- Describe what happens in the story.
Answer: Jamal found a stick in his bike tire and stopped. He pulled it out, and the bike rolled smoothly again.
Jamal found a stick in his tire, stopped, and pulled it out so the bike rolled smoothly. He did not ride past without stopping, and he fixed it himself, not his dad.
- Which answer best describes the main events?
Answer: Maya built a sandcastle, a wave knocked it down, and she rebuilt it.
Maya built a sandcastle, a wave knocked it down, and she built it again. The castle did not stay standing, and she did build something.
- Which choice best describes the setting of the story?
Answer: The story takes place in Sofia's yard, one afternoon until evening.
The story happens in Sofia's yard one afternoon, so that choice describes the setting. The playground and the inside of the house are places the story never goes.
- Where does the story take place?
Answer: It took place at the park by a pond. They sat on a green bench under tall trees.
The story took place at the park by a pond, on a green bench under tall trees. The fountain is not in the story, and the last choice never says where they were.
- What happens in the story? Tell details.
Answer: Diego looked under the bed and behind the door for his shoe. He found his puppy chewing it by the couch.
Diego looks in two places and finds his puppy chewing the shoe by the couch. He did not lose a backpack, and the puppy was not the one hiding.
- Describe the setting using details.
Answer: The story happened in a green forest and a garden. Fluffy hopped there while looking for carrots.
The story happened in a green forest and a garden while Fluffy looked for carrots. It did not happen in a garden at night, and it did not happen on a snowy hill in winter.
- Describe the main events using details.
Answer: Emma looks for her missing mittens in her room and closet, then finds them in her coat pocket and puts them on.
Emma looks in her room and her closet, then finds the mittens in her coat pocket, just like the story says. She does not lose them outside or wear a coat instead.
- Which choice best describes Luna using details from the story?
Answer: Luna is an owl with big round eyes who watches the field at night. She sleeps when the sun comes up.
Luna is an owl with big round eyes who watches at night and sleeps at sunrise. She is not a bat, and the last choice describes the place, not Luna.
- What happens in the story?
Answer: Maya plants three seeds in a pot by the window. She waters them, and green sprouts grow after one week.
Maya plants three seeds by the window, waters them, and green sprouts grow after one week. The first choice does not tell what happened, and Maya watered every morning, not just once: sprouts did grow.
- Describe the setting using details.
Answer: The story happens in Omar's kitchen on Saturday morning. Sunlight comes through the window while the pan sizzles.
The story happens in Omar's kitchen on Saturday morning, with sunlight coming through the window. The diner is the wrong place and time, and the last choice tells what they do, not where and when.
- Describe Squeaky using details.
Answer: Squeaky is a tiny gray mouse who feels brave. He squeaks loudly at a cat to scare it away.
Squeaky is a tiny gray mouse who feels brave and squeaks loudly to scare the cat away. The second choice describes where he lives, not what he is like, and the story says he was brave, not hiding.
- What is the setting of the story?
Answer: It takes place in a tall pine tree near a quiet river, on a windy day.
The story takes place in a tall pine tree near a quiet river on a windy day. The hollow tree by a pond is the wrong place and weather, and Pip grabs his acorn before it falls in: he does not swim with it.
- Which answer best tells the main events of the story?
Answer: Yuki looked in several places for her scarf and found it in her backpack.
Yuki looked in several places and found her scarf in her backpack. She did not find it right away, and she did not buy a new one.
- Describe what Amir does in the story.
Answer: Amir sees rain coming and runs under a tree. He opens his red umbrella and walks home dry.
Amir sees the rain coming, runs under a tree, and opens his red umbrella to walk home dry. He does not leave the umbrella in his backpack and get wet, and he is a boy, not a tree.
- What is the setting of the story?
Answer: It is at the library on a rainy day. Keisha reads in a soft chair inside.
The story happens at the library on a rainy day, where Keisha reads in a soft chair. Her school and the park are the wrong places: the story says she read at the library.
- Which sentence best tells what happens in the story?
Answer: Jamal rode a green bike and hit a small rock. He moved the rock away and rode again.
Jamal rode a green bike, hit a small rock, moved it away, and rode again. The first choice has the wrong time and leaves out the bike, and Jamal did stop when the rock was in the way.
- Which answer best describes Mrs. Garcia?
Answer: Mrs. Garcia was the first-grade teacher who read about dinosaurs.
Mrs. Garcia was the first-grade teacher who read about dinosaurs. She was not a kindergarten teacher, and the story does tell what she read.
- Describe Mia using details from the story.
Answer: Mia is a small brown dog on a farm. She gently helped a lost yellow duckling get safe.
Mia is a small brown dog on a farm who gently helped a lost duckling. The second choice describes the duckling, not Mia, and Mia helped the duckling instead of chasing it.
- Describe where and when the story happens.
Answer: The story happens on a cold winter night in Emma's room. Snow taps the window while she looks for her scarf.
The story happens on a cold winter night in Emma's room, where snow taps the window. The school and the kitchen are close, but they are not where the story says Emma is.
- Describe how Carlos feels in the story.
Answer: Carlos felt nervous at first, then he felt proud. He smiled when he reached the top.
Carlos felt nervous at first and proud at the top, where he smiled. He did not get angry or kick the steps, and he did not decide the ladder was too tall: he climbed it one step at a time.
