EUM G3 M1:U1 - Jessica Carpenter | Library

Directions: In this assessment, you will read a new story about a very unusual library. Read the text carefully, and answer the questions that follow.
Elephant Library
I woke up very early this morning. Even the pitter-patter of the rain couldn’t dampen my excitement! I had been counting the days. Soon, the elephant team would arrive with more books. I really hoped it would be today!
My family and I live in a very small village in the mountains. The only way to get here is by foot, up steep mountain trails. It can be quite dangerous. During the rainy season the ground is slippery, and there are mudslides. We don’t have a school or a library, but we are fortunate because a team of elephants brings us books. The team stays here for two or three days to teach us reading and also writing, which we do on metal slates. My sister and I look forward to them coming because we both love to read and learn!
The morning dragged by painfully slowly. By mid-afternoon, I started to think that they were not going to arrive today after all. I was disappointed and snapped disagreeably at my sister when she tried to ask me a question. “Perhaps they will come tomorrow,” Mom said, sensing the cause of my short temper and bad mood.
I had just about given up all hope, when I heard a shout in the distance. When the elephant team arrives, the first person in the village to see them coming up the mountain always shouts. This quickly becomes a din as we all shout with excitement and run to greet them.
I ran out hoping to see the elephants arriving. There were no elephants to be seen. The word spread quickly. The elephants were having trouble getting up the last steep trail on the slippery mud! My heart sank. Would they go on without stopping for us? My brain was working quickly. I wanted those books!
The elephants couldn’t get to us, but perhaps we could make it down to the elephants. I suggested the idea, and everyone agreed. My sister and I, and our village friends, walked very carefully down the slippery, muddy trail to the elephants. It took us a long time because we had to move slowly so we would not slip. We were all tired, wet, and muddy when we got there. But it was worth it!
The elephant handlers greeted us with big, warm smiles. The elephants lifted their trunks to say hello. They were happy we had worked so hard to see them. My sister and I didn’t waste any time choosing books to bring back to the village. I chose one about elephants because we love the library school elephants so much!

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What is the prefix in the word unbreakable?

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What is the root/base word of preheated?

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If agreeably means pleasingly or pleasantly, what does disagreeably mean?

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What does fortunate mean in this passage?

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Title

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What is the setting in this story?

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What was the motivation or what did the children want in the story?

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What was the challenge?

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What is the solution in the story?

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In no more than two sentences, answer the following question: what was the challenge in this story, and how did the main character overcome it? Use details from the text to support your answer