Comprehension
ELA strategy
Test Practice 1
Test Practice: RL
Test Practice
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What is a miller?
a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain into flour.
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Free Points
Free Points
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15.Which quote reveals the conflict of the plot?
A. “When she arrived at the palace, he showed her a great heap of straw.” (paragraph 2)
B. “‘. . . All this must be spun into gold before morning, if you love your life.’” (paragraph 2)
C. “The wheel started spinning, the work was quickly done, and the straw was all spun into gold.” (paragraph 8)
D. “When her first child was born, she was overjoyed, . . .” (paragraph 16)
B. All this must be spun into gold before morning, if you love your life.’” (paragraph 2)
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7.Which quotation conveys the king’s view toward wealth?
A. "showed her a great heap of straw" (paragraph 2)
B. "'must be spun into gold'" (paragraph 2)
C. "was delighted to see this glittering treasure" (paragraph 12)
D. "'shall be my queen'" (paragraph 12)
C. "was delighted to see this glittering treasure" (paragraph 12)
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2.Which two details should be included in a summary of the passage?
A. an unusual song at work
B. a king’s desire for riches
C. an offering of a necklace
D. a trip throughout the kingdom
E. a father’s claim about his daughter
B. a king’s desire for riches
E. a father’s claim about his daughter
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What was the girl's reaction when she was left alone in the chamber to spin the straw into gold?
She began to cry
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16.How does the setting from paragraph 2 change by the end of the story?
A. The miller’s daughter is now the queen on a throne in a palace.
B. The miller’s daughter is threatened by the little man and goes home with him.
C. The miller’s daughter is with her servant in a palace when she sees the little man.
D. The miller’s daughter joins her court in the palace courtyard to shout at the little man.
A. The miller’s daughter is now the queen on a throne in a palace.
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4. At the beginning of the passage, the miller’s daughter is:
a. sorrowful about her predicament
b. confident about accepting challenges
c. relieved to get details about her task
while at the end of the passage, she is [CHOICE 2].
a. proud of her effort to spin a wheel
b. grateful to have a caregiver for her baby
c. pleased to know the name of the little man.
Choice 1: sorrowful about her predicament
Choice 3: Pleased to know the name of the little man
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3.Which statement conveys the main idea of the passage?
A. Loyal families must trust each other.
B. Greedy actions result in bad outcomes.
C. Humble people can provide useful information.
D. Temper tantrums can reveal a person’s character.
B. Greedy actions result in bad outcomes.
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5. Which two phrases in paragraph 15 convey a sense of hopelessness?
"Then give me your firstborn child when you become queen," replied the man. The miller's daughter thought this was impossible, but knew no other way to complete her task, so she said she would do what he asked. So, the man repeated his spinning. The king kept his word and married the poor miller's daughter, who became queen.
was impossible
no other way
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What point of view is this story told from? How do you know?
third person limited
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What strategy do you use to prove an idea?
Does this show?
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14.What does the scene in paragraph 15 show the reader about the miller’s daughter?
A. She has become desperate to meet the king’s request.
B. She wants to get the little man to take her back to her home.
C. She hopes that the king will allow her father to live in the palace with her.
D. She hopes that the little man will teach her how to spin the straw into gold.
A. She has become desperate to meet the king’s request.
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Part A What inference can be made about the little man?
A. He has never liked the name he was given at birth.
B. He is selfish in his offer to help the miller’s daughter.
C. He plans to make a good home for the queen’s child.
D. He is skilled in using many machines for homemaking.
Part B Which quotation supports the answer to Part B?
A. "'What will you give me,' said the man, 'to do it for you?'" (paragraph 5)
B. "He . . . sat down at the wheel, singing, 'Round about, Straw into gold!'" (paragraph 7)
C. "When the little man returned, she recited, . . . but to each of them he replied, 'That is NOT my name.'" (paragraph 17)
D. "Then the little man chuckled slyly at the thought of taking the child home with him and cried out, 'Now, lady, what IS my name?'" (paragraph 20)
B. He is selfish in his offer to help the miller’s daughter.
A. "'What will you give me,' said the man, 'to do it for you?'" (paragraph 5)
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10.How are the king and the little man alike?
