Quarter 1 CFA Review Part 1

Which of the following sentences from the story would be best to include in a summary of the text? Choose THREE.

• "We must go and search for water," she said to him.

• When she had finished her meal, and was about to go back to the road of yellow brick, she was startled to hear a deep groan nearby.

• They left the cottage and walked through the trees until they found a little spring of clear water, where Dorothy drank and bathed and ate her breakfast.

• One of the big trees had been partly chopped through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted ax in his hands, was a man made entirely of tin.

• So they oiled his legs until he could move them freely; and he thanked them again and again for his release, for he seemed a very polite creature, and very grateful.

Part A: How do the characters' actions develope the main THEME of the story?

• by showing it is generous to help others in need

• by showing that detailed solutions are the best solutions

• by showing it is all right to be hesitant when helping others

• by showing it is best to leave it to others to solve problems

Part B: Which details from the text BEST support the answer to Part A? Choose TWO.

• "What was that?" she asked timidly.

• "I cannot imagine," replied the Scarecrow; "but we can go and see."

• "What can I do for you?" she inquired softly, for she was moved by the sad voice in which the man spoke.

• Dorothy looked at him in amazement, and so did the Scarecrow, while Toto barked sharply and made a snap at the tin legs, which hurt his teeth.

• Dorothy at once ran back to the cottage and found the oil can, and then she returned and asked anxiously, "Where are your joints?"

Part A: Read the sentence from paragraph 22.

"So they oiled his legs until he could move them freely; and he thanked them again and again for his release, for he seemed a very polite creature, and very grateful."

What does the word release mean as it is used in this sentence?

• restraint

• pleasure

• freedom

• movement

Part B: Which detail from the text gives the BEST clue to part A?

• "Oil my neck, first," replied the Tin Woodman.

• "I have been holding that ax in the air ever since I rusted, and I'm glad to be able to put it down at last."

• "They are rusted so badly that I cannot move them at all; if I am well-oiled I shall soon be all right again."

• Dorothy at once ran back to the cottage and found the oil can, and then she returned and asked anxiously, "Where are your joints?"

Read this sentence from paragraph 15.

"What can I do for you?" she inquired softly, for she was moved by the sad voice in which the man spoke.

What is the meaning of the word inquired as used in this sentence?

• asked

• argued

• accepted

• admitted

Part A: Read the sentence below.

"She saw there was not much bread left in the basket, and the girl was thankful the Scarecrow did not have to eat anything, for there was scarcely enough for herself and Toto for the day."

What does the word scarcely mean as it is used in this sentence?

• barely

• vaguely

• carefully

• adequately

Part B: Which phrase from the text BEST supports the answer to part A?

• girl was thankful

• not much bread left

• did not have to eat anything

• enough for herself and Toto