KagES Reading Passage #1

The Painting

An easel is a frame used to hold an artist’s canvas.

The rain had been falling all day. Outside her window, Jenna saw bright red and yellow leaves swirling around in a puddle near her house. One leaf was so bright red and beautiful that Jenna wanted to take a picture of it. Jenna imagined standing near the puddle, taking a photo of the beautiful leaf, but she did not have a camera.

The next day Jenna went to art class. She sat in front of her easel, trying to paint the leaf she had seen floating in the puddle. The painting was not going very well. Jenna could not seem to remember what the leaf looked like, only that it was bright red.

“What are you painting?” Mrs. Suzuki stood behind Jenna, looking at the pencil outline of a leaf Jenna had drawn on the canvas.

Jenna sighed. “I’m trying to paint a leaf I saw in a puddle yesterday. It was so pretty, but I can’t remember what it looked like.”

Mrs. Suzuki nodded. “I understand. Sometimes, it is really hard to remember something you want to paint.”

Jenna looked at her canvas. How would she ever paint something she could not see?

“Why don’t you take an easel outside and paint the leaf?” Mrs. Suzuki stood next to Jenna. In her hand, Mrs. Suzuki held a small wooden easel. “This is the easel I sometimes use when I paint outside. When your painting is complete, you can bring the easel back to me.”

That weekend, Jenna sat on the grass outside her house, the easel and canvas in front of her. It had finally stopped raining. The puddle had grown larger, but there was still one bright red leaf floating in it.

Jenna raised her paintbrush to the canvas and began to paint.

1. Which choice best tells what happens in the story?

• Jenna wants to take photos instead of painting.

• Jenna needs the rain to stop so she can finish a painting.

• Jenna wants her teacher to watch as she paints a picture.

• Jenna needs the help of her teacher so she can paint a picture.

The Painting

An easel is a frame used to hold an artist’s canvas.

The rain had been falling all day. Outside her window, Jenna saw bright red and yellow leaves swirling around in a puddle near her house. One leaf was so bright red and beautiful that Jenna wanted to take a picture of it. Jenna imagined standing near the puddle, taking a photo of the beautiful leaf, but she did not have a camera.

The next day Jenna went to art class. She sat in front of her easel, trying to paint the leaf she had seen floating in the puddle. The painting was not going very well. Jenna could not seem to remember what the leaf looked like, only that it was bright red.

“What are you painting?” Mrs. Suzuki stood behind Jenna, looking at the pencil outline of a leaf Jenna had drawn on the canvas.

Jenna sighed. “I’m trying to paint a leaf I saw in a puddle yesterday. It was so pretty, but I can’t remember what it looked like.”

Mrs. Suzuki nodded. “I understand. Sometimes, it is really hard to remember something you want to paint.”

Jenna looked at her canvas. How would she ever paint something she could not see?

“Why don’t you take an easel outside and paint the leaf?” Mrs. Suzuki stood next to Jenna. In her hand, Mrs. Suzuki held a small wooden easel. “This is the easel I sometimes use when I paint outside. When your painting is complete, you can bring the easel back to me.”

That weekend, Jenna sat on the grass outside her house, the easel and canvas in front of her. It had finally stopped raining. The puddle had grown larger, but there was still one bright red leaf floating in it.

Jenna raised her paintbrush to the canvas and began to paint.

2 . Who is telling the story?

• Jenna

• Mrs. Suzuki

• Someone who is not part of the story who knows and tells the thoughts and feelings of only one character

• Someone who is not part of the story who knows and tells the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters

The Painting

An easel is a frame used to hold an artist’s canvas.

The rain had been falling all day. Outside her window, Jenna saw bright red and yellow leaves swirling around in a puddle near her house. One leaf was so bright red and beautiful that Jenna wanted to take a picture of it. Jenna imagined standing near the puddle, taking a photo of the beautiful leaf, but she did not have a camera.

The next day Jenna went to art class. She sat in front of her easel, trying to paint the leaf she had seen floating in the puddle. The painting was not going very well. Jenna could not seem to remember what the leaf looked like, only that it was bright red.

