Reading Daily Review #4
  • 1. In story #3, which of the following animals was not mentioned as being in the race?
A) eagle
B) beaver
C) turtle
D) wolf
  • 2. What was used to signal the start of the race in story #3?
A) a whistle
B) a drum
C) a song
D) a bell
  • 3. In story #2, what was the beggar looking for when he found the purse?
A) shelter
B) gold
C) water
D) food
  • 4. What is the type of genre for selection #3?
A) myth
B) fairy tale
C) legend
D) fable
  • 5. Which genre has the characteristics of being set in ancient times, fictional but once believed to be true, characters are gods, goddesses, or superhuman people?
A) folktale
B) legend
C) myth
D) biography
  • 6. Which of the following qualities would BEST describe the beggar in story #2?
A) shy
B) honest
C) rude
D) sneaky
  • 7. In selection #1, what does the word "immortal" mean?
A) to be rich
B) to be famous
C) to die
D) to live forever
  • 8. In story #2, why did the merchant refuse to give the beggar the reward?
A) He claimed that he had already paid the beggar.
B) He said that he never mentioned giving a reward.
C) The merchant didn't have any gold left.
D) He said the beggar had stolen the coins from his purse.
  • 9. In story #3, since they needed to decide who would eat whom, what took place?
A) a dance competition
B) a singing contest
C) a roller coaster ride
D) a running race
  • 10. In story #1, why did the god Apollo guide the poison arrow to the heel of Achilles?
A) His heel was the softest part of his body.
B) His heel was very small.
C) His heel was the only part of his body that was unprotected.
D) His heel was the easiest part of his body to hit.
  • 11. In story #2, what does "handsome reward" mean?
A) a small gift of appreciation
B) an honest service to someone
C) a large sum of money
D) a good-looking prize
  • 12. Which of the following words has a prefix?
A) unusual
B) cannot
C) happily
D) protected
  • 13. In the third selection, who led the race until the very end?
A) Neika
B) Achilles
C) Hiawatha
D) Bull Snake
  • 14. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? "They flew past Neika with a great whoosh to win the race."
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) onomotopoeia
D) alliteration
  • 15. Today, what does an "Achilles' heel," mean for a person?
A) an achievement or successful goal met
B) an incredible strength or ability for an individual
C) someone's greatest weakness
D) a conflict between two groups of people
  • 16. Which of these if the best summary of Story #3?
A) Animals ran a race that determined the fate of the buffalo.
B) A race was run to see who was the prettiest and most colorful animal.
C) Animals love to race.
D) Then animals and the people raced to decide who would leave the land.
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