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Worksheets3rd Grade Unit 3, Week 2- JANE'S DISCOVERY
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
Why does Jane run away from her house after talking to her parents?
She does not want to learn to read.
She likes to run.
She wants to get away from her family.
She needs to think about how to read.
Which sentence from the passage BEST supports your why Jane ran away from home?
"The legs belonged to her neighbor, Abe Lincoln."
"Jane scooped up her long skirts and splashed through a small stream."
"Abe looked down at his book and then at Jane."
Mother and Father insisted that Jane go to school and learn to read.
Using page 199, what does running helped her collect her thoughts mean?
It made her tired.
It made her collect items on her run.
It made her think more clearly.
It made her learn to read.
Which statements BEST explain why Abe asks Jane to meet him tomorrow? Pick two choices.
Jane wants to see the beautiful trees.
Abe wants Jane to realize how important reading is.
Abe wants Jane to know that reading can change her life.
Jane wants to teach Abe to read.
Which paragraph tells why Jane ran into her neighbor, Abe Lincoln.
She dashed around a tree and wasn't paying attention.
Running helped collect her thoughts, so she ran for what seemed like hours.
Jane scooped up her long skirts and splashed through a small stream.
As a result, she tripped over a pair of long legs stretched out in the grass.
Read this sentence from the passage.
At first, Jane was nervous and uncertain about learning to read, but she met Abe every day like clockwork.
What does the phrase "like clockwork" mean?
inconsistent
each month
regularly
sparse
Which word or words in the sentence is the BEST clue about what the phrase "like clockwork" means?
nervous
learning
first
every day
Which sentences tell what happens when Abe gave Jane his favorite book? Pick two choices.
Jane loves to read.
Jane stops reading.
Jane never wants to stop reading.
Abe became president.
Which sentence BEST describes the lesson of the passage?
If you don't want to do something, don't do it.
When things get hard, give up.
Sometimes you will enjoy doing something if you just try.
Reach for the stars.
Which detail from the passage BEST supports the lesson?
Jane runs away from her home.
Abe becomes president of the United States.
Jane doesn't learn to read.
Jane learns to read and loves it.
Which sentence shows a cause and effect relationship in the passage?
Abe teaches Jane to read so she can become president.
Jane does not want to learn to read, so she runs away from her home to think.
Abe finds a tree to read his book and Jane falls over his legs.
Because Abe wants Jane to know that reading can change her life, he decides to read books for Jane.
Which statement BEST explain why the door slammed and Jane raced towards the Indiana woods?
Mother and Father insisted that Jane go to school and learn to read.
The legs belonged to her neighbor, Abe Lincoln.
Abe began to rad aloud while Jane listened carefully.
Jane scooped up her long skirts and splashed through a small stream.
She dashed around a tree and wasn't paying attention.
What is an immediate result of her action?
She tells Abe that he will make a great president one day.
She tripped over a pair of long legs stretched out in the grass.
She learns to read and loves it.
She meets him every day and he teacher her about George Washington.
Which sentence shows a cause and effect relationship in the passage?
Jane falls as she runs around the tree.
Abe reads to Jane ONLY on Tuesdays and she enjoys her time with him.
Abe tells Jane about how courageous George Washington was and completely changes her mind about reading.
Abe tells Jane that someone day he wants to be the president so he meets her everyday.
Read this sentence from the passage.
Fortunately, Jane's intense dislike for reading was only a temporary feeling. She was getting the hang of it. As a result, her nervousness began to disappear.
What does the phrase "getting the hang of it" mean?
She was liking it more and more.
She still dislike reading.
She didn't think she would ever catch on.
She told him to stop pressuring her.
Which sentence tells what happens when Abe gave her his favorite book? Pick two choices.
"Thank you," she said. "Now that I can read, I don't ever want to stop."
"Someday I want to be as courageous as George Washington," said Abe proudly.
"Someday I will be president of the United States, too."
Years later, Jane opened her newspaper and read that her friend had been elected President of United States in 1860.
What year did Abe Lincoln become President of the United States?
1860
1780
1990
1825
Abe Lincoln extended his arm to help Jane up due to the fact that _________________________________________________________
she smiled at him.
she didn't want to learn to read.
she tripped over a pair of long legs stretched out in the grass.
he became President of the United States.
What caused Abe to be labeled different from other sixteen year old boys in Perry County?
He helped Jane and other students learn to read.
He was always at school showing others how to count.
He made sure his family ate everyday.
He spent all of his spare time reading books.
Which sentence shows the effect of Jane's answer of why she was running have on Abe?
"Why are you running so fast?" Abe asked.
"Meet me here tomorrow, and I'll prove to you how important reading is."
"Someday I want to be President of the United States."
"Tell you parents you will learn to read," he said.
