Inference
Reading Skills
Language Skills
Author's Purpose
Literary Elements
100

The description of the thirteenth fairy in paragraph 2 reveals that she -

A.  hates the princess

B.  is unhappy

C.  will bring evil

D.  is like the others

C.  will bring evil

100

What is the main idea of paragraphs 1and 2?

A.  The king and queen wished for a daughter and          finally got one from a magic fish.

B.   When the king and queen finally were blessed           with a daughter, she was given an evil wish by         a fairy.

C.  The king and queen had a  celebration to                  celebrate their daughter.

D.  The thirteenth fairy was upset she did not get            invited to the feast and cursed the princess.

B.   When the king and queen finally were blessed           with a daughter, she was given an evil wish by           a fairy.

100

The word grieved in paragraph 1 means  to -

A.  make upset

B.  cause great distress

C.  be depressed

D.  suffer a tragedy

B.  cause great distress

100

What does the descriptive language in paragraph 5 help the reader understand?

A.  How suddenly everyone fell asleep.

B.  What the sleeping town looked like.

C.  When the princess fell asleep.

D.  Why the king and queen were away.

A.  How suddenly everyone fell asleep.

100

Which of the following best describes the main conflict in the story?

A.  The thirteenth fairy was left out.

B.  The king and queen could not have a child.

C.  The whole kingdom fell asleep.

D.  The princess was given an evil wish.

D.  The princess was given an evil wish.

200

The prince can best be described as -

A.   foolish

B.    brave

C.   greedy

D.    heroic 

B.  brave

200

Which event in the story caused the prince to look for Briar Rose?

A.  The need for glory.

B.   His knowledge of her situation.

C.  His love for Briar Rose.

D.  The old man’s story.

D.  The old man’s story.

200

Read the following dictionary entry.

ease /ez/ verb

1.to make less serious  2.relax one's efforts  3.move carefully  4.lack of difficulty

Which definition best matches the way the word ease is used in paragraph 8?

A.  Definition 1        C.  Definition 3

B.  Definition 2        D.  Definition 4

D.  Definition 4

200

Read the line from paragraph 9.

Then he went on still farther, and all was so still that he could hear every breath he drew

The author included this figurative language to show that -

A.  it was unusually quiet

B.  the prince was worried

C.  everyone was still sleeping

D.  time stood still

A.  it was unusually quiet

200

Which words best describe the princess?

A.  pretty and kind

B.  attractive and loved

C.  rich and enchanted

D.  good and obedient

B.  attractive and loved

300

What is inferencing?

A.  Going beyond the author's words to understand        what is not said in the text. Using clues and             background knowledge.

B.  A drama or play

C.  A struggle between two opposing forces

D.  The reason why an author writes a story

A.  Going beyond the author's words to understand        what is not said in the text. Using clues and             background knowledge.

300

What is the Main Idea defined as?

A.  The central message. What the author wants you      to learn or know.

B.  The central message. What the author wants you      to learn or know.

C.  The context clues that include information from         the text to help infer what is happening.

D.  Helps readers understand what a story is mainly       about.

D.  Helps readers understand what a story is mainly       about.

300

What are context clues?

A. The information from the text that allows you to       decode the meaning of unknown words

B. Putting the pieces together to infer the text

C. The meaning of a word in a sentences

D. A struggle between two opposing forces

 

A. The information from the text that allows you to        decode the meaning of unknown words

300

What is Author's Purpose?

A. The information from the text that allows you to        decode the meaning of unknown words

B. The reason why an author writes a story

C. The narrator of the story

D. The clues in the text to help a reader infer the           text's meaning.

B. The reason why an author writes a story

300

What is theme?

A.  A conflict between a person versus society.

B.  The central message. What the author wants you      to learn or know.

C.  What is happening in the text.

D.  The context clues that include information from         the text to help infer what is happening.

B.  The central message. What the author wants you      to learn or know.

400

The king and queen being gone on her fifteenth birthday reveal that they -

A.  believed the princess was safe

B.   felt the wish was over

C.  were selfish and wanted to travel

D.  did not truly love their daughter

A.  believed the princess was safe

400

The story’s third-person point of view gives the reader insight into -

A.  how all the characters’ feel

B.  the feelings of Briar Rose

C.  the fairies’ thoughts about the feast

D.  doubt in the mind of the king and

     queen

A.  how all the characters’ feel

400

The Scandinavian word rave, meaning “to stray,” helps the reader understand that the word roved in paragraph 4 means to -

A.  search

B.  leave

C.  wander

D.  see

C.  wander

400

Paragraph 9 is important to the story because it establishes that -

A.   the king and queen were happy

B.   the prince will end the spell

C.   the princess was still asleep

D.   nothing changed in the 100 years

D.   nothing changed in the 100 years

400

How does the story’s setting influence the plot?

A.  The great feast creates conflict.

B.  The beautiful kingdom makes the princess feel          safe.

C.  The isolation of the thorns makes the situation           seem hopeless.

D.  The location of the kingdom makes the prince           want to visit.

C.  The isolation of the thorns makes the situation           seem hopeless.

500

The reader can infer that the -

A.  king and queen should not have invited the               fairies

B.  princes before were not patient enough

C.  fairies also enchanted other kingdoms

D.  story of Briar Rose spread across the land

D.  story of Briar Rose spread across the land

500

What is the best summary of paragraphs 8 and 9?

A.  A hundred years had passed, and now the                kingdom was covered by beautiful flowers. This        helped the prince enter and find the princess.           Once they kissed, everyone else woke up from           their sleep.

B.  When the prince found the kingdom, it was               surrounded by roses. He easily walked through         them and found Briar Rose. They lived happily          ever after.

C. The hundred years ended, so the thorns around        the kingdom turned to roses. Inside, the prince       found everyone asleep. He kissed the princess,        breaking the spell. Everyone woke up, and they      got married.

C. The hundred years ended, so the thorns around        the kingdom turned to roses. Inside, the prince         found everyone asleep. He kissed the princess,          breaking the spell. Everyone woke up, and they          got married

500

What phrase from paragraph 2 best serves as a context clue for the word wounded -

A.  take her revenge

B.  The king’s daughter shall

C.  by a spindle

D.  fall down dead

D.  fall down dead

500

The author wrote this story most likely to -

A.  show the reader that patience is important

B.   explain how the princess was saved

C.  entertain the reader with a mythical story

D.   describe a magical kingdom

C.  entertain the reader with a mythical story

500

What is the primary theme of the story?

A.   Do not give up hope.

B.   Trusting others can backfire.

C.   Except what you are given.

D.   Fight to protect your family.

A.   Do not give up hope.