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Unit 2 Week 1 Reading Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
2. Which word is a synonym for greed?
a)
kindness
b)
generosity
c)
selfishness
2.
3. Mrs. Richards trudged through the newly fallen, thick snow. What does the word trudged mean?
a)
to walk slowly
b)
to walk quickly
c)
to jog lightly
3.
4. The barn owl ____________ upward high over the flowered field.
a)
fabric
b)
honest
c)
dazzled
d)
soared
4.
5. Which word is an ANTONYM for requested?
a)
stated
b)
asked
c)
sought
5.
6. The sound of laughter and the bounce of the basketball on the blacktop caught Noah's eye as he walked into the park. Which vocabulary word would associate with that sentence?
a)
requested
b)
attracted
c)
dazzling
6.
7. The beautiful lights of the fireflies flickered brightly in the night, stunning my mother and I on the porch. Which vocabulary word would associate with that sentence?
a)
soared
b)
dazzling
c)
greed
7.
8. I ran my fingers along the beautiful colors and designs of the silk scarves. Which vocabulary word would associate with that sentence?
a)
fabric
b)
greed
c)
dazzling
8.
9. What is the theme of "The Fisherman and the Kaha Bird"?
a)
Greed leads to loss.
b)
Money is better than friendship.
c)
Always betray your friends.
9.
10. What did the Kaha Bird give the fisherman everyday?
a)
money
b)
a big fish
c)
a high five
10.
11. What are the features of a folktale? (Choose 3)
a)
based on the traditions and beliefs of a people.
b)
nonfiction.
c)
usually teaches a lesson.
d)
often use animal characters to symbolize or represent a human quality.
e)
contains text features.
11.

What word bests describes the fisherman at the beginning of the story?

a)

Angry

b)

Poor

c)

Sad

d)

Happy

12.

How does the Kaha bird agree to help the Fisherman?

a)

The Kaha bird gives the Fisherman gold to make him rich.

b)

The Kaha bird tells the Fisherman how to become King.

c)

The Kaha bird will bring a fish to be sold at the market each day.

d)

The Kaha bird agrees to being captured for a reward.

13.

How does the fisherman change throughout the story?

a)

At first he was mean and then he was nice.

b)

At first he was broke and then he was rich.

c)

At first he was kind and then he became greedy.

d)

At first he was greedy and then he was kind.

14.

Which sentence best describes the theme of the story?

a)

Be thankful for what you have.

b)

Be careful of others.

c)

Taking risks is worth the reward.

d)

Be kind to others.

15.

Which of the following events changed the plot of the story?

a)

The Kaha bird meets the fisherman

b)

The Shah crier made an announcement to capture the Kaha bird.

c)

The fisherman sold fish and came home with plenty of food.

d)

Four hundred servants followed the fisherman home.

16.

What does it mean to find the theme of a story?

a)

To find the lesson or moral.

b)

To find the main idea and key details.

c)

To find the text structure.

d)

To write about your opinion of the story.