The Apple Seed Man
Teddy's Bear
Hand-Me-Down Crayons
Molly's Feelings
Tie Breaker
100

Which of John's actions showed that he liked children?

a. he planted thousands of apple trees.

b. he talked to children and they listened

c. he knew how to make pure apple cider

d. he was very kind and did many good deeds

b. he talked to children and they listened

100

Why is President Roosevelt called unlucky in the last sentence of the story?

a. his hunting trip was a failure

b. he never owned a teddy bear

c. He was unable to meet Michtoms

d. he never saw Clifford Berryman's cartton

a. his hunting trip was a failure

100

You can tell "Hand-me-down crayons" is fiction because...

a. it tells about a real person

b. magical things happen in the story

c. Molly tells her own story

d. the author made up the characters and events.

d. the author made up the characters and events.

100

The illustration shows

a. where johnny appleseed went on his travels

b. John Chapman moving to southwest Massachusetts

c. that Johnny Appleseed was a friend of living things

d. how johnny appleseed taught others to plant

c. that Johnny Appleseed was a friend of living things

200

What is "The Apple-Seed Man" mostly about?

a. the ideas of Swendenborg

b. How to plant and grow apple trees

c. the activities of John Chapman

d. early American history

c. the activities of John Chapman

200

Which sentence provides information about how the teddy bear got its name?

a. the toy was made of plush brown fabric

b. the bear cub was cute

c. the toy sold quickly because people liked the name.

d. The Michtoms put the toy bear in their store window next to the cartoon. 

d. The Michtoms put the toy bear in their store window next to the cartoon.

200

Which item from the story shows that Molly is feeling sorry for herself?

a "No. That was practically the same as throwing them away."

b. "Couldn't she have gotten something brand-new?"

c. "Everyone's going to be surprised when they see my crayons tomorrow"

d. "I didn't buy the, Molly replies with a smile. I made them."

b. "Couldn't she have gotten something brand-new?"

200

How does Molly's feelings change throughout the story about her hand-me-down crayons?


frustrated to proud

200

What does the illustration show?

a. president roosevelt hunting a bear

b. president roosevelt and the white house

c. president roosevelt and a teddy bear

d. a teddy bear at the white house

b. president roosevelt and the white house

300

Why did the author write this passage?

a. to express an opinion about history

b. to explain how to plant an orchard

c. to give information about pioneers

d. to tell the story of a real American

d. to tell the story of a real American

300

Which of these statements would the author most likely agree?

a. it was embarassing for the president to have a toy bear named after him.

b. It wasn't right for the Michtoms to make money using the president's name.

c. It was good of the Michtoms to create teddy bears to discourage people from hunting. 

d. It is a warm piece of history that the first teddy bear was made to honor the president. 

d. It is a warm piece of history that the first teddy bear was made to honor the president.

300

Which sentence tells you something about Molly's culture?

a. "They don't change color."

b. "Sara held a stack of brand new school supplies on her lap."

c. Sara noticed them right away."

d. "Her older sister's lunch bag, her older brother's half used notebooks, last year's folders, and a huge plastic bag of old crayons."

d. "Her older sister's lunch bag, her older brother's half used notebooks, last year's folders, and a huge plastic bag of old crayons."

300

It is important that Molly sees the radiator in the bathroom because...

a this gives her the idea for solving her problem

b. this helps her to keep warm on a cold day

c. this gives her a place to hide her crayons

d. she bangs on the radiator to get some attention

a this gives her the idea for solving her problem

400

John Chapman believed in doing "good deeds." Which is an example of a good deed?

a. Sharing your lunch with a student who left his at home.

b. asking someone for directions

c. giving a younger student extra books to carry

d. borrowing a pencil from a friend

a. Sharing your lunch with a student who left his at home.

400

Which of these sentences from the passage is not a fact?

a. "Today teddy bears remain a favorite of boys and girls everywhere"

b. "Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt, America's twenty-sixth president, was famous for accomplishing many important things while in office."

c. "Morris wrote a letter to the White House and received a handwritten reply from Theodore Roosevelt himself."

d. "He and his wife, Rose, knew how to make stuffed toys, and the cartoon gave them an idea."

a. "Today teddy bears remain a favorite of boys and girls everywhere"

400

"Hand-Me-Down Crayons" is an example of

a. a short story

b. a fairy tale

c. historical fiction

d. a myth 

a. a short story

500

Which map would you select to go with this story?

a. map of United States

b. map of Illinois

c. map of Pennsylvania

d. map of the Northwest Territory


d. map of the Northwest Territory

500

Soon other companies in the United States and Europe were producing bears of all shapes, sizes, and prices.

The word "producing means"

a. making

b. selling

c. delivering

d. sketching

a. making

500

Which sentence shows that the story "Hand-Me-Down Crayons" takes place at the beginning of the school year?

a. "When Molly got to school, she took her bag of crayons to the bathroom."

b. "Afterschool, she brought her crayons home."

c. "Sara held a stack of brand-new school supplies on her lap."

d. "The next morning, Molly's mom drove Molly and Sara Marten to school."

c. "Sara held a stack of brand-new school supplies on her lap."

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