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Review for Common Assessment #1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Katie DiCamillo included the simile – ‘He was sitting like that, swinging his legs, studying the drawing, when he heard shouting and the high-pitched buzz of excitement, like crickets, that the kids made when something was happening' to show that

a)

Rob was concentrating on his drawing

b)

The students were loud

c)

The kids were crickets

d)

A fight was about to start

2.

Read this sentence from page 19. He caught sight of her pink dress; it looked all crumpled, like a wadded-up tissue. The imagery in this sentence shows

a)

that her dress was a tissue

b)

Rob couldn't believe what he was seeing

c)

that her dress was wrinkled and messed up

d)

that it didn't look normal

3.

Rob’s many conversations with Sistine show that Rob and Sistine

a)

had difficulty finding time to talk

b)

were becoming friends

c)

were afraid of the tiger

d)

didn't understand each other

4.

What can the reader conclude from Rob’s father’s actions of putting the medicine on Rob's legs and fixing him dinner?

a)

He wants Rob to do things for himself

b)

He wants Rob to go back to school

c)

He cares for Rob

d)

He is glad that Rob has time off from school

5.

The reader can tell that “Tiger Rising” is realistic fiction because it

a)

has facts

b)

takes place in the past

c)

could happen in real life

d)

is based on the life of a real person

6.

The reader can tell that “The Lion and The Mouse “ is a fable because it –

a)

has a moral or a lesson

b)

tells a story

c)

has characters

d)

has a problem

7.

Which sentence from the text which sentence best supports theme/moral/lesson of Tiger Rising?

a)

You got to let that sadness rise on up.

b)

I keep the suitcase closed.

c)

I am the best at not crying.

d)

You got that sadness deep down in your legs.

8.

The prefix non means

a)

more

b)

none

c)

not

d)

no

9.

How do Miguel in ‘Tia Lola’ and Rob in ‘Tiger Rising’ deal with their feelings about being bullied

a)

They avoid dealing with their feelings

b)

They try to get help

c)

They fight back

d)

They try to talk to their bullies

10.

Throughout the text, the author suggests that snakes are:

a)

live in various regions

b)

have been around for many centuries

c)

are extremely deadly

d)

have similarities and differences

11.

Read the dictionary entry for the word fault as a noun,

1) mistake, failure,

2) a defect,

3) responsibility for a failure,

4) a fracture in the earth’s surface causing a displacement.

Which definition best matches the way fault is used in paragraph 2 of Field Snakes of the Southwest?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

12.

The author organizes the information in the Mountain King Snake text box by?

a)

stating evidence that supports or opposes snakes

b)

comparing and contrasting the various characteristics of snakes

c)

revealing the problems and solutions with snakes

d)

persuading you to like snakes