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U2W2 - The Castle on Hester Street - Vocab & Comprehension

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word arrived mean?

a)

left a place

b)

came to a place

c)

looked at a place

d)

waited near a place

2.

What does the word inspected mean?

a)

yelled at loudly

b)

looked at closely

c)

walked across slowly

d)

jumped about frantically

3.

What does the word whispered mean?

a)

whistled to signal someone

b)

hissed with disapproval

c)

said carelessly

d)

spoke softly

4.

What does the word moment mean?

a)

a short period of time

b)

the recent past

c)

a long break

d)

a while later

5.

What are photographs?

a)

instruments for recording heart activity

b)

documents handwritten by an author

c)

devices for detecting an earthquake

d)

pictures made by a camera

6.

What does the word valuable mean?

a)

easily broken

b)

worth a lot of money

c)

having a delicious taste

d)

able to be treated medically

7.

What does the word immigrate mean?

a)

to come together discuss something

b)

to go somewhere during a vacation

c)

to move to a country and live there

d)

to interrupt for a recess

8.

What does the word opportunity mean?

a)

a group of people that live in the same area

b)

something that is different from another

c)

somebody opposing something

d)

a good chance to do something

9.

Where does the beginning of the story take place?

a)

Russia

b)

America

c)

an island

d)

on the ocean

10.

Why are Julie's grandparents DIFFERENT from one another?

a)

Her grandfather tells the truth, but her grandmother adds untrue details.

b)

Her grandmother tells the truth, but her grandfather adds untrue details.

c)

Her grandfather was born in Russia and her grandmother was born in America.

d)

Her grandmother was born in Russia and her grandfather was born in America.

11.

What lesson do you learn from the story?

a)

Hard work is worth it.

b)

Honesty is the best policy.

c)

The early bird catches the worm.

d)

Good things come in small packages.

12.

If Julie's grandmother heard what Julie's grandfather said at the end of the story, how would she feel?

a)

upset

b)

happy

c)

excited

d)

surprised