Unit 3 Week 1 Assessment

I looked around at the other kids in the room. We were all members of the new student welcoming committee. Each member of the group was once a new kid at this school, and we knew what the first few days in a strange place were like. Then the advisor of the committee, Mrs. Campos, walked in. What does the word committee mean in the paragraph?

What does the point of view in the passage help to show about Suwon?

Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in part A?

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. Part A: Read the paragraph from the passage. I beamed with pleasure when Mrs. Campos said, “I really like that idea, Suwon. We would have to ask the principal for permission to have students in the building before school starts, but I am confident that he will like the idea. I know he wants new students to feel comfortable.” What does the word confident mean in the paragraph?

Part B: Which phrase from the paragraph best supports your answer in part A?

Pick two things the reader would know if the passage were written from Mrs. Campos’s point of view.

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. Part A: Who is the narrator of the passage?

Part B: Which sentence from the passage best shows who the narrator is?

Read the paragraph from the passage. When Howard returned from the kitchen, he peeked into Sadie’s box. He could not believe it, but the box was empty! Then he saw a slight movement out of the corner of his eye. Sadie had slithered out of her box and was headed straight toward Mrs. Brent! What does the word slithered mean, based on the paragraph clues?

How most likely would the passage be different if it were written from the mother’s point of view? Pick two choices

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. Part A: Read the paragraph from the passage. “Please don’t worry—everything is all right,” Howard’s mother assured her. “Howard has everything under control. Now Howard, please apologize to Mrs. Brent and tell her how sorry you are that this happened.” Based on the paragraph clues, what does the word apologize mean?

Part B: Which phrase in the paragraph best explains the meaning of apologize?