A. They both distrust the miller.
B. They both love the miller’s daughter very much.
C. They are both very skilled at making gold from straw.
D. They both demand certain actions from the miller’s daughter.
D. They both demand certain actions from the miller’s daughter.
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What character traits can be used to describe the king. Use text evidence to support your answer.
Greedy.
Paragraph 9: when the king came in, he was greatly please. Still, his heart grew greedier.
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Under the Spring Snow
1 Jon walked slowly. He kicked at the snow. He was going to Grammy’s house. This was something Jon did every Wednesday after school. Jon loves his Grammy. He used to like visiting her, too.
2 He and Grammy would go for walks. They sometimes planted flower seeds. They went fishing. Then, in the fall, Grammy fell. She hurt her hip. Now she stayed inside in her chair. Now it was early spring, but there was still snow. Grammy had been in her chair a long time.
3 Jon moved slowly up Grammy’s sidewalk. He stared at the ground. He sighed. Then, he stopped. He saw something small and green. He bent down and looked closer. There were a few leaves poking through the snow. The flowers he and Grammy had planted were starting to grow!
4 He remembered another patch they had planted earlier. He ran to the back of the house, where they had planted those earlier seeds. Flowers! The flowers were growing in bright colors.
5 Jon reached into his backpack and found his scissors. He carefully cut a bunch.
6 Then, he went back to the front door. When he knocked, Grammy yelled, “Come in, Jon!”
7 He held the flowers out to Grammy. She was so happy. He was happy he could make her smile. Soon she would get better. Then, they could spend time outside again.
Reread the sentences below.
There were a few leaves poking through the snow. The flowers he and Grammy had planted were starting to grow!
To draw a picture of Jon when he sees the leaves poking through the snow, you should draw him looking:
a. sad
b. excited
c. tired
excited
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9. Read the sentence from paragraph 7.
He took her at her word and sat down at the wheel, singing, ‘Round about, Straw into gold!’
What is the meaning of the phrase, “took her at her word” in the sentence?\
A. repeated a message
B. heard a conversation
C. trusted what was said
D. questioned what was said
C. trusted what was said
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6.How do paragraphs 3-9 contribute to the overall structure of the passage?
A. They provide a turning point in the story.
B. They provide details about the setting of the story.
C. They provide elements of the rising action in the story.
D. They provide background about the characters in the story.
C. They provide elements of the rising action in the story.
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12.How do the events in paragraph 19 affect the story?
A. They provide a comparison of the queen and her servant.
B. They introduce a new character who cannot be trusted by the queen.
C. They provide the information needed for the queen to solve her problem.
D. They convey a description of the forest setting from the beginning of the story.
C. They provide the information needed for the queen to solve her problem.
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How did the girl find out the little man's name? Provide text evidence.
She overheard a servant singing a song with the name in it.
paragraph 19
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RL.5.7 If you do not see it on the picture,......
It is not your answer.
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13. Part A Which word best describes the little man’s role in the passage?
A. deceitful villain
B. determined hero
C. saddened friend
D. trustworthy adviser
Part B. Which quote supports the answer to Part A?
A. “‘. . . Good morning, my good lass. Why are you weeping?’” (paragraph 3)
B. “‘What will you give me,’ said the man, ‘to do it for you?’” (paragraph 5)
C. “So the little man took the ring, and began to work again, . . .” (paragraph 11)
D. “‘. . . Merrily the feast I’ll make, Little does my lady know, Rumpelstiltskin is my name!’” (paragraph 19)
A. deceitful villain
D. “‘. . . Merrily the feast I’ll make, Little does my lady know, Rumpelstiltskin is my name!’” (paragraph 19)
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#11. Match each action on the left to the character that the action represents.
brags about a young girl
tries to protect a young child
overhears the name of a strange man
repeatedly bargains with a young girl
listens to a man who boast about a young girl special skill
miller, nurse, servant, a little man, a king
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Which feeling of the miller’s daughter is best conveyed by the illustration?
A. hatred toward the little man, as shown in paragraph 10
B. thankfulness for an opportunity, as shown in paragraph 2
C. sympathetic toward the little man, as shown in paragraph 14
D. bewilderment about the task before her, as shown in paragraph 4
D. bewilderment about the task before her, as shown in paragraph 4