The Pocket Watch

What is the theme of the story?

• Family shouldn't fight over silly issues

• Arguing does not solve problems in a healthy way

• Older siblings are always right

• War isn't the answer

Which statement correctly summarizes the passage?

• Two brothers were arguing over who should be able to hold their father's pocket watch for the day. Their mother reminded them that there is a war going on, and they should not be arguing about silly things.

• Margaret was getting a pail of milk in the barn on the farm in Connecticut.

• The brothers decided it was silly to argue about the pocket watch, especially since there was a war going on.

• The fighting between the British and the colonist caused other problems to happen in Connecticut.

What is the meaning of the word "erupted" as it used in paragraph one?

• To explode with lava from a volcano

• To break out of something

• To suddenly start

• To hide

According to the passage, what were the two brothers fighting over?

• Their mom's timepiece

• The pail of milk

• Who is older

• Their father's pocket watch

What does the word "shattered" mean in the quote from paragraph 2?

• Broken into many small pieces

• Destroyed

• Upset

• Exhausted

How does the setting change throughout the story?

• The story begins on a farm in paragraph two and ends in a store in paragraph 5

• The story begins in Britain and ends in the colonies

• The story begins in a barn in paragraph one and changes to the front room of a house in paragraphs 3-6

• The story begins in Connecticut and ends in the colonies

How do George and William respond when their mom tells them to stop fighting over the watch?

• They believed the war was more important

• They realized that the watch was not important

• They continued to argue about the pocket watch

• They felt ashamed of their actions and apologized to each other

How do the two settings of the story differ?

• The farm outside was described as peaceful and calm, but the room was described as bright

• The room was described as dark and dusty and so was the farm

• The farm outside was described as peaceful and calm, but the room was described as dark and dusty

• The farm outside was described as fearful and the room was described as shiny

How do George and William differ?

• George and William both wanted to have their father's pocket watch

• William wanted to have the watch for himself and George did not care to have it

• George is younger and William is older

• George was ashamed of his actions and William was not

How did Margaret feel when the two boys apologized to each other?

• She was delighted

• She was ashamed

• She was content

• She felt dissatisfied