Cynthia Ann Parker
1. What is the most likely reason the author included the photograph after paragraph 5?
A To show how Cynthia looked after years with the Comanche.
B To show what the Comanche warriors looked like.
C To show how brave the Comanche were.
D To show how Cynthia looked as a child.
A To show how Cynthia looked after years with the Comanche.
What is the genre of Cynthia Ann Parker?
Informational
11. What structure does the author use to organize this selection?
A Cause, problem, and solution
B Cause and effect
C Comparison
D Sequence
A Cause, problem, and solution
22. Why did the author include the illustration?
F To show the moon woman holding and singing to the young mother’s baby.
G To show the people from Southern California traveled between mountains and the ocean.
H To show what the field looked like when it was covered with the Earth’s animals.
J To show what the meadow looked like as the moon woman appeared to the young mother.
J To show what the meadow looked like as the moon woman appeared to the young mother.
In the homophones there, their, and they're- which one means to point out a placement of something?
There
2. What phrase from paragraph 3 helps us know the meaning of nomadic?
F rode on horseback
G very skilled hunters
H mostly hunted buffalo
J move from place to place
J move from place to place
7. In paragraph 5, why were the Rangers shocked to find Cynthia?
A They had stopped looking for her years before.
B They wanted to capture the chief of the Comanche tribe.
C They didn’t expect to see a white woman as a member of the Comanche people.
D It had been years since they captured any Comanche people.
C They didn’t expect to see a white woman as a member of the Comanche people.
12. The author wrote this selection mainly to —
F provide information about baking cookies.
G inspire the reader to learn to bake.
H tell a story about a family baking together.
J describe how a brother and sister did chores.
H tell a story about a family baking together.
In paragraph 3, the author uses the homophones there and their. What is the meaning of the homophone their, as it is used in this example?
Still, one year was very hard. There wasn’t enough food, no matter how far they traveled. The people felt weaker every day, and their babies could not settle down to sleep. Soon the people became too tired to travel at all.
A a contraction of they and are
B in or at a particular place
C showing ownership or possession
D a state or condition of
C showing ownership or possession
What is the acronym you should use to find a summary of a FICTION text?
Wants
But
So
Then
3. What are the most likely reasons that the author includes paragraph 1?
Select TWO correct answers.
A To share a different way of life with the reader.
B To tell the reader how the author feels about Cynthia.
C To let the reader experience how Cynthia might have felt.
D To present the reader with a problem needing to be solved.
E To describe how frightening Cynthia's experience might have been.
C To let the reader experience how Cynthia might have felt.
E To describe how frightening Cynthia's experience might have been.
9. Read the definition below.
reservation /rĕz-er-vā-shən/ noun
1. an arrangement to go to a hotel or restaurant
2. feeling nervous about something
3. land in the U.S. set aside for native Americans
4. land where wild animals live and are not hunted
Which definition of the word reservation best fits the way it is used in
paragraph 7?
A Definition 1
B Definition 2
C Definition 3
D Definition 4
C Definition 3
13. What is the main idea of this selection?
A Aaron asks Emily to teach him how to bake cookies. She reminds him that they must clean the kitchen before they eat. He counts each of the dishes they need to wash.
B Aaron doesn’t know how to bake cookies or clean the kitchen. He suggests that Emily change chores with him but she decides not to.
C Aaron wants to learn how to bake cookies, but he doesn’t want to help clean up the mess. While teasing Emily about the messy kitchen, he realizes that working with her is actually fun.
D Aaron’s chore is taking out the garbage and Emily’s is cleaning the kitchen. Aaron tells Emily he could have made the cookies without using so many dishes.
C Aaron wants to learn how to bake cookies, but he doesn’t want to help clean up the mess. While teasing Emily about the messy kitchen, he realizes that working with her is actually fun.
The author wrote this selection mainly to —
F provide information about the phases of the moon.
G entertain us with a tale of how a woman saved her people.
H persuade people to plant gardens.
J inspire hope for today’s families.
G entertain us with a tale of how a woman saved her people.
What is the part of the plot that we are introduced to the characters and the setting?
Exposition
S. Which sentence from paragraph 4 helps the reader infer that the Comanche and Cynthia grew to care about each other?
A Cynthia Ann Parker's way of life was changed completely.
B She said no because she did not want to leave her new friends and family.
C She didn't know what to do, or how to even communicate.
D White settlers found her years after she had been taken.
B She said no because she did not want to leave her new friends and family.
The author organizes the information in paragraph 4 by describing the effects of —
F why Cynthia needed to learn how to communicate.
G how Cynthia learned to adapt to her new life.
H Cynthia’s old life with her new life.
J the ways the Comanche were different from her family.
G how Cynthia learned to adapt to her new life.
Which of the following is the solution to this story?
A Aaron starts washing dishes.
B The cookies finish baking.
C Emily’s brother tells his friends about them baking together.
D Emily realized she didn’t want to take out the garbage.
A Aaron starts washing dishes.
25. How can the reader tell that finding food was important to the young mother?
A She tried hard to plant enough food for her people.
B She cried out to the moon for help.
C She worked harder than the other Kumeyaay people.
D She traveled across the mountains to find food.
B She cried out to the moon for help.
What are three ways the setting influences the plot?
1. The characters actions, thoughts, and dialogue
2. The parts of the plot
3. The feeling of the story
After reading the selection "Cynthia Ann Parker," the reader can conclude that Cynthia
Select TWO correct answers.
F was mistreated by the Comanche people.
G was not considered a prisoner for long.
H wanted to find her family and go back home.
J was glad she had been taken as a child.
K was able to do everything other Comanche women did.
G was not considered a prisoner for long.
K was able to do everything other Comanche women did.
8. What is the central idea of paragraphs 6 and 7?
F Quanah Parker tried to attack a white settlement, but the attack failed. Many Comanche were killed during the attack.
G The U.S. government sent soldiers to fight against the Comanche. They tried to get the Comanche to go to the reservation.
H More and more white settlers moved into Comanche land. White hunters started killing buffalo, which were Comanche’s food supply.
J Quanah Parker tried to fight against the settlers, but he realized it wasn’t going to work. He led his people to a reservation to help protect them.
J Quanah Parker tried to fight against the settlers, but he realized it wasn’t going to work. He led his people to a reservation to help protect them.
18. The reader can most likely tell from reading this story that —
F Aaron and Emily don't usually get along with each other.
G Aaron does not normally wash dishes.
H Emily does not like Aaron’s friends.
J Aaron is a star football player.
G Aaron does not normally wash dishes.
28. What is the best summary of this selection?
F The Kumeyaay people ran out of food to share. They were hungry and their children could not sleep. A young mother went to the field hoping it would help her sleep. She saw a beautiful light in the sky that sang to her child.
G The Kumeyaay people could not find enough food to keep their people alive. They always shared what the earth gave them. One young mother asked the moon to help her people and was given some special seeds because of her kindness towards others. She showed her people how to plant the corn and care for their children.
H The Kumeyaay people asked a young mother for help. They didn’t know where they would find any food. She told the moon woman they needed food and was given some corn to plant. The moon woman told her to plant the seeds and remember her.
J The Kumeyaay people always shared food with each other. Whatever they were able to gather, they shared it evenly. When the food was gone, a young mother took her child to a field to sleep. She asked a beautiful moon woman to help her people learn how to grow some food.
G The Kumeyaay people could not find enough food to keep their people alive. They always shared what the earth gave them. One young mother asked the moon to help her people and was given some special seeds because of her kindness towards others. She showed her people how to plant the corn and care for their children.
With a PUNCTUATION mark!