WorksheetsSarah, Plain and Tall Ch. 4-6
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What were the names of the family's dogs?
Nick and Lottie
Bud and Rosie
Champ and Ranger
Scout and Bandit
What collection did Sarah keep on the windowsill?
coins
stamps
dried flowers
shells
What was special about Sarah's conch shell?
Her grandmother gave it to her.
She could hear the sea in it.
She had won it in a competition.
It was the only thing she brought from Maine.
What did Sarah do with Caleb's hair clippings and why?
She kept them in a box for memories.
She threw them onto the yard for the birds' nests.
She put them in the barn with the sheep's beds.
She sent them in the mail to donate.
What did the family do after Sarah did their hair?
They sang.
They went to bed.
They sat on the porch.
They visited the sheep.
How did Sarah choose the names of the sheep?
They were characters from her favorite book.
They were the names of her childhood friends.
They were the names of her favorite aunts.
They were her sisters' names.
What were Anna and Caleb's first words?
Anna: mom, Caleb: dad
Anna: flower, Caleb: windmill
Anna: dog, Caleb: sheep
Anna: cloud, Caleb: bubble
What was Sarah's first word?
dune
sun
William
cat
What were Maine's dunes made of?
sand and rock
dirt
hay and grass
hills
What was the dune by the barn made of?
sand and rock
hay
dirt
hills
How did Sarah feel about the dune of hay?
angry
happy
scared
confused
What two words in Sarah's letter to William made the kids smile?
"our dune"
"as fine"
"the sea"
"sliding down"
What did Papa teach Sarah to do?
feed the animals
plow the fields
bundle the hay
clean out the barn
What is the winter weather on the prairie like?
chilly and rainy
cold and dry
cold, snowy, and icy
cold, rainy, and icy
When do Anna and Caleb go to school?
all year round
in the winter
in the summer
in the spring
Where did Sarah teach the kids to swim?
at the cow pond
in a nearby lake
at the town pool
in the river
What was Anna's perfect dream?
They went for ice cream.
The fields became the sea and Sarah was happy.
Mama was back with them.
She never had to go to school.
The word velvet means
a type of fabric.
a soft sound.
petting.
wandering around.
The word rustle means
a type of fabric.
wandering around.
a soft sound.
petting.
The word mound means
a rounded pile.
rough in texture.
to be carried slowly by air or water.
shiny minerals found in rocks
The word coarse means
shiny materials found in rocks.
a rounded pile.
a mound of sand.
rough in texture.
The word drift means
shiny minerals found in rocks.
a mound of sand.
a rounded pile.
to be carried slowly by wind or water.
The word chant means
to shine brightly.
to say or shout something repeatedly.
a ditch or river created by water.
a tool used to prepare soil for planting.
The word plow means
to shine brightly.
to say or shout something repeatedly.
a ditch or river created by water.
a tool that prepares soil for planting.
The word gleam means
to shine brightly.
a tool that prepares soil for planting.
to say or shout something repeatedly.
a ditch or river created by water.
