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Worksheets"Rags and Riches" Quizizz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the theme of the passage?
It is important to use the proper tools to complete a task.
Sometimes lost objects are found in a place where someone has already looked.
It is good to ask for help when trying to solve a problem.
Sometimes the outcome of a situation ma ybe completely different than one expects.
PART B: Which quotation from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
"You wouldn't believe how that old woman could run! She cleared that log and brought part of the blackberry vines with her as they clung to her shirt sleeves."
"Gram jabbed her shovel in the ground and stared at the dog. 'I swannee,' she said. 'I thought my high-tech metal detector was going to find the silver.'"
"I dug while Rags clawed up the lily bulbs. Gram filled her apron with treasure. Pieces of decayed burlap wrapping clung to the tray, vases, and tableware we carted back to the truck.
"We returned to the hiding place several times, as the final pink streaks of sunset faded across the lake. 'Go ahead and bring those lily bulbs with you, too,' Gram said."
What can the reader infer about Grandpa based on paragraph 4?
Grandpa wanted to help grandma find the silver more quickly.
Grandpa did not think that Grandma would find any silver buried in the woods.
Grandpa hoped that Grandma would find the gift he buried for her.
Grandpa liked spending time with Grandma going on hikes together in the woods.
What does the word plopped mean as it is used in paragraph 4?
looked carefully
moved slowly
sat down heavily
stood up quickly
Which two quotations show that Gram and Marth Faye spent a long time looking for the silver?
"We need to start down by the lake," she said. Gram used the boat dock as her starting point and marked it on her map.
"We worked through the afternoon."
"From time to time we heard Rags yapping in the distance, probably chasing a squirrel or a rabbit."
"The clouds in the west began to turn orange before Gram finally said, 'It's getting late.'"
Read the sentence from paragraph 11. "I dragged my feet as we headed back, watching the woods and calling, 'Rags! Rags!'" What does the author mean by the phrase "I dragged my feet" in the sentence?
Martha Faye felt disappointed that Rags did not want to come home.
Martha Faye took her time because she knew that Rags was just hiding.
Martha Faye moved slowly hoping to give Rags time to get to the truck.
Martha Faye felt tired because she had chased Rags into the woods.
Why was it so important for Gram to find the silver?
The silver cost her family a great deal of money, so she wanted to find it.
The silver reminded her of her mother, and it brought her happy thoughts.
The silver had been stolen from her family, so she wanted to get it back.
The silver belonged to one of her relatives, and it had never been found.
Based on her actions, how did Gram feel about Rags?
Gram was upset that Rags would run through her garden and destroy her vegetables.
Gram did not like to take Rags to the woods with her because he sometimes got lost.
Gram was bothered that Rags was always digging where he was not supposed to dig.
Gram thought Rags was too messy and wanted her granddaughter to get a new dog.
How would the passage be different if it were written as a poem?
It would have stage directions and a cast list.
It would have paragraphs and sentences.
It would have lines and stanzas.
It would have dialogue and a new setting.
Look at the illustration included with this text. Which detail from the passage describes what is shown in the image?
"With any luck, I'd get to Rags before he took off after another small animal. Finally, I reached a little clearing."
"I couldn't believe what I saw. In the middle of the woods, Rags was digging up silver 'bones' from under a clump of...lilies."
"Gram jabbed her shovel in the ground and stared at the dog. 'I swannee,' she said."
"I dug while Rags clawed up the lily bulbs. Gram filled her apron with treasure."
