Level
L
The Scared Bear
Benchmark Passage Quick Check
Name Date Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
1.Who told the story?
aa boy who was in the story
ba bear who was in the story
ca campsite ranger who was
in the story
da storyteller who was not
in the story
2.Where was the beef jerky
that the bear wanted?
ain a tent
bin a car
cin a box
din a backpack
3.Read the example sentence:
The giant bull lumbered toward
the fresh grass. What does the
word lumbered mean?
aran quickly due to fear
bmoved quietly in order
to be sneaky
4.Which of the following events
happened first in the story?
athe bear saw the blue box
with the white top
bthe bear imagined it could
taste the jerky
cthe bear heard something
from the tent
dthe bear ran to a safer place
5.Why did the bear run away
from the campsite?
aThe bear heard a child’s voice
and was afraid of children.
bThe bear heard the awful
sound of a car starting
and was afraid of cars.
cThe bear’s mother called
for breakfast, and the
bear was afraid to miss it.
dThe bear made a loud noise
getting the jerky and had to
run before people noticed.
cwandered aimlessly while
thinking of other things
dwalked slowly while carrying
a lot of weight
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Level
Benchmark Passage Quick Check Answer Sheet
L
The Scared Bear
1.Who told the story?
ba bear who was in the story (Story Elements)
2.Where was the beef jerky that the bear wanted?
bin a car (Recall)
3.Read the example sentence: The giant bull lumbered toward
the fresh grass. What does the word lumbered mean?
dwalked slowly while carrying a lot of weight (Vocabulary)
4.Which of the following events happened first in the story?
athe bear saw the blue box with the white top (Sequence Events)
5.Why did the bear run away from the campsite?
aThe bear heard a child’s voice and was afraid
of children. (Make Inferences/Draw Conclusions)
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