Worksheets✅🆘 🎯Language Arts (SLO) 2024-2025
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
1. In The Gift of the Magi Della cried because she did not have enough money to get her husband, Jim, a Christmas gift. She went to the salon and had Madame Sofranie cut her hair, her most prized possession, and sell it for money. Della was able to buy Jim a nice Christmas present after that.
What kind of gesture would you consider the gesture that Della did to give Jim a nice gift?
a)
a. Della sold her hair for money.
b)
b. Della performed a selfless act of love to give Jim a nice gift.
c)
c. Della wanted Jim to have the best Christmas ever.
d)
d. Della wanted shorter hair, so she was able to sell it to make some money.
2.
2. Why would Della cut and sell her hair for money to give Jim a good Christmas gift?
a)
a. She knows how important it is to keep up appearances.
b)
b. She didn't want Jim to know that she was bad at managing money.
c)
c. She loved Jim so much that she was willing to sacrifice her prized possession to make him happy.
d)
d. She loved Jim so much that she wanted him to have the best gift ever.
3.
3. When I am a master teacher, kids will learn and remember every standard they were taught!
What does "master teacher" mean?
a)
a. A teacher who has reached the highest level of teaching in education.
b)
b. A teacher who is well-versed in all of the standards he/she is teaching.
c)
c. A teacher who truly loves what he/she does each day.
d)
d. A teacher who is excited to see his/her students do EXTREMELY well on tests and school work.
4.
4. In The Giving Tree, the tree loves the boy and gives him everything it has to make the boy happy.
Why does the tree want the boy to be happy?
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a. The boy wants to make the tree happy as well.
b)
b. The boy needs the things the tree gives him.
c)
c. The tree is happy when the boy is happy.
d)
d. The tree likes it when the boy visits.
5.
5. Based on your answer from question #4, which sentence from the text best supports your answer?
a)
a. "I am too big to climb and play," said the boy.
b)
b. "I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give me money?"
c)
c. "Take my apples and sell them in the city. You will have money and you will be happy." The boy gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was happy.
d)
d. And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy.
6.
6. Anne Frank was 13 years old when she and her family had to hide from the Nazis. She did not survive, but her diary was found and her writings were shared world-wide. Her writings gave a voice to millions of people impacted by the Nazi Party regime.
In her diary, Anne writes, "If God lets me live...I shall not remain insignificant." She wrote, "I shall work in the world for mankind." Her diary has given a voice to the people who were silenced in the Holocaust.
What inference can you make about how Anne's writings have impacted people?
a)
a. Anne's writing impact people into thinking before they do bad things.
b)
b. Anne's writings have inspired people to not give up hope and to have courage and be honest even in the darkest of times.
c)
c. Anne's writings remind us that it is important to stay safe and that people make bad decisions without thinking about what they are doing.
d)
d. Anne's writings show us that it is important to be able to write well and share important events that have occurred during trying times.
7.
7. During a debate about whether school weeks should be shorter, research shows that school days would need to be longer and students, especially students who are also in sports, would be home later and still have homework to do. Students would be staying up later and be more tired during the school day. Research also shows that students that attend school 4 days per week do not perform well on state tests.
What inference can you make from this research?
a)
a. There are more challenges and negative impacts to having a four day school week because students will be staying up later and they will be more tired at school which can also impact their test performance.
b)
b. There are scheduling issues that need to be considered when determining if a four day school week is good for students.
c)
c. School should not be a four day week because it will cause students to under perform on school work and tests.
d)
d. School should be a four day week because students will eventually figure out their new schedule and how to make arrangements to study for tests.
8.
8. In the children's book, No David, there are not a lot of spoken words or dialogue, except for "No David" and pictures of what David is doing.
Readers refer to the pictures and the spoken words, "No David" to determine this main idea, what is it?
a)
a. the things David is allowed to do
b)
b. the punishments he gets
c)
c. the things David is not supposed to do
d)
d. David doesn't listen very well
9.
9. What is the theme of "No David"?
a)
a. David is unconditionally loved even when he does naughty things.
b)
b. David is not supervised very well and his parents are constantly cleaning up after David.
c)
C. David breaks things and his parents end up spending a lot of money to fix broken things.
d)
d. David's parents realize that he needs to have play-dates with other little kids to wear David out.
10.
10. What inference can you make from the gift that the Old Man gave Hollis?
a)
a. The Old Man does not believe she is very talented.
b)
b. The Old Man would like Hollis to go live with Josie because she is also an artist.
c)
c. The Old Man knows that Hollis has real talent and sees people, really sees people.
d)
d. The Old Man wanted Hollis to take one of Josie and Beatrice's art classes.
