The Castle on Hester Street Vocab and Comprehension Test

What does the word arrived mean?

• left a place

• came to a place

• looked at a place

• waited near a place

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the word inspected mean?

• yelled at loudly

• looked at closely

• walked across slowly

• jumped about frantically

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

What does the word whispered mean?

• whistled to signal someone

• hissed with disapproval

• said carelessly

• spoke softly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the word moment mean?

• a short period of time

• the recent past

• a long break

• a while later

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What are photographs?

• instruments for recording heart activity

• documents handwritten by an author

• devices for detecting an earthquake

• pictures made by a camera

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

What does the word valuable mean?

• easily broken

• worth a lot of money

• having a delicious taste

• able to be treated medically

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RI.3.4

What does the word immigrate mean?

• to come together to discuss something

• to go somewhere during a vacation

• to move to a country and live there

• to interrupt for a recess

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

What does the word opportunity mean?

• a group of people that live in the same area

• something that is different from another

• somebody opposing something

• a good chance to do something

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

Where does the beginning of the story take place?

• Russia

• America

• an island

• on the ocean

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Julie’s grandparents leave their native country?

• They were treated poorly because they were Jews.

• They wanted to be with family.

• They wanted to seek fortune.

• War started in their country.