“What are you painting?” Mrs. Suzuki stood behind Jenna, looking at the pencil outline of a leaf Jenna had drawn on the canvas.

Jenna sighed. “I’m trying to paint a leaf I saw in a puddle yesterday. It was so pretty, but I can’t remember what it looked like.”

Mrs. Suzuki nodded. “I understand. Sometimes, it is really hard to remember something you want to paint.”

Jenna looked at her canvas. How would she ever paint something she could not see?

“Why don’t you take an easel outside and paint the leaf?” Mrs. Suzuki stood next to Jenna. In her hand, Mrs. Suzuki held a small wooden easel. “This is the easel I sometimes use when I paint outside. When your painting is complete, you can bring the easel back to me.”

That weekend, Jenna sat on the grass outside her house, the easel and canvas in front of her. It had finally stopped raining. The puddle had grown larger, but there was still one bright red leaf floating in it.

Jenna raised her paintbrush to the canvas and began to paint.

3 . Which word best describes Jenna’s mood in art class before she speaks with Mrs. Suzuki?

• Calm

• Bored

• Gloomy

• Cheerful

The Painting

An easel is a frame used to hold an artist’s canvas.

The rain had been falling all day. Outside her window, Jenna saw bright red and yellow leaves swirling around in a puddle near her house. One leaf was so bright red and beautiful that Jenna wanted to take a picture of it. Jenna imagined standing near the puddle, taking a photo of the beautiful leaf, but she did not have a camera.

The next day Jenna went to art class. She sat in front of her easel, trying to paint the leaf she had seen floating in the puddle. The painting was not going very well. Jenna could not seem to remember what the leaf looked like, only that it was bright red.

“What are you painting?” Mrs. Suzuki stood behind Jenna, looking at the pencil outline of a leaf Jenna had drawn on the canvas.

Jenna sighed. “I’m trying to paint a leaf I saw in a puddle yesterday. It was so pretty, but I can’t remember what it looked like.”

Mrs. Suzuki nodded. “I understand. Sometimes, it is really hard to remember something you want to paint.”

Jenna looked at her canvas. How would she ever paint something she could not see?

“Why don’t you take an easel outside and paint the leaf?” Mrs. Suzuki stood next to Jenna. In her hand, Mrs. Suzuki held a small wooden easel. “This is the easel I sometimes use when I paint outside. When your painting is complete, you can bring the easel back to me.”

That weekend, Jenna sat on the grass outside her house, the easel and canvas in front of her. It had finally stopped raining. The puddle had grown larger, but there was still one bright red leaf floating in it.

Jenna raised her paintbrush to the canvas and began to paint.

4 . What is the main purpose of the highlighted paragraphs?

• To show that the easel helps Jenna to paint her picture

• To describe the pencil drawing Jenna makes during art class

• To show Jenna looking out of the window on a rainy day

• To tell how Jenna receives the easel

The Painting

An easel is a frame used to hold an artist’s canvas.

The rain had been falling all day. Outside her window, Jenna saw bright red and yellow leaves swirling around in a puddle near her house. One leaf was so bright red and beautiful that Jenna wanted to take a picture of it. Jenna imagined standing near the puddle, taking a photo of the beautiful leaf, but she did not have a camera.

The next day Jenna went to art class. She sat in front of her easel, trying to paint the leaf she had seen floating in the puddle. The painting was not going very well. Jenna could not seem to remember what the leaf looked like, only that it was bright red.

“What are you painting?” Mrs. Suzuki stood behind Jenna, looking at the pencil outline of a leaf Jenna had drawn on the canvas.

Jenna sighed. “I’m trying to paint a leaf I saw in a puddle yesterday. It was so pretty, but I can’t remember what it looked like.”

Mrs. Suzuki nodded. “I understand. Sometimes, it is really hard to remember something you want to paint.”

Jenna looked at her canvas. How would she ever paint something she could not see?

“Why don’t you take an easel outside and paint the leaf?” Mrs. Suzuki stood next to Jenna. In her hand, Mrs. Suzuki held a small wooden easel. “This is the easel I sometimes use when I paint outside. When your painting is complete, you can bring the easel back to me.”

