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1 What is a ruilla pais? A A market B A fruit C A vegetable D A boat
2 The reader can tell that Lamai’s family probably — F doesn’t have electricity G doesn’t like tomatoes H has many boats J eats only bread
3 Look at the chart below. Use it to answer the question.Which idea belongs in the empty box? A Clean the fruit B Load the boat C Fry bananas D See tourists
4 Why do Lamai and her family start the day at 3:00 A.M.? F They must find boats to carry their fruit. G It’s safest to travel in the dark when the water is calm. H They must arrive at the market before anyone else. J They must get the food ready for the market.
5 What is this article mainly about? A How people get to a floating market B Why there are floating markets in Thailand C The people who sell the food at floating markets D A morning at a floating market
6 Why do Lamai and her mother go to the floating market? F To have breakfast G To make money H To visit with friends J To see tourists
7 Tourists most likely stay on the walkway to shop because — A the freshest fruits are near the walkway B they do not buy food from the boats C it is easier for them to see what they want to buy D they do not have their own boats
8 In paragraph 5, merchants are people who — F like to yell G sell something H live in a city J buy vegetables at the market
9 Why would tourists probably want to buy T-shirts at the floating market? A The T-shirts will help them remember their trip. B The best T-shirts are sold at the market. C Lamai’s family makes the T-shirts for tourists. D They would rather buy T-shirts than fruit.
10 What is paragraph 5 mainly about? F What people sell at the market G What Lamai’s favorite fruit is at the market H What Lamai’s mother sells at the market J Why people call out at the market
11 What will Lamai probably do when she gets home from the market? A Load the boat B Visit her friend Suki C Lie down to rest D Clean tomatoes
12 Why do Lamai and her mother use a boat to go to the market? F The market is in the city nearest their home. G The market floats on the water. H They like to spend time on the water. J Their fruit fits inside a boat better than inside a car.
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13 Why do the housemaids put oil on their feet? A They want the master of the house to give them slippers. B They think it will help the slipper slide onto their foot. C They think it will help make their feet smell nice. D They want to dance in Rhodopis’s slippers.
14 How does Rhodopis feel as she sits by the Nile River? F Frightened of the large falcon flying over G Curious about why the other housemaids are mean H Upset that she cannot wear her slippers J Hopeless because she cannot go to the feast
15 Read the first part of a summary of “Rhodopis and the Slippers” to answer the next question.Which of the following best completes the summary above? A She must wash all the clothes and make food for the others to eat. She is very tired and upset at the end of the day. B Rhodopis sits by the Nile River with her beautiful slippers. She cries because she can’t go to the feast with the other housemaids. C As Rhodopis sits alone with her slippers, a falcon takes one and drops it onto the lap of Amasis, the prince. Amasis searches for Rhodopis and finds her. D Amasis finds a slipper at the pharaoh’s feast. He has many different women try on the slipper, but it fits none of them.
16 Amasis searches for the maiden whose foot fits into the slipper because he — F fears the falcon has harmed her G wants to return the slipper to its owner H wants to find out who made the slippers J believes she will be his princess
17 Why is Rhodopis treated differently by the other housemaids? A She doesn’t look like the others. B She has just moved to Egypt. C She works harder than the others. D She has never been a housemaid before.
18 What is paragraph 7 mostly about? F A new slipper Amasis brings for Rhodopis G Why Rhodopis watches from a distance H Amasis’s efforts to find the owner of the slipper J The oil used by the housemaids before trying on the slipper
19 How do the housemaids feel when Rhodopis is given a pair of slippers? A Honored B Frustrated C Hopeful D Jealous
20 Why does Settareh feel weak as she walks around town looking for a new dress? F She is tired of looking for a dress. G She is excited about buying a new dress. H She is suffering from hunger. J She is nervous about the ball.
21 What is paragraph 2 mostly about? A The old clothes Settareh has to wear B Why Settareh often goes hungry C How the stepmother and stepsisters act toward Settareh D The chores that Settareh does each day
22 Read the diagram of information from the story to answer the next question.Which of the following should go in the empty box? F Settareh spends her money on a blue jug instead of on a dress for the ball. G Settareh is unable to attend the ball because she helps a beggar. H Settareh decides to spend all of her money on food for herself. J Settareh has too much work to do and no time to go to the ball.
23 Why does the beggar give Settareh a jug? A To thank Settareh for the food B So Settareh will give her more food C To show Settareh what she has found D So Settareh can trade the jug for a new dress
24 From what the reader learns about Settareh, which of the following would she probably do? F Beg others for food G Help someone in need H Punish her stepsisters J Eat before her stepmother
25 Why is Settareh often hungry? A She must spend her money on clothes. B She has so many chores that she doesn’t have time to eat. C She isn’t allowed to eat until the others have finished. D She likes to eat a lot.
26 Read the diagram below and answer the question that follows.Which information belongs on the blank line? F Is jealous of others G Secretly attends the ball H Must wash all the clothes J Meets a special man
27 What will most likely happen to both Settareh and Rhodopis? A They will continue to work for other people. B They will marry into a royal family. C They will find other beggars to help. D They will buy new slippers for others.
28 What do the two stories have in common? F Both stories are about stepmothers treating children badly. G Both stories show how sisters can be mean to one another. H Both stories are about people who are treated unfairly. J Both stories show animals that try to help people.
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29 How do Anne and Jim probably feel about the time they spend with Grandpa? A They wish the visits were less frequent. B They like the stories and the visits. C They wish he would stop talking about the past. D They wish that he didn’t ask so many questions.
30 In paragraph 12, the word modify means — F learn G forget H change J waste
31 Which sentence in the story best shows the reader that the place where Grandpa lived as a boy was changing? A They liked the time after supper when they usually sat and talked. B “The teacher lived in the railroad car!” C “While the school car was away, we did homework.” D “New roads were built, and towns were established.”
32 The reader can tell that there were probably times in Grandpa’s childhood when he — F lived in a railroad car G traveled with the school car H rode a train to school J was unable to go to school
33 When the school car left for another town, the students — A had to work on the railroad B traveled to another town to go to school C went to a schoolhouse in town D were given assignments to do at home
34 What is the most likely reason Grandpa tells Anne and Jim stories about himself? F So they can pass tests at school G So they can laugh at the way things were H So they can learn about his childhood J So they can tell their friends at school
35 Which sentence in the story tells the reader that the school on rails was not perfect? A “Everyone knew this was a problem, but no one knew what to do about it.” B “School lasted from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., with about an hour for lunch and recess.” C “The school car wasn’t needed anymore.” D “There was too much work for one teacher, and the time between visits was too long.”
36 From the way Grandpa describes the school-car program, the reader can tell he thinks — F it served a good purpose while it was needed G the school day was much too long H there was too much homework to do J not enough children were able to attend
37 Paragraph 12 is mainly about — A how a railroad car was made into a schoolhouse B the school car’s books and supplies C the maps and chalkboards used by the teacher D the seats the students sat on
38 Why does Grandpa say that it’s probably for the best that the school on rails is no longer around? F He is too old to go to school now. G He didn’t like his teacher very much. H Schools are better the way they are now. J The school didn’t teach the same things regular schools did.
39 Why did the school car stay in a settlement for only about six weeks at a time? A It was too cold for the children to attend school in the winter. B The teacher got angry with the students for not attending. C It had to visit many other settlements during the year. D The students needed a long time to do their homework.
40 What might be a good title for Grandpa’s story? F An Unusual School G The Schoolhouse in Town H A Very Large School J The School for Grown-Ups
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