Name: _______________________________ Date: _____________________

Open Book Test

Selected Response: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

Finding Main Idea Recognizing Cause and Effect

1. This book is mostly about 4. Sarah Ida's mother told Aunt
Claudia not to give her any
A. How to get a job.
money because
B. What to do if you need
B. Sarah Ida had already
money.
borrowed and spent her
C. Sarah Ida’s summer living
allowance for the next two
with Aunt Claudia and
months.
working for Al.
C. Sarah Ida was being
D. How to shine shoes.
punished for stealing a
dress.
Recalling Facts and Details
D. Sarah Ida already had
2. Where did Sarah Ida look for a spending money in her
job before she started working at bank account.
the shoeshine stand? E. Sarah Ida stole money from
her parents.
A. A drugstore
B. A dress shop Finding Word Meaning in Context
C. A restaurant
3. On page 29, the word stooped
A. A pet store
means
F. wide
Understanding Sequence
G. small
3. Which of these happened first?
H. sagging
A. Sarah Ida took Rossi’s
money. I. stopped
B. Sarah Ida’s friend stole a
dress.
C. Sarah Ida got a job.
D. Sarah Ida visited Al’s wife.
Distinguishing Between Fact and
Opinion

4. Which of these is a fact about Al?

J. He is a kind man.
K. He enjoys working at the
shoeshine stand.
L. He is always happy.
M. He is nice to everyone.

BCR
Answer the following BCR question in complete sentences. Remember to include all
three parts in your response:
- Answer
- Explanation
- Support from text

What trait would you use to describe Sarah Ida? Why? Use examples from the story
to support your response.

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