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Worksheets4th Grade (Max's Find & Messages in a Bottle) Paired Texts
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
Use “Max’s Find” (pp. 16–17) to answer questions 13–16. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
13. What effect does Max working in Grandpa’s yard have on the plot of the story?
It makes Dad proud of Max.
It causes Max to become tired and grumpy.
It leads Max to a surprise discovery.
It proves to Grandpa that Max is a good helper.
Use “Max’s Find” (pp. 16–17) to answer questions 13–16. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
14. When Max shows his father the time capsule he dug up, Max’s father most likely feels —
amazed that Max found it when he could not
pleased to see things that were once meaningful to him
upset that Max is no longer helping Grandpa plant a tree
concerned about what Max will think when he sees what is in the can
Use “Max’s Find” (pp. 16–17) to answer questions 13–16. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
15. Which point of view does the author use in this story?
First-person from Max’s perspective
First-person from Dad’s perspective
Third-person from the perspective of Max’s grandfather
Third-person from the perspective of an unknown observer
Use “Max’s Find” (pp. 16–17) to answer questions 13–16. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
16. In paragraph 1, the author uses the phrases “wiped the sweat from his brow” and “felt like he had been digging for hours” to suggest that Max —
expects to discover a special surprise
is struggling with a difficult job
dislikes spending time outdoors
is determined to help plant trees
Use “Messages in Bottles” (pp. 18–19) to answer questions 17–20. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
17. In paragraph 3, the suffix –er in the word sender helps the reader understand that the word refers to —
a person who sends
an object that is sent
the sending of something again
the method used to send things
Use “Messages in Bottles” (pp. 18–19) to answer questions 17–20. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
18. What happened as a result of someone finding a bottle that had been released by students in Hawaii in 2007?
The bottle experiment quickly spread to other schools.
People around the world were encouraged to find pen pals.
Students tried to send messages in bottles to their classmates.
Two people living in different parts of the world became friends.
Use “Messages in Bottles” (pp. 18–19) to answer questions 17–20. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
19. The author wrote this selection most likely to —
persuade the reader to try sending a message in a bottle
tell the reader how to start a floating bottle experiment at school
describe some examples of messages sent in bottles and tell what happened to them
explain some of the challenges of trying to communicate with people who live across the ocean
Use “Messages in Bottles” (pp. 18–19) to answer questions 17–20. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
20. Paragraphs 2 and 3 are mainly about —
rewards people have received for returning bottles that were found
what keeps bottles with messages in them from sinking in the ocean
bottles that have drifted in the sea and then been found
what people write on the notes that are placed inside bottles
Use “Max’s Find” and “Messages in Bottles” to answer questions 21–24. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
21. What conclusion can the reader make based on both the story and the selection?
People enjoy the experience of finding hidden objects or messages.
It is important to follow instructions that are included with messages.
People can become friends with someone whom they have never met
It is common to find objects that have been left in secret places.
Use “Max’s Find” and “Messages in Bottles” to answer questions 21–24. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
22. Based on the story and the selection, what is one way a time capsule differs from a message in a bottle?
A time capsule is opened by the person who made it, while a message in a bottle is opened by a stranger.
A time capsule stays in the same place, while a message in a bottle travels to a new place.
A time capsule is hidden for a long time, while a message in a bottle is found quickly.
A time capsule is for everyone to share, while a message in a bottle is intended for a specific person.
Use “Max’s Find” and “Messages in Bottles” to answer questions 21–24. Then fill in the answers on your answer document.
24. How is the time capsule in “Max’s Find” similar to the bottles in “Messages in Bottles”?
It was made in the 1980s.
It was covered by water.
It was found by accident.
It held many items.
Read these sentences from paragraph 12 of “Max’s Find.”
“I never knew you looked like that, Dad. It’s really awesome to see pictures of you and some of the things you enjoyed when you were my age,” Max said.
23. Which sentences from “Messages in Bottles” express a similar idea?
It is a glass bottle, and inside is a rolled-up piece of paper. This message in a bottle may have traveled halfway around the world before landing on this beach.
They do so for different reasons. Most often it is simply for fun
Occasionally someone tries to use a message in a bottle to contact a particular person. In 1914 a British soldier fighting in World War I wrote a letter to his wife.
The fisherman delivered the letter to the soldier’s daughter, who was an adult by then. She was thrilled to receive the letter and learn more about her father.
