Pre-Assessment Passage #1: Excerpt from Gregor and the Sheep

How do paragraphs 1 and 23 relate to each other?

• They show the change in Gregor’s life during the story.

• They show what Gregor has learned in the story.

• They show how MacTavish changes in the story.

• They show the growth of MacTavish’s fortune during the story.

What does the phrase “marched back” in paragraph 14 suggest about MacTavish?

• He is confused.

• He is worried.

• He is determined.

• He is excited.

How are Gregor and the man who sold the sheep to him similar?

• They are both unskilled at selling things to people.

• They both try to trick someone in order to make money.

• They are both concerned with helping their family and neighbors.

• They both believe that animals can have special qualities.

Which of Gregor’s actions shows how he is different from MacTavish?

• Gregor cheats another person.

• Gregor buys a sickly sheep.

• Gregor shares his wealth.

• Gregor moves to a big house.

Which sentence is true about Gregor and MacTavish?

• MacTavish has a plan for how the sheep will make him rich, but Gregor does not

• MacTavish wants to own big houses and many jewels, but Gregor does not

• Gregor wants to move away to another land, but MacTavish does not.

• Gregor is generous with his family and his neighbors, but MacTavish is not.

Which sentence expresses a theme of the story?

• Big loss can come from being greedy.

• Family can make hard times seem easier.

• Wealth may come from hard work.

• Appreciating others can lead to happiness.

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?

• Gregor goes to the market and talks to many farmers about their sheep.

• Gregor’s mother is asleep when Gregor takes money to buy the sheep.

• MacTavish lives at another one of his houses after he buys the sheep from Gregr

• MacTavish goes to buy Gregor’s sheep after he hears rumors about the animal.