Author's Perspective

Which sentence BEST describes the author's perspective?

• Third grade students should not be nice to other kids.

• The best Class Hero is someone who helps other kids.

• Everyone should be noisy and rude during class time.

• No one has trouble finding the lunchroom and library.

Based on the letter, the author thinks that...

• only teachers can help the school.

• it is wrong to throw garbage on the ground.

• the best place for garbage is on the ground.

• it is too much trouble to recycle garbage.

The author would most likely agree with which of the following sentences?

• You should take a computer inside a cave.

• You should not have any books at all.

• I like books more than I like computers.

• I love computers more than anything.

Based on this paragraph, the author thinks that...

• people should be nice to each other during Christmas.

• people should give his classmates a lot of toy cars.

• people should have bake sales in his school each year.

• people should only give gifts to people they know.

Readers can tell that Sam is happy mostly because...

• his family likes Scooby Doo.

• he plays fetch poorly.

• he shops at Petco.

• his family is so great.

Which word would the mouse most likely use to describe cats?

• friendly

• mean

• cute

• messy

Which sentence best describes how the author feels about jellyfish?

• They are soft.

• They are warm.

• They are pretty.

• They are the best.

The writer would most likely agree that...

• hide-and-seek is better than tag.

• tag is better than duck-duck-goose.

• hopscotch is the most boring game.

• tag is the best game ever.

If a friends asked the author of this passage about Cub Scouts, he/she would most likely say...

• "The popcorn is yummy."

• "Camping is so boring."

• "Cleaning fish is yucky."

• "The uniform is expensive.”

Which sentence from the passage above shows why the writer's favorite holiday is April Fool's Day?

• "It took him a long time to untie all his shoes."

• "Last year, I tied all of my dad's shoes together."

• "This day gives me a reason to do funny things to others."

• "He was even more unhappy when he was late for work.”