Twenty Five Questions

Subject: PSSA Prep

Cartwheels and Butterflies

Twenty Five Questions

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1. What does the word splotched mean in paragraph 2?

A. colorful and artistic

B. marked with spots or stains

C. realistic

D. ugly and unattractive

2. Which words found in paragraph 4 help the reader know what the word klutzy means?

A. do a cartwheel

B. like a clown

C. I always land

D. with a thump

3. Which word is a synonym for the word prettier, as used in paragraph 7?

A. larger

B. more attractive

C. sweeter

D. less appealing

4. Which word is an antonym of graceful in paragraph 17?

A. artistic

B. skilled

C. elegant

D. awkward

5. In paragraph 18, the root word in picturing means…

A. illustrate

B. imagine

C. dance

D. listen

6. What is the conflict in this passage?

A. Emily does not like to do cartwheels, but her friend Timmy does.

B. Emily’s mom bakes great snickerdoodle cookies.

C. Emily does not draw butterflies as well as her friend Ann.

D. Emily worries that she can not do things as well as others.

7. The first two paragraphs are mainly about…

A. how Emily feels about her painted butterflies

B. how Ann feels about the butterflies she painted

C. how to paint a butterfly

D. describing Emily’s butterflies

8. What does Emily mean by stay-on-the-page butterflies in paragraph 2?

A. she means she was ashamed of them so she folded the page to hide them

B. she means her butterflies won’t fly like Ann’s do

C. she means they are the opposite of Ann’s realistic looking butterflies

D. she means she can’t wait to show everyone her butterflies

9. According to the passage, why does Emily’s mother garden?

A. because she can make the most beautiful garden

B. because she is trying to learn to be better at it

C. because she wants to copy Mrs. Smith’s ideas

D. because she really enjoys gardening

10. Which statement is the best summary for this passage?

A. Emily’s mother helps her to realize that she can be happy with what she can do.

B. Emily learns to draw butterflies better than she could before.

C. Emily and her mom go for a walk and talk about the butterflies.

D. Emily’s mom tells Emily about her problems with gardening and baking cookies.

11. In the passage, Emily feelings change from…

A. confident to regretful

B. unhappy to puzzled

C. angry to nervous

D. frustrated to satisfied

12. Which event helps Emily solve her problem?

A. She told mom about Ann’s butterflies.

B. She played her ukulele at family reunions.

C. She thought about Tim’s cartwheels.

D. She watched her mom dance.

13. What is the theme of the passage?

A. Practice makes perfect.

B. Helping others is often rewarding.

C. Don’t give up on something you like just because it’s not perfect.

D. Making a change in your life can be frightening at first.

14. In paragraph 17, “She’s so graceful she makes me look like a walrus” means…

A. Mrs. Lapinski does not dance well.

B. Mrs. Lapinski is a professional dancer.

C. Emily’s mom thinks Mrs. Lapinski dances much better than she does.

D. Emily’s mom wishes Mrs. Lapinski would stop dancing!

15. In paragraph 1, the phrase “it’s as if they could fly right off the paper” means…

A. The butterflies are so light and airy.

B. The butterflies look realistic.

C. The butterflies are so colorful.

D. The butterflies are imaginary.

16. In paragraph 3, Emily compares Tim to an acrobat. What type of figurative language is this?

A. Metaphor

B. Personification

C. Alliteration

D. Simile

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”?

A. Rhyming

B. Alliteration

C. Simile

D. Personification

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

A. Fact

B. Opinion

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

A. Personification

B. Onomatopoeia

C. Exaggeration

D. Alliteration

20. What happens right before Emily’s mom mentions her snickerdoodle cookies?

A. She shows her mom the butterflies she painted.

B. Mom says she likes to dance even if she doesn’t dance as well as Mrs. Lapinski.

C. Emily’s mouth begins to water.

D. Mom tells about how much she likes to garden.

21. Which of these will probably happen next?

A. Emily and her mom will make snickerdoodles.

B. Emily will keep drawing butterflies and doing cartwheels.

C. Emily will ask Mrs. Lapinski to teach her how to dance.

D. Emily’s mom will work on her garden.

22. Based on the passage, the reader can tell that…

A. Emily and her mother have a close relationship.

B. Emily and her mother do a lot of baking together.

C. Emily and her mother have a hard time talking with each other.

D. Emily’s mother spoils her.

23. Which of these is a fact in the passage?

A. Emily’s mother makes snickerdoodles for the reunion.

B. Emily looks like a clown when she does cartwheels.

C. Mrs. Lapinski is the best dancer in the neighborhood.

D. Emily does not play the ukulele well.

24. The passage can best be described as…

A. fantasy

B. mystery

C. tall tale

D. fiction

25. How is the passage mostly organized?

A. problem and solution

B. compare and contrast

C. step-by-step instructions

D. question and answer