This assessment is modeled off CAASPP: Read Literary Texts
Read this sentence from the text: “One day, I told myself, one glorious day I will have a bike like that…” Which word is a synonym for “glorious”?
Which detail best shows that the boys are fascinated by the sweet-shop despite disliking Mrs Pratchett?
Read this sentence from the text: “I lifted the heavy glass lid of the Gobstopper jar and dropped the mouse in.” What important event does this sentence describe?
Which inference is best supported by the text?
Which two sentences (choose two) best support the inference that Mrs Pratchett was shocked by the mouse?
What does the phrase “the mere sight of her grimy right hand…” suggest about the narrator’s view of Mrs Pratchett?
Which quote from the text best shows that the boys felt excited before they entered the shop to put the mouse in the jar? (Write the quote and cite where it comes from—name the section: e.g., “The Great Mouse Plot.”)
After the Gobstopper jar was smashed, what happened at school? (Choose the best answer.)
Read the passage: “Thwaites pointed a finger at me and said darkly, ‘I’m afraid you’ve killed her.’” What does the adverb “darkly” suggest about Thwaites’s tone?
Which two details (choose two) support the idea that the narrator felt guilty after the prank?
Vocabulary: In the phrase “tremendously jazzed up,” what does “jazzed up” mean?
Short answer — one sentence: Why do you think the boys tolerated Mrs Pratchett’s dirty hands when she scooped sweets from the jars? Use one supporting detail from the text.
Read this sentence from the text: “The Headmaster is the only teacher at Llandaff Cathedral School that I can remember…” What feeling about the Headmaster does the narrator express? (Choose one)
Which statement best describes how the scene would differ if told from Mrs Pratchett’s point of view? (Choose one)
Short answer — two sentences: Summarize what happens when the Headmaster inspects the boys in the playground. Include two key actions from the scene.
Text evidence: Find and write one line from the text that shows how mean or critical Mrs Pratchett speaks to the boys. Put the line in quotation marks and write the section name (e.g., “The Great Mouse Plot”).
3–5 sentences: Choose one specific moment or detail from the chapter “Mrs. Pratchett’s Revenge” (for example: the Headmaster parading Mrs. Pratchett down the line of boys, Mrs. Pratchett pointing and shouting the boys’ names, the public caning of Thwaites, or the boys’ feeling of being “hypnotized” as they watch). Explain how Roald Dahl uses that detail to create an atmosphere (such as fear, shame, or humiliation) or to show what school life was like for the boys. Support your answer with at least one short quote or phrase from the text.
True or False: The narrator’s mother immediately accepted the school’s punishment and did not challenge the Headmaster.
Short answer (one sentence): Give one piece of evidence from the text that shows the boys were imaginative or gullible when thinking about sweets (example: Thwaites’s rat story or Gobstopper color theory). Write the line or paraphrase it and name the section.