WorksheetsThe Keeping Quilt Test
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Read the following sentence: "Anna kept the needles threaded and handed them to the ladies as they needed them." What does the word needles mean?
a)
leftover bits of cloth
b)
a part that forms the outside edge of something
c)
fastened with stitches
d)
small, thin too used for sewing
2.
What does the word artificial mean?
a)
pulling or carrying
b)
not real or natural
c)
real and big
d)
real and natural
3.
What is the main idea of the story?
a)
Patricia Polacco uses the quilt to wrap her babies.
b)
Patricia's family came from Russia a long time ago.
c)
The quilt helps keep the family history and tradition alive.
d)
Clothes were used to make the quilt.
4.
How do you think Patricia Polacco feels about her family?
a)
She loves her family and feels happy that they have passed on the quilt.
b)
She is sad because she does not have any grandchildren yet.
c)
She is happy that her family came from Russia.
d)
She feels happy because her family is moving to New York.
5.
Why does Anna's mother start the tradition of the keeping quilt?
a)
To give it to Patricia one day.
b)
To help each generation remember Russia.
c)
To use as a cape for super heroes and birthday celebrations.
d)
So that everyone can think the quilt is beautiful.
6.
Why do you think the quilt is the only thing in colors in the story?
a)
The colors are used to show the importance of the quilt while everything else is in black and white.
b)
The color is to show where the quilt is in the room.
c)
The quilt looks better in colors.
d)
A colorful quilt means that everyone would like it better.
7.
What are different ways the Polacco family used the quilt in the story?
a)
The family used the quilt as a towel, blanket, and clothes.
b)
The family used the quilt as a blanket, clothes, and tablecloth.
c)
The family used the quilt as a tablecloth, huppa, and blanket.
d)
The family used the quilt as a blanket, huppa, and towel.
8.
What has stayed the same in the author's family over generations?
a)
The use of the quilt, the way certain special occasions are celebrated.
b)
The way the family has children and they still love each other.
c)
The way that the family still lives in New York.
d)
How the family still has the same last name.
9.
Where did the family live in America?
a)
North Carolina, then Michigan
b)
New York City, then Michigan
c)
Washington D.C., then New York City
d)
Florida, then New York City
10.
What were the wedding gift symbols?
a)
gold for a necklace, a flower to smell, salt to taste
b)
pepper for flavor, roses for love, silver for poverty
c)
gold for wreath, flower for love, salt to add flavor
d)
daisies for love, bread to eat, huppas for wedding
11.
What does babushka mean?
a)
a day set aside for rest and worship, Friday-Saturday in the Jewish church
b)
a head scarf tied under the chin, worn by Polish and Russian women
c)
a canopy help up by four poles that people people get married under
d)
a special bread in Jewish cuisine, usually braided
12.
What does sabbath mean?
a)
a day set aside for rest and worship, Friday-Saturday in the Jewish church
b)
a head scarf tied under the chin, worn by Polish and Russian women
c)
a canopy help up by four poles that people people get married under
d)
a special bread in Jewish cuisine, usually braided
13.
What does challah mean?
a)
a day set aside for rest and worship, Friday-Saturday in the Jewish church
b)
a head scarf tied under the chin, worn by Polish and Russian women
c)
a canopy help up by four poles that people people get married under
d)
a special bread in Jewish cuisine, usually braided
14.
What does huppa mean?
a)
a day set aside for rest and worship, Friday-Saturday in the Jewish church
b)
a head scarf tied under the chin, worn by Polish and Russian women
c)
a canopy help up by four poles that people people get married under
d)
a special bread in Jewish cuisine, usually braided
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