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Heat Wave Comprehension Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I mowed the lawn yesterday.

Fantasy/Reality

a)

Fantasy

b)

Reality

2.

The lawnmower took over and finished mowing my lawn.

Fantasy/Reality

a)

Fantasty

b)

Reality

3.

The girl flew to school on a magic carpet.

Fantasy/Reality

a)

Fantasy

b)

Reality

4.

The narrator thinks quick on her feet. Which phrase would show this below?

a)

she hollers for help

b)

she runs to the neighbors for help

c)

she is the one who solves all the problems

d)

she eats all the popcorn with butter

5.

The heat wave has an effect on the oats. What happened?

a)

it singes the oats

b)

it dries out the oats

c)

it turns the oats into glue

d)

it causes the oats to pop

6.

Which detail below states that this is a tall tale and could not really happen?

a)

The family planted lettuce

b)

snow fell early in Kansas

c)

Ma and Pa drove to the drive-in

d)

Cows jumping causes milk to churn to butter

7.

What is the author's purpose for "Heat Wave."

a)

to inform

b)

to entertain

c)

to instruct

d)

to persuade

8.

What is the setting of the story?

a)

on a farm in Kansas

b)

in a classroom

c)

at the drive-in

d)

in the city

9.

How is the narrator's idea to attract crows similiar to OR different from the usual farming practices?

a)

farmers want crows to eat their crops

b)

farmers usually want to chase crows away

c)

farmers usually keep crows in a pen

d)

farmers like to keep crows as pets

10.

The Heat Wave put up a fight, all right.

What type of figurative language is this?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

personification

11.

The mercury blasted out of the porch thermometer like a rocket.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

onomatopoeia

12.

I will feed the chickens tomorrow.

What verb tense is the underlined verb?

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future