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WorksheetsText Dependent Questions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does spurted most likely mean in this sentence?
suddenly and forcefully
say something while trying not to laugh
say something while trying not to cry
joyfully with excitement
What meaning and tone does the word spurted convey to the reader?
Velia was very happy.
Velia was very tired.
Velia was very enthusiastic.
Velia was very angry.
Reread this sentence on pages 77–78: “Velia pushed Pita toward me and got up to stretch her long, coltish legs.” The author uses the word, "Coltish" to describe....
Velia long hair
Pita's strength and courage
a comparison between Velia long legs to a young horse
the difference between two characters
As the read we learn things that the other characters to not know.
- Why might the other have chosen to give the reader this perspective? What effect does it create? What is your point of view about Odilia's decision.
- Which line from the text best supports your response. Record the page number and write the sentence from the text.
On pages 76–77, what happens to the narrator that the reader knows about, but the other sisters don’t?
Part A: Which character traits best describe The Giver in Chapter 15 of The Giver?
pleased and agreeable
quiet and relaxed
embarrassed and ashamed
suffering and miserable
Part B: Which two details below best supports Part A? CHOOSE 2!
“‘forgive me’ he said” Page 151
“Jonas helped him to his chair” Page 149
“‘Please,’ he gasped, ‘take some of the pain’” Page 149
“entered the memory that was torturing The Giver” Page 149
“what he had done” Page 151
What are the three best details below that agree with Part A? CHOOSE 3!
“although he had learned about the pain of loss and loneliness, now he gained too, an understanding of solitude” Page 153
“but the choice was not his” Page 152
“now he understood about animals” Page 153
“he didn’t want the memories, didn’t want the honor” Page 152
“now he understood the joy of being an individual” Page 153
Read this excerpt from page 150:
The colors of carnage were grotesquely bright; the crimson wetness on the rough and dusty fabric, the ripped shreds of grass, startlingly green, in the boy’s yellow hair.
The boy stared at him. “Water,” he begged again. When he spoke, a new spurt of blood drenched the coarse cloth across his chest and sleeve.
Part A: What is the meaning of the word crimson as used above?
red
heavy
soggy
green
Which detail below best supports Part A?
“wetness”
“ripped shreds of grass”
“rough and dusty fabric”
“new spurt of blood drenched the coarse cloth”
Part A: Why does The Giver say “they know nothing” on pages 132-133?
People are not very smart.
People refuse to listen to him.
People don’t understand what they don’t know.
People question too much.
What does the term 'text dependent questions' refer to in reading comprehension?
Questions that can be answered without reading the text
Questions that require evidence from the text to answer
Questions that are based on personal opinions
Questions that are unrelated to the text
Which of the following is an example of a text dependent question?
What is your favorite color?
What is the main theme of the passage?
How does the author feel about the topic?
What is the weather like today?
Why are text dependent questions important in literary analysis?
They help readers focus on their own opinions
They encourage readers to skim the text
They require readers to use evidence from the text
They allow readers to ignore the text
In the context of text dependent questions, what does 'evidence from the text' mean?
Personal experiences related to the text
Quotes or specific details from the text
General knowledge about the topic
Opinions of other readers
