where did the following flowers grow?
Brides Bonnet, Violets, Flax, Paintbrush, and Clover?
Brides Bonnet, Violets, Flax, Paintbrush, and Clover?
a)
sea
b)
plains
15.
Where did Sarah take Caleb and Anna swimming?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Local Swimming Pool
c)
Cow's Pond
d)
A freind's house
16.
Who loved Sarah first?
a)
the dogs
b)
Papa
c)
Caleb
d)
Anna
17.
‘Bride’s bonnet,’ I told her. Caleb smiled at the name.”
This passage is evidence that......
This passage is evidence that......
a)
Caleb thinks bride's bonnet is a funny name.
b)
Caleb wants Sarah to stay and be Papa's bride and his new mother.
c)
Caleb will be a florist when he grows up.
d)
The prarie and sea are very different places.
18.
What animal had Sarah never touched or seen before?
a)
cow
b)
catfish
c)
sheep
d)
gopher
19.
How does the author show Mama's songs are important to Anna and Caleb?
a)
"Well, Papa doesn't sing anymore," said Caleb very softly.
b)
And then the days seemed long and dark like the winter days, even though it wasn't winter.
c)
It took three whole days for me to love him.
d)
"Maybe," he said, his voice low, "if you remember the songs, then I might remember her, too.
20.
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
21.
Why did the author most likely write this story?
a)
to inform readers about pioneer life
b)
to persuade readers to move to the Mid-West
c)
to tell a story about a pioneer family
d)
to inform readers about raising animals
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