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Reading Test Prep Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the selection, "Fun in the White House", what are paragraphs 4-7 mostly about?

a)

Bringing a pony into the White House

b)

Explaining why Archie Roosevelt was sick in bed

c)

Shooting spitballs at President Jackson's portrait

d)

Describing the White House playground

2.

The reader can conclude that Theodore Roosevelt was -

a)

a strict and distant father

b)

a loving, but firm, father

c)

a loving, but distant, father

d)

a neglectful and careless father

3.

In the selection "Fun in the White House" what does the word escorted mean in paragraph 3?

a)

pulled

b)

carried

c)

gave

d)

led

4.

In paragraph 13, from the selection "Fun in the White House", the words the president's nose led him directly to the closet mean that the president -

a)

liked what he smelled in the closet

b)

couldn't see the closet in the dark

c)

could smell something that was in the closet

d)

wanted to hide something in the closet

5.

Theodore Roosevelt teaches Quentin a lesson about being careful with government property by -

a)

making Quentin clean the wet spitballs from Jackson's portrait

b)

not allowing Quentin to have a Christmas tree in the White House

c)

grounding Quentin for two weeks in the summer

d)

not letting Quentin bring his friends to the White House

6.

At the end of the selection "Fun in the White House", President Roosevelt learns that it is -

a)

a lot of fun decorating a Christmas tree

b)

too late to teach Quentin to behave

c)

not important to preserve forest

d)

sometimes a good idea is to thin out a forest

7.

Which line from the play, "Cousin on the Court", supports the idea that Marcus has changed the way he feels about having a female player on the team?

a)

I guess we can try it, but this kid had better be good.

b)

Fine! Let's play.

c)

I can't believe Sam won.

d)

Hey Carter, does she have a sister in town?

8.

The big idea of Cousin on the Court is -

a)

to never turn down a challenge

b)

don't make judgements based on apperances

c)

girls are just as good at basketball as boys

d)

winning isn't all that matters

9.

The playwright, "Cousin on the Court.",

creates a surprise by -

a)

giving Carter's cousin a name that can be used for a boy

b)

revealing that David can't play in the tournement

c)

allowing Sam to make up the rules of the challenge

d)

having Carter's cousin come to visit for two weeks

10.

From the selection "Cousin on the Court"

define the word competent as Sam uses it in line 23.

4 lines
11.

Who is speaking in the poem "The Women's Team at L. Bamberger & Co."?

a)

Maggie

b)

A spectator (a person watching)

c)

L. Bamberger & Co

d)

a team member

12.

Which line from the poem tells the reader that the team felt proud when they won?

a)

a few times we did win

b)

at least two inches taller

c)

seemed to greet us with kisses

d)

somehow always playing

13.

From the poem "The Women's Team at L. Bamberger & Co."

what does the word emerged mean in line 24?

a)

came out

b)

sat down

c)

hugged

d)

entered quickly

14.

The big idea of the poem "The Women's Team at L. Bamberger & Co." is -

a)

winning isn't everything

b)

learn from your mistakes

c)

victory is sweet

d)

respect your elders

15.

From the poem "The Women's Team at L. Bamberger & Co."

the words in line 11, in parentheses, emphasizes that-

a)

the gym the team plays in is very small

b)

the players don't like a large audience

c)

they don't usually have many fans

d)

the fans are always cheering for the other team

16.

The speaker of the poem and the author of the selection "Cousin on the Court" both show the importance of -

a)

working as a team to achieve your goals

b)

not judging what someone is capable of based on their appearance

c)

being fair to your teammates

d)

allowing girls to play sports

17.

Read line 14 from the poem.

Tough girls who shoved.

The team in the poem, and Sam in the drama faced similar challenges because they both -

a)

weren't very good at basketball

b)

had to play against other who did not play fairly

c)

were too short to slam dunk

d)

played rough

18.

How does Maggie's actions affect those of her teammates?

a)

to make her teammates feel better when they lose

b)

to show her teammates that she should be the captain

c)

to get her teammates angry at the other team

d)

to make her teammates want to win the game

19.

How can you tell "The Women's Team at L. Bamberger & Co." is poetry?

a)

it includes stage directions to give you more information

b)

it provides facts and details about a topic

c)

it is divided into stanzas

d)

it has characters and a plot

20.

How can you tell "Cousin on the Court" is a drama?

a)

it includes stage directions to give you more information

b)

it provides facts and details about a topic

c)

it is divided in to stanzas

d)

it has characters and a plot

21.

How can you tell "Fun in the White House" is non-fiction?

a)

it includes stage directions to give you more information

b)

it provides facts and details about a topic

c)

it is divided into stanzas

d)

it has characters and a plot