Winter Wheat
1. What does paragraph 4 most reveal about the mother?
B. She is responsible.
10. How does paragraph 3 develop a central idea in the article?
B. by describing the work for which Baum is best known
15. What does paragraph 2 most reveal about Eliza?
A. She has a strong imagination.
an underlying message in a story about life, the world, or human nature that
theme or central idea
Take your ________.
time
2. The personification of the sky as "sulky" in paragraph 9 suggests the sky is
D. gloomy
11. In paragraph 4, what inference can be drawn from the information about Baum's early childhood?
D. Baum's constant reading of fairy tales influenced his later writing.
18. The ideas in paragraph 22 and 26 mostly contribute to the reader's understanding of Eliza by revealing
D. her difficulty with spelling the assigned word correctly
the time and place of the action in a story
setting
Read the _______ question.
entire
3. What does paragraph 9 mainly reveal about the narrator?
C. She loves language and has a vivid imagination.
12. How does this sentence contribute to the structure of the article?
C. It serves as the topic sentence for the remainder of the article.
19. What does paragraph 31 mainly reveal about Eliza?
C. her confidence
the overall feeling or atmosphere of a story or part of a story
mood
Eliminate _______ answers.
wrong
5. In paragraph 19, what does the phrase "like a monument" mainly suggest about the elevator?
B. It is a landmark.
13. Which sentence states a central idea of the article?
D. Baum had to overcome many difficulties throughout his life.
20. Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?
C. Eliza empties her mind and sees the letters come up as images.
language that is not meant to be understood literally
figurative language
Read every ______ option.
answer
6. What is the best definition of "spoiled" as used in paragraph 21?
C. took away an opportunity
14. What benefit did Baum's stories offer to listeners, readers, and to Baum himself?
A. They offered an entertaining distraction from the harsh realities of life.
21. How does the point of view most influence the tone of the story?
A. The descriptions of the contestants competing builds suspense.
a struggle between opposing forces
conflict
Go back to the _______ for every question.