G4 Theme Quiz - The Secret Is in the Folds

What is