11.
11. Based on the answer you selected in #10, which textual evidence best supports your answer?
a)
a. "The Old Man was an artist, but a different kind. He drew circles and lines and squares that turned into plans for houses and buildings."
b)
b. "We rushed along in the misty rain fora couple of blocks; then Josie stepped into the middle of the street, her head up, her hands out. 'Look.' ...How would I draw that? I wondered."
c)
c. "Anyway, the picture I was trying for was Steven playing checkers with me that first day. That was the picture I could never get perfect...And maybe because for the firs time I really saw what it might be like to have a brother."
d)
d. "I put the mountain picture carefully inside the box. At the end of the summer I'd give it to the Old Man as a present."
12.
12. In this sentence, how does the author develop the character of Jason?
With a smile, Mr. Perez shook Jason's hand. Jason smiled back at him. "I guess I was really helpful today," he told himself.
a)
a. by showing other characters having a discussion about him
b)
b. by including dialogue between that character and another character
c)
c. by letting the reader know what the character is thinking
d)
d. by building suspense through carefully chosen and arranged plot details
13.
13. (1) After Jessica's second test of the day, she felt calm. (2) What a happy change from how agitated she had been starting a week ago. (3) Barely knowing how to use her Chromebook, Jessica fumbled through the joys of playing games to study. (4) Her Chromebook skills needed more work. (5) She worried about having enough time to study. (6) She couldn't wait to get her first two tests on her Chromebook behind her. (7) After all, everyone assured her that there would be other skills to learn.
Part A: Using related words from the context, what is one synonym for agitated?
a)
a. tired
b)
b. upset
c)
c. angry
d)
d. excited
14.
14. Referring to the information in #13, which phrase from the text is a clue to the answer for #13 because it has a meaning that is the opposite of agitated?
a)
a. calm
b)
b. joys of playing games to study
c)
c. worried about having enough time
d)
d. everyone assured her
15.
15. In the children's book, "The Colors of Us," the author has a girl walking around her neighborhood describing the colors of each person's skin and who they are. She uses food words to describe colors. Why would foods be a good way to describe colors?
a)
a. Most people like to eat food.
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b. People eat food every day.
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c. Food is a common subject to talk about.
d)
d. People can picture the color of the food in their mind and apply that to the description the girl is giving of people in her neighborhood.
16.
16. In the children's book, "The Colors of Us," the author writes about the different colors of people's skin. What is the theme of the story?
a)
a. everyone is different; the world is full of diversity
b)
b. there are too many colors skin can be
c)
c. we should pay attention to the people around us
d)
d. we can celebrate how we are all the same
17.
17. The six boys ran through the city park in the dark. They were laughing quietly at each other as they continued to play tag in these challenging conditions. Suddenly, a police officer's flashlight beam scanned across the park and stopped on one of the boys, who froze in place while the other boys hid by park equipment and trees.
What is the best possible, or strongest reason for why the boys reacted the way they did?
a)
a. The police officer was looking for a bad guy, but found kids instead.
b)
b. The boys's parents were looking for them.
c)
c. The boys have vandalized the park before playing at the park.
d)
d. The boys are out past the city curfew and should not be playing in the park at night because they could get hurt.
18.
18. Referring to the story in #17, what do you think will happen next? Select the best possible answer.
a)
a. the police found the bad guy and saved the boys' lives
b)
b. The police officer called each boy's parents to come and get them.
c)
c. The police made the boys clean up the park.
d)
d. The police officer called for help and the boys were driven home and told them to follow the city curfew.
19.
19. In the Barbie movie, the Barbies were all named "Barbie" and none of the Barbies were confused by sharing the same name. Each Barbie was dressed differently, how did that play into Barbie identification? Make an inference.
a)
a. they only knew when they were being talked to because they made eye contact
b)
b. the outfit suggested the career the Barbie had and determined who that Barbie was
c)
c. we knew what job each Barbie had by their outfit
d)
d. they only talked to one other Barbie at a time
20.
20. Little Miss Muffet
Little miss Muffet she sat on her tuffet, eating her curds eating and whey
Along came a spider who sat down beside her
And frightened miss Muffet away
In the nursery rhyme, Little Miss Muffet, what can we infer from her reaction to the spider?
a)
a. She is scared of spiders.
b)
b. She went to get the spider some breakfast.
c)
c. She went to get a fly swatter to shoo the spider away.
d)
d. She went to tell her parents that she had company.
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