Cinderella/Hard Work vs. Talent - Kimberly Reyes | Biblioteka

Directions: Use Once Upon a Test: Cinderella to answer questions 1-3.

1

Which of the following words is a synonym for the word promptly in line 4?

reluctantly

slowly

immediately

lazily

1

What conclusion can be drawn after reading the poem?

Cinderella ended up quite happy

stepmothers are always mean

girls should do all the housework

everyone who works hard will find a prince or princess to marry

1

The author believes that test takers can be like Cinderall by ---

marrying royalty

giving their best efforts when working

complaining about the amount of work to do

cleaning their rooms the night before the test

Directions: Use "Hard Work vs. Talent" to answer questions 4-6.

1

The word inherit means ---

fail

lose

acquire

capture

1

The reader can infer that ----

scientists think having smart parents is better than having natural talent

a good performance is the result of lots of practice

everyone with talent will be successful

scientists cannot decide whether hard work is important

1

With which statement below would the author most likely agree?

Famous people have more talent than regular people.

It's nice to be talented, but talent is really useless without hard work.

All successful people have natural talents.

It is better to be smart than to be talented.

Directions: Use both texts to answer questions 7-8.

1

What idea is present in both texts?

Stepmothers are always mean.

Talent is better than hard work.

Rich people don't need to worry about being talented or working hard.

Hard work is very important for success.

1

Based on information from both texts, which of the following is most likely to determine testing success?

natural talent

inherited smartness

having a fairy godmother

working hard and doing your best