That weekend, Jenna sat on the grass outside her house, the easel and canvas in front of her. It had finally stopped raining. The puddle had grown larger, but there was still one bright red leaf floating in it.

Jenna raised her paintbrush to the canvas and began to paint.

5 . What does the highlighted word swirling mean?

• Sinking

• Spinning

• Floating

• Blowing

The Painting

An easel is a frame used to hold an artist’s canvas.

The rain had been falling all day. Outside her window, Jenna saw bright red and yellow leaves swirling around in a puddle near her house. One leaf was so bright red and beautiful that Jenna wanted to take a picture of it. Jenna imagined standing near the puddle, taking a photo of the beautiful leaf, but she did not have a camera.

The next day Jenna went to art class. She sat in front of her easel, trying to paint the leaf she had seen floating in the puddle. The painting was not going very well. Jenna could not seem to remember what the leaf looked like, only that it was bright red.

“What are you painting?” Mrs. Suzuki stood behind Jenna, looking at the pencil outline of a leaf Jenna had drawn on the canvas.

Jenna sighed. “I’m trying to paint a leaf I saw in a puddle yesterday. It was so pretty, but I can’t remember what it looked like.”

Mrs. Suzuki nodded. “I understand. Sometimes, it is really hard to remember something you want to paint.”

Jenna looked at her canvas. How would she ever paint something she could not see?

“Why don’t you take an easel outside and paint the leaf?” Mrs. Suzuki stood next to Jenna. In her hand, Mrs. Suzuki held a small wooden easel. “This is the easel I sometimes use when I paint outside. When your painting is complete, you can bring the easel back to me.”

That weekend, Jenna sat on the grass outside her house, the easel and canvas in front of her. It had finally stopped raining. The puddle had grown larger, but there was still one bright red leaf floating in it.

Jenna raised her paintbrush to the canvas and began to paint.

6 . Which highlighted sentence from the passage suggests Jenna’s main problem during art class?

• “Outside her window, Jenna saw bright red and yellow leaves swirling around in a puddle near her house.”

• “How would she ever paint something she could not see?”

• “In her hand, Mrs. Suzuki held a small wooden easel.”

• “It had finally stopped raining.”

The Painting

An easel is a frame used to hold an artist’s canvas.

The rain had been falling all day. Outside her window, Jenna saw bright red and yellow leaves swirling around in a puddle near her house. One leaf was so bright red and beautiful that Jenna wanted to take a picture of it. Jenna imagined standing near the puddle, taking a photo of the beautiful leaf, but she did not have a camera.

The next day Jenna went to art class. She sat in front of her easel, trying to paint the leaf she had seen floating in the puddle. The painting was not going very well. Jenna could not seem to remember what the leaf looked like, only that it was bright red.

“What are you painting?” Mrs. Suzuki stood behind Jenna, looking at the pencil outline of a leaf Jenna had drawn on the canvas.

Jenna sighed. “I’m trying to paint a leaf I saw in a puddle yesterday. It was so pretty, but I can’t remember what it looked like.”

Mrs. Suzuki nodded. “I understand. Sometimes, it is really hard to remember something you want to paint.”

Jenna looked at her canvas. How would she ever paint something she could not see?

“Why don’t you take an easel outside and paint the leaf?” Mrs. Suzuki stood next to Jenna. In her hand, Mrs. Suzuki held a small wooden easel. “This is the easel I sometimes use when I paint outside. When your painting is complete, you can bring the easel back to me.”

That weekend, Jenna sat on the grass outside her house, the easel and canvas in front of her. It had finally stopped raining. The puddle had grown larger, but there was still one bright red leaf floating in it.

Jenna raised her paintbrush to the canvas and began to paint.

7 . Which statement about Mrs. Suzuki is best supported by the passage?

• Mrs. Suzuki enjoys rainy days.

• Mrs. Suzuki wants to teach her art class outside.

• Mrs. Suzuki wants Jenna to paint from memory.

• Mrs. Suzuki has painted outside in the past.