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Yard Sales - M-STEP Practice

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read the passage.

a)

Done

b)

Didn’t Read It.

2.

Read this sentence from the passage: "People often have yard sales to get rid of unwanted items." What does the word "unwanted" mean?

a)

Just wanted

b)

Used to be wanted

c)

More wanted

d)

Not wanted

3.

Why should you put balloons in your front yard?

a)

So people feel good about buying

b)

So you can sell more

c)

So people can find your yard sale

d)

So you can put prices on them

4.

If the passage was given another title, which of these would best fit?

a)

How to Make Money

b)

How to Hold a Yard Sale

c)

The Amazing Yard Sale

d)

Cleaning Up Your House

5.

Read this sentence from the passage: "It is a good idea to make everything look neat and tidy." Which word means the opposite of "neat"?

a)

Clean

b)

Messy

c)

Dirty

d)

Nice

6.

Which section of the passage describes how to let people know about your yard sale?

a)

Getting a Crowd

b)

Time to Sell

c)

Finding the Items

7.

According to the passage, which of the following should you do first?

a)

Set up the tables

b)

Clean all the items

c)

Price the items

d)

Lower the prices

8.

How does the information in the box help the reader?

a)

It explains what items can be made.

b)

It shows what sort of items to collect.

c)

It shows how price matters.

d)

It explains why you should have a yard sale.

9.

Which phrase from "Time to Sell" helps you understand the meaning of "hesitation"? Track the box of the phrase you have selected.

a)

"now it is time"

b)

"things you don't really want"

c)

"many people"

d)

"suggests a lower price"

e)

"thinking about buying"

10.

Describe two things the art in the passage helps you understand.

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11.

In finding the items, the author suggests that you ask other people to think about buying. Do you think this would be a good idea? Use information from the passage to support your response.

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