Paired Selection 3rd Grade

Read lines 15 and 16 from the poem, Saw My Teacher on a Saturday.

So many rows of jars and cans.

So little room to hide.

The poet uses these lines to show —

• that the speaker is surprised by how big the store is

• how badly the speaker wants to avoid being seen by his teacher

• that the speaker is shy around his teacher

• how worried the speaker is that his mom will find him

Read line 8 from the poem, Saw My Teacher on a Saturday.

I thought that I would die!

The poet uses this line to show that the speaker is —

• careless

• disappointed

• embarrassed

• angry

What is the main theme in the story, Kwan’s Secret Talent?

• People are often unwilling to try something new.

• Don’t be afraid to show people who you really are.

• People enjoy learning about other cultures.

• You can teach people some things more easily than other things.

Which sentence from the story best explains why Kwan agrees to share his wrapping cloths with his classmates?

• Then she saw the cloths wrapped around the groceries Kwan and his grandmother were loading into their van.

• His grandmother’s wide smile showed how proud of him she would be for sharing this Korean custom.

• Kwan usually spent some time each evening working on a cloth, but that evening he did not.

• “When your grandfather and I were married, we received a gift from his mother wrapped in this cloth she made.”

Which message do BOTH the selection "Saw My Teacher on a Saturday" and the selection "Kwan’s Secret Talent" share?

• It leads the characters to share their talents with their classmates.

• It allows Kwan’s classmates to learn how to carry their lunches in a cloth.

• The students both know they did something wrong at school.

• You never know what will happen if you see your teacher outside of school.

How is seeing the teacher in the grocery store in the selection "Saw My Teacher on a Saturday" DIFFERENT from seeing the teacher in the selection "Kwan’s Secret Talent"? Explain your response by using evidence from the text.