Read the story Foolish Choice, Wise Lesson and answer the following questions.
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What’s another word that could be used in place of puzzled in paragraph 3 without changing the meaning of the sentence? ELA.5.4.3
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Is this story told in the first or third person point of view? ELA.5.5.3
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How do you know? ELA.5.5.3
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Read the poem Animal Dances and answer the following questions.
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In paragraph 4, why does the author use the phrase “struck with an idea?” ELA.5.5.7
To describe what Nicholas thought of the idea
To show that the idea came to Nicholas suddenly
To explain how the idea scared Nicholas
To tell that Nicholas was confused by the idea
Which of the following words from the passage has two suffixes? ELA.5.4.1
busiest
peddler
thoughtfully
valuable
The author includes paragraph 2 because it tells about_____. ELA.5.5.7
Nicholas's work
Tanya's character
the location of the village
the items in the box
In paragraph 8, which phrase is used to show that Tanya has learned her lesson? ELA.5.5.7
You should have made a more careful choice.
The smooth wood felt cool against her palms.
Tanya stared at the little bird.
She looked at him with sadness in her eyes.
What lesson did Tanya learn in this story? ELA.5.5.9
Wooden boxes are better than shiny gold ones.
When someone gives you choices, always choose quickly.
Sometimes things are more beautiful on the inside than they appear on the outside.
It is better to help your father with his business than to be lazy.
What will Tanya most likely do next time her father gives her choices? ELA.5.5.2
Think first and choose wisely.
Choose the one that looks most beautiful at first glance.
Take both items and refuse to choose.
Tell her father she doesn't want anything he has to offer.
What event caused Nicholas to smile at his daughter at the end of the story? ELA.5.5.8
Tanya choose the shiny box.
He enjoyed making Tanya sad.
Tanya wanted both boxes.
Tanya learned the lesson he was trying to teach her.
Which word from the passage uses -en to mean the same as it does in wooden? ELA.5.4.1
golden
intention
been
often
Look at this dictionary entry.
Which definition of value is used in paragraph 3? ELA.5.4.2
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Which of the following is the best summary of this passage? ELA.5.5.4
A village peddler notices a girl is too worried about beauty, so he talks her father into tricking her with two of his boxes.
A father is concerned that his daughter values beauty too much, so he teaches her a lesson by giving her two choices.
A father bought two boxes from a village peddler and let his daughter choose which one she thought was the most beautiful.
A girl was busy looking at herself in the mirror and refused to help her father make clothes to sell, so he got angry and tricked her into helping him.
The poet uses words and phrases to show that Liza Lillian is- ELA.5.5.7
dressing up as animals.
following her mother's directions.
always moving and dancing.
trying to become famous.
Based on the poem, what can the reader infer? ELA.5.5.2
Liza Lillian eventually became well-known, and people enjoy watching her dance.
Liza Lillian only danced because her mother kept telling her not to.
Liza Lillian loved dancing in the ocean with fish.
Liza Lillian wanted people to dance with her all the time.
Which line is an example of figurative language? ELA.5.4.5
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Which phrase from the poem is used figuratively? ELA.5.4.5
She let her arms flow below and above.
You really are too much of a clown.
Liza Lillian is little no more.
She swayed and fluttered from side to side.
Read this line from the poem.
She still finds joy in the dance, like before.
Which of the following sentences uses the word dance in the same way it is used in this line from the poem? ELA.5.4.4
What made Liza Lillian want to dance so much?
Did Liza Lillian always dance through dinner?
Liza Lillian will probably dance for the rest of her life.
Liza Lillian wanted to show the new dance to her mother.