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According to the story, why does Mr. Plumbean work at night?
A. He can find supplies easier at night.
B. The street is too busy during the day.
C. The weather is too hot during the day.
D. He gets his best ideas working at night.
C. The weather is too hot during the day.
What is the author’s purpose for writing this text?
A. to persuade the reader
B. to inform the reader
C. to describe to the reader
D. to entertain the reader
D. to entertain the reader
The word steamshovels from paragraph 13 is
A. an abstract noun
B. a compound word
C. an action verb
D. a pronoun
B. a compound word
Read the sentence from paragraph 25 in the box below.
Early the next morning the man went out to get lumber and rope and nails and paint.
In this sentence, what do the words lumber, rope, nails, and paint have in common?
A. They are all verbs.
B. They are all plural.
C. They are all nouns.
D. They are all capitalized.
C. They are all nouns.
Prompt: Based on the story, explain how the big orange splot causes the neighborhood to change.
Write an introductory sentence for this paragraph.
Answers may vary.
Example: The big orange splot causes the people in the neighborhood to change from the beginning to the end of the story.
What does the picture on page 10 show about the houses on the street?
A. There are more houses on the street.
B. People changed their houses.
C. People moved out of their houses.
D. There are no more houses on the street.
B. People changed their houses.
Based on paragraphs 7 and 8, the neighbors most likely think that Mr. Plumbean will
A. cover the splot.
B. cover the walls.
C. make the house bright.
D. make the roof stronger.
A. cover the splot.
Read the sentences from paragraph 15 below.
That day Mr. Plumbean bought carpenter's tools. That night he built a tower on top of his roof, and he painted a clock on the tower.
Which word is a synonym for the word carpenter?
A. writer
B. digger
C. talker
D. builder
D. builder
Read paragraph 24 below.
They sat under the palm trees drinking lemonade and talking all night long.
Which two words in the sentence above are present tense action verbs?
A. sat, drinking
B. drinking, talking
C. sat, talking
D. under, talking
B. drinking, talking
Prompt: Based on the story, explain how the big orange splot causes the neighborhood to change.
Write a concluding sentence for this paragraph.
Answers may vary.
Example: That's how the big orange splot causes the people in the neighborhood to change.
At the beginning of the story, why does everyone say, "This is a neat street"?
A. All the houses are alike.
B. All the houses are built well.
C. All the houses are cleaned every day.
D. All the houses are owned by the same person.
A. All the houses are alike.
In paragraph 24, what are Mr. Plumbean and his neighbor most likely doing?
A. looking at pictures
B. building new homes
C. sharing their dreams
D. meeting new neighbors
C. sharing their dreams
Based on paragraph 18, what is the meaning of the word hammock?
A. a hanging chair
B. an animal
C. a house
D. a bright color
A. a hanging chair
Read the text from paragraph 10 below.
When the paint was gone the roof was blue. The walls were white. And the big orange splot was still there. What part of speech are the words blue, white, and orange?
A. verbs
B. nouns
C. adverbs
D. adjectives
D. adjectives
Prompt: Based on the story, explain how the big orange splot causes the neighborhood to change.
Write a sentence to explain how the people in the neighborhood feel at the beginning of the story.
Answers may vary.
Frame: In the beginning of the story the people feel __________ because __________.
In the story, the hammock, the palm trees, and the alligator are all things that
A. make Mr. Plumbean happy.
B. cause Mr. Plumbean to complain.
C. Mr. Plumbean draws on his house.
D. Mr. Plumbean sees on other houses.
A. make Mr. Plumbean happy.
What does paragraph 12 mostly show about Mr. Plumbean's house?
A. It is old.
B. It is large.
C. It is colorful.
D. It is crowded.
C. It is colorful.
Read the text from paragraph 12 below.
Mr. Plumbean's house was like a rainbow. It was like a jungle. It was like an explosion.
This paragraph shows examples of which type of figurative language?
A. metaphors
B. onomatopoeia
C. similes
D. alliteration
C. similes
Read the sentence below from paragraph 23.
Tell him that his house has to be the same as ours so we can have a neat street.
This type of sentence is a
A. exclamation
B. command
C. question
D. statement
B. command
Prompt: Based on the story, explain how the big orange splot causes the neighborhood to change.
Write a sentence to explain how the people in the neighborhood feel in the middle of the story.
Answers may vary.
Frame: In the middle of the story the people feel __________ because __________.
Based on the story, what does Mr. Plumbean mean when he says, "My house is me, and I am it"?
A. His house is all that he thinks about.
B. He can only fit one person in his house.
C. He has lived in his house for a long time.
D. His house shows the kind of person that he is.
D. His house shows the kind of person that he is.
Based on the story, what do the neighbors learn?
A. Travel often to new places.
B. Try your best to help others.
C. Respect the differences of others.
D. Listen carefully to what people say.
C. Respect the differences of others.
In the story, when the neighbor’s say Mr. Plumbean has “popped his cork,” “flipped his wig,” and “lost his marbles,” they mean he is
A. fun
B. crazy
C. brave
D. lonely
B. crazy
Read the sentence below from paragraph 3.
A seagull flew over Mr. Plumbean's house. He was carrying a can of bright orange paint.
What type of noun is Plumbean's? Choose ALL that apply.
A. a possessive noun
B. a common noun
C. a plural noun
D. a proper noun
A. a possessive noun
D. a proper noun
Prompt: Based on the story, explain how the big orange splot causes the neighborhood to change.
Write a sentence to explain how the people in the neighborhood feel at the end of the story.
Answers may vary.
Frame: At the end of the story the people feel __________ because __________.