4.4.3 La Culebra (The Snake) Quiz

At the beginning of the selection—before any words are spoken—how does the reader know that this is a play?

• It has many scenes.

• It contains dialogue.

• It shows a list of characters.

• It shows the title, “A Neighbor in Need.”

Which word is a synonym of the word satisfied in the sentence below? The students were satisfied with their scores on the test.

• disappointed

• pleased

• stunned

• bored

The word with a VV syllable pattern that is related to qu/iet and me/ow is —

• laughing

• piz/za

• ru/in

• spe/cial

Can I exchange my old pencil?

• save for later use

• give in return for something else

• purchase and then give away

• throw out and never replace

My puppy is sensitive to loud noises.

• led closer to

• not alert

• wandering around

• quick to respond

I didn’t want to see the new movie, but my friends insisted that I go.

• asked

• demanded

• hoped

• suggested

Jon told his friends about his first kind deed for the day.

• action

• idea

• thought

• word

What is the best summary of the play?

• A village has people with big problems.

• Neighbors help a neighbor in her time of need.

• A woman repairs a wheelbarrow for her neighbor.

• Some people cannot be counted onto help others.

Read the following from the play

ELBA (sadly): I'm not doing well.

How should the actor playing Elba say this line?

• With a big smile

• Yelling with excitement

• with an angry expression

• using a voice that sounds upset

At the beginning of the selection—before any words are spoken—how does the reader know that this is a play?

• It has many scenes

• It contains dialogue

• It shows a list of characters

• It shows the title, "A Neighbor in Need"