Twenty Five Questions

1. Twenty Five Questions Subject: PSSA Prep Cartwheels and Butterflies

2. Twenty Five Questions

3. 1. What does the word splotched mean in paragraph 2? • colorful and artistic • marked with spots or stains • realistic • ugly and unattractive

4. 2. Which words found in paragraph 4 help the reader know what the word klutzy means? • do a cartwheel • like a clown • I always land • with a thump

5. 3. Which word is a synonym for the word prettier, as used in paragraph 7? • larger • more attractive • sweeter • less appealing

6. 4. Which word is an antonym of graceful in paragraph 17? • artistic • skilled • elegant • awkward

7. 5. In paragraph 18, the root word in picturing means… • illustrate • imagine • dance • listen

8. 6. What is the conflict in this passage? • Emily does not like to do cartwheels, but her friend Timmy does. • Emily’s mom bakes great snickerdoodle cookies. • Emily does not draw butterflies as well as her friend Ann. • Emily worries that she can not do things as well as others.

9. 7. The first two paragraphs are mainly about… • how Emily feels about her painted butterflies • how Ann feels about the butterflies she painted • how to paint a butterfly • describing Emily’s butterflies

10. 8. What does Emily mean by stay-on-the-page butterflies in paragraph 2? • she means she was ashamed of them so she folded the page to hide them • she means her butterflies won’t fly like Ann’s do • she means they are the opposite of Ann’s realistic looking butterflies • she means she can’t wait to show everyone her butterflies

11. 9. According to the passage, why does Emily’s mother garden? • because she can make the most beautiful garden • because she is trying to learn to be better at it • because she wants to copy Mrs. Smith’s ideas • because she really enjoys gardening

12. 10. Which statement is the best summary for this passage? • Emily’s mother helps her to realize that she can be happy with what she can do. • Emily learns to draw butterflies better than she could before. • Emily and her mom go for a walk and talk about the butterflies. • Emily’s mom tells Emily about her problems with gardening and baking cookies.

13. 11. In the passage, Emily feelings change from… • confident to regretful • unhappy to puzzled • angry to nervous • frustrated to satisfied

14. 12. Which event helps Emily solve her problem? • She told mom about Ann’s butterflies. • She played her ukulele at family reunions. • She thought about Tim’s cartwheels. • She watched her mom dance.

15. 13. What is the theme of the passage? • Practice makes perfect. • Helping others is often rewarding. • Don’t give up on something you like just because it’s not perfect. • Making a change in your life can be frightening at first.

16. 14. In paragraph 17, “She’s so graceful she makes me look like a walrus” means… • Mrs. Lapinski does not dance well. • Mrs. Lapinski is a professional dancer. • Emily’s mom thinks Mrs. Lapinski dances much better than she does. • Emily’s mom wishes Mrs. Lapinski would stop dancing!

17. 15. In paragraph 1, the phrase “it’s as if they could fly right off the paper” means… • The butterflies are so light and airy. • The butterflies look realistic. • The butterflies are so colorful. • The butterflies are imaginary.

18. 16. In paragraph 3, Emily compares Tim to an acrobat. What type of figurative language is this? • Metaphor • Personification • Alliteration • Simile

19. 17. What type of figurative language do you see in this phrase from paragraph 4 “And I always land with a thump on my rump”? • Rhyming • Alliteration • Simile • Personification

20. 18. Emily tells her mom, “Your snickerdoodles are the best cookies in the world.” What is this an example of? • Fact • Opinion

21. 19. What type of figurative language can be found in this phrase from the passage “Aunt Rose’s chunky chocolate-chip cookies”? • Personification • Onomatopoeia • Exaggeration • Alliteration

22. 20. What happens right before Emily’s mom mentions her snickerdoodle cookies? • She shows her mom the butterflies she painted. • Mom says she likes to dance even if she doesn’t dance as well as Mrs. Lapinski. • Emily’s mouth begins to water. • Mom tells about how much she likes to garden.

23. 21. Which of these will probably happen next? • Emily and her mom will make snickerdoodles. • Emily will keep drawing butterflies and doing cartwheels. • Emily will ask Mrs. Lapinski to teach her how to dance. • Emily’s mom will work on her garden.

24. 22. Based on the passage, the reader can tell that… • Emily and her mother have a close relationship. • Emily and her mother do a lot of baking together. • Emily and her mother have a hard time talking with each other. • Emily’s mother spoils her.

25. 23. Which of these is a fact in the passage? • Emily’s mother makes snickerdoodles for the reunion. • Emily looks like a clown when she does cartwheels. • Mrs. Lapinski is the best dancer in the neighborhood. • Emily does not play the ukulele well.

26. 24. The passage can best be described as… • fantasy • mystery • tall tale • fiction

27. 25. How is the passage mostly organized? • problem and solution • compare and contrast • step-by-step instructions • question and answer