Leah's Pony Comprehension
  • 1. This selection is most like ________.
A) a biography
B) personal narrative
C) a historical fiction
D) an informational story
  • 2. Leah gets her pony "the year the corn grew tall and straight" because ________.
A) Papa earns good money from selling corn
B) Leah has to go to town on errands
C) Leah keeps asking for one
D) Papa needs a horse to round up the cattle
  • 3. The year that the corn grew not taller than a man's thumb, things change in Leah's house because _________.
A) the family had no money
B) the nights are hot and dry
C) Papa is very sick
D) Leah can't keep the pony's coat shining
  • 4. The sky turns black some days because________.
A) it rains hard
B) clouds cover the sky
C) dust fills the sky
D) flocks of birds fly over
  • 5. Why does Mama make underwear for Leah out of flour sacks?
A) The material is soft.
B) The sacks are a pretty color.
C) Mama has no money to buy cloth.
D) there is no place to buy cloth.
  • 6. Papa borrows money from the bank to buy _______.
A) cattle
B) seeds
C) a tractor
D) Leah's pony
  • 7. Times are hard for farmers because ______.
A) the farm equipment breaks and can't be fixed
B) all the farm animals get sick and die
C) the grasshoppers and the lack of rain have ruined their crops
D) the farmers can't afford to buy seed
  • 8. What is the hardest thing for Papa to sell?
A) Mama's rooster
B) Leah's favorite calf
C) the tractor
D) his pickup truck
  • 9. Leah thinks Mr. B. might buy her pony because he ________.
A) has a lot of money
B) tells her the pony is the finest in the county
C) once asked her if he could buy the pony
D) likes animals
  • 10. Who is the man in the big hat?
A) the auctioneer
B) Mr. B.
C) a neighbor
D) Papa
  • 11. A penny auction occurs when people _______.
A) pay a penny to watch the auction
B) pay only a penny for each thing they buy
C) buy pennies for their coin collections
D) buy valuable things for small amounts of money
  • 12. Which word best tells about Leah's neighbors?
A) generous
B) nosy
C) curious
D) careful
  • 13. How does Leah plan to keep someone else from buying Papa's tractor?
  • 14. After Leah bids on the tractor for her dad, what do the neighbors do next?
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