Comprehension Assessment
Fiction Set 5
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Name: ________________________________________ Age: ________ Date: _____________
Nico’s List
1. What objects in Maria’s room tell you that the Sci-fi Zombies is
her favourite band? (literal)
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2. What are the chores on Nico’s list? (literal)
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3. What does Nico do while Maria is doing all of his chores? (literal)
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4. On page 6, how do you know that Nico does not like the Sci-fi Zombies’
music? (inferential)
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5. Why do you think Nico puts the station number on speed dial? (inferential)
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6. Describe the relationship between Nico and Maria. Do you think they
are close? (inferential)
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7. How might Nico have felt when he won the tickets to the concert?
(making connections)
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8. What do you think is the theme of the story? (making connections)
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9. Why do you think the author wrote this story? (making connections)
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Comprehension Assessment
Fiction Set 5
Student Copy
Name: ________________________________________ Age: ________ Date: _____________
The Contest
1. What is the theme of Athena’s tapestry? (literal)
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2. What does Athena do to Arachne’s tapestry? (literal)
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3. What does Athena do to Arachne to punish her? (literal)
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4. On page 9, what has happened to the old woman? (inferential)
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5. Why does Athena say that Arachne has insulted the gods with
her work? (inferential)
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6. How does Athena show her anger when Arachne boasts that her work
is the best (pages 7–9)? (inferential)
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7. Do you think Arachne is sensible to challenge Athena to a contest?
Why or why not? (making connections)
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8. Do you think Arachne deserves to be turned into a spider? Why or
why not? (making connections)
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9. Do you agree with Arachne when she says that the gods are terrible?
Why or why not? (making connections)
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Comprehension Assessment
Fiction Set 5
Student Copy
Name: ________________________________________ Age: ________ Date: _____________
Not Again
✓ or ✗
1. What aspects of David’s life remain the same after the accident?
(literal)
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2. What aspects of David’s life change after the accident? (literal)
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3. What does David do to improve his basketball playing skills? (literal)
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4. Why doesn’t David want to ask his parents for a new wheelchair
(inferential)
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5. What personal qualities lead to David making it onto the A team?
(inferential)
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6. What motivates David to work so hard to make the A team? (inferential)
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7. How did you feel when you read that David would have to use a
wheelchair? (making connections)
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8. Did you think the joke David plays on Alex on pages 23−24 is funny?
Why or why not? (making connections)
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9. What life lessons can we learn from this story? (making connections)
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Comprehension Assessment
Fiction Set 5
Student Copy
Name: ________________________________________ Age: ________ Date: _____________
More Like Home
✓ or ✗
1. What did Moses’s mother tell them to do if it wasn’t safe to go
back to the village? (literal)
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2. Describe the conditions in the refugee camp. (literal)
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3. How does Grace react when she is told that they’re going to Canada?
(literal)
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4. What happens to Grace’s mom and her baby? (inferential)
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5. On page 6, why is Grace not sure that she believes her own words?
(inferential)
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6. Why does Grace fall asleep in minutes once she’s set up camp? (inferential)
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7. Why do you think soldiers kidnapped children for the army? (making
connections)
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8. How would you feel if you were forced to leave your home and go
to another country? (making connections)
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9. Why might it be hard for Grace to go on a plane? (making connections)
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