WorksheetsMax’s Find – Reading Comprehension Questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What effect does Max working in Grandpa’s yard have on the plot of the story? (max's find)
It makes Dad proud of Max.
It causes Max to become tired and grumpy.
It leads Max to a surprise discovery.
It proves to Grandpa that Max is a good helper.
When Max shows his father the time capsule he dug up, Max’s father most likely feels — (max's find)
amazed that Max found it when he could not
pleased to see things that were once meaningful to him
upset that Max is no longer helping Grandpa plant a tree
concerned about what Max will think when he sees what is in the can
Which point of view does the author use in this story? (max's find)
First-person from Max’s perspective
First-person from Dad’s perspective
Third-person from the perspective of Max’s grandfather
Third-person from the perspective of an unknown observer
In paragraph 1, the author uses the phrases “wiped the sweat from his brow” and “felt like he had been digging for hours” to suggest that Max — (max's find)
expects to discover a special surprise
is struggling with a difficult job
dislikes spending time outdoors
is determined to help plant trees
What happened as a result of someone finding a bottle that had been released by students in Hawaii in 2007? (use message in bottles)
The bottle experiment quickly spread to other schools.
People around the world were encouraged to find pen pals.
Students tried to send messages in bottles to their classmates.
Two people living in different parts of the world became friends.
The author wrote this selection most likely to — use message in bottles)
A persuade the reader to try sending a message in a bottle
B tell the reader how to start a floating bottle experiment at school
C describe some examples of messages sent in bottles and tell what happened to them
D explain some of the challenges of trying to communicate with people who live across the ocean
20 Paragraphs 2 and 3 are mainly about — (use message in bottles)
rewards people have received for returning bottles that were found
what keeps bottles with messages in them from sinking in the ocean
bottles that have drifted in the sea and then been found
what people write on the notes that are placed inside bottles
What conclusion can the reader make based on both the story and the selection? (both texts)
People enjoy the experience of finding hidden objects or messages.
It is important to follow instructions that are included with messages.
People can become friends with someone whom they have never met.
It is common to find objects that have been left in secret places.
Which sentences from “Messages in Bottles” express a similar idea? (both)
It is a glass bottle, and inside is a rolled-up piece of paper. This message in a bottle may have traveled halfway around the world before landing on this beach.
They do so for different reasons. Most often it is simply for fun.
Occasionally someone tries to use a message in a bottle to contact a particular person. In 1914 a British soldier fighting in World War I wrote a letter to his wife.
The fisherman delivered the letter to the soldier’s daughter, who was an adult by then. She was thrilled to receive the letter and learn more about her father.
How is the time capsule in “Max’s Find” similar to the bottles in “Messages in Bottles”? (both texts)
It was made in the 1980s.
It was covered by water.
It was found by accident.
It held many items.
