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WorksheetsLearning Checkpoint 1
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 24mins
RL.9-10.1: What was life like for the animals before Lion moved in?
Why are the animals scared of lion?
How does Hare trick His Lordship?
L.9-10.4.A: Use context to confirm the meaning of the word logic as it is used in 'The Dinner of the Lion.' Write your definition of logic here.
What is another way to say that the rain diminished?
RL.9-10.10: A novel tells the story of a man who wakes up in a hotel room in a strange country and can’t remember how he got there. (a)
A work of fiction describes animals who are meant to symbolize how people in a society function when there is conflict. (a)
A five-page work of fiction uses a conflict between family members to communicate a theme about patience. (a)
RL.9-10.1: Reread paragraphs 12–15 of the story. Then answer the question. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
From “The Dinner of the Lion”
12 “Forgive me, oh great His Lordship who is the Greatest,” Hare panted, “I am not the dinner. Another lion stole the plump and delicious hare I was bringing you! He was bigger and stronger than you, and his yellow mane blew so beautifully in the breeze.”
13 Enraged, His Lordship screamed in fury. “I am the GREATEST, and no other lion is allowed in these hills! Show me that evil lion, and I will destroy him!”
14 Hare quickly led the way to the old well. “He took your dinner and jumped into the well,” Hare said, pretending to be frightened.
15 His Lordship looked into the well, and Hare peered over the edge at the same time. They saw the reflections of a lion and a neat, clean hare’s head. “I will smash you, I will shatter you, I will crush you because I am the Great Lion who owns these hills!” shrieked His Lordship. With that he hurled himself into the well and was never seen again.
Which of the following inferences about Hare is best supported by the passage?
A. Hare only follows what the other animals do and is unable to think for himself.
B. Hare is easily frightened by animals who are bigger and louder than he is.
C. Hare is a clever problem solver who looks out for the other animals’ best interests.
D. Hare is cold-hearted and only interested in his own survival.
Which excerpt from the passage provides the best textual evidence to support the answer to Part A?
A. “I am the GREATEST, and no other lion is allowed in these hills! Show me that evil lion, and I will destroy him!”
B. “Hare quickly led the way to the old well. ‘He took your dinner and jumped into the well,’ Hare said, pretending to be frightened.”
C. “They saw the reflections of a lion and a neat, clean hare’s head.”
D. “‘I will smash you, I will shatter you, I will crush you because I am the Great Lion who owns these hills!’ shrieked His Lordship.”
Who must be included in a summary of these paragraphs?
A. the two lions
B. Weasel and Hare
C. Hare and His Lordship
Which sentence best summarizes why His Lordship is angry?
A. He thinks that Hare has tricked him again.
B. He believes that another lion stole his dinner.
C. He knows that Hare is just pretending to be afraid.
D. He wants to eat Hare, but Hare is too small.
Which statement is the main idea in these paragraphs?
A. Hare manages to trick His Lordship and save himself.
B. His Lordship is so greedy that he tries to eat another lion.
C. Hare uses His Lordship to get rid of the evil lion.
D. His Lordship proves that he is the greatest.
What is the best summary of these paragraphs?
A. When His Lordship wants food, he calls for Hare to bring it. Hare lies about the disappearance of the food, and instead of feeding him, he pushes the lion into a well.
B. His Lordship is about to eat Hare when the clever rabbit tells him about a fatter, juicier rabbit down in a well. The lion peers into the well and jumps in, never to be seen again.
C. Hare convinces His Lordship that he was not the meal the lion was supposed to eat. The lion becomes enraged and leaps into a well, never to be seen again.
D. To save himself from being eaten, Hare pretends that another lion stole His Lordship’s meal. He leads the lion to a well. His Lordship sees his reflection and jumps in, never to be seen again.
L.9-10.1.B: In the future, people ______ in driverless cars.
A. travel
B. will travel
C. traveled
Last week, I ______ in a spelling bee.
A. participate
B. will participate
C. participated
Marta ______ a beautiful rainbow.
A. paint
B. paints
C. paintes
Aunt Maria ______ for two fawns last spring.
A. cares
B. cared
C. careed
Miguel ______ a pottery class next year.
A. takes
B. take
C. will take
How should this sentence be changed? The stars glitterd, and the moon gleamed.
A. Change glitterd to glitter
B. Change glitterd to glittered
C. Change gleamed to gleam
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
How should this sentence be changed? The leaves tremble in the cool autumn breeze.
A. Change leaves to leaf
B. Change tremble to trembles
C. Change tremble to will trembled
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
How should this sentence be changed? Next summer, we attend Camp Lake Leslie.
A. Change we to I
B. Change attend to attended
C. Change attend to will attend
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
How should this sentence be changed? The kitten snuggls up to its mother.
A. Change kitten to kittens
B. Change snuggls to snuggles
C. Change snuggls to snugglees
D. No change needs to be made to this sentence
Jason ______ the clock.
A. watch
B. watches
C. watched
In 1880, they ______ a small company.
A. start
B. starts
C. started
Soon we ______ for lunch.
A. stop
B. stops
C. will stop
L.9-10.6: She was a strong ______ for cancer research and never missed an opportunity to speak for her cause.
A. successor
B. advocate
C. paradigm
D. globe
The show at the museum presented changes in fashion from the 1920s through the current ______.
A. hierarchy
B. globe
C. incidence
D. decade
Her ten-year plan was to start as an assistant and climb up the company ______ until she was made a vice president of the organization.
A. hierarchy
B. paradigm
C. advocate
D. successor
The invention of the telescope led to a ______ shift in how people thought of the universe, seeing it as much more vast than they had imagined.
A. decade
B. advocate
C. paradigm
D. successor
The store reported that the ______ of shoplifting was decreasing, with only one occurrence last month.
A. paradigm
B. decade
C. incidence
D. advocate
Match the affix with the word in brackets to form a correct word.
The ___________ of the monarch butterflies each fall is a beautiful sight.
(migrate)
-ion
Hoping that they would be treated fairly, the soldiers surrendered _________.
(voluntary)
-al
Wanda presented her proposal so ________that everyone on the committee paid attention.
(dynamic)
-ive
Right now, they sold their products only in the United States, but they wanted to increase sales by developing a ________ market.
(globe)
-ily
To the new parents’ relief, the baby slept through the night for three _______ days.
(successor)
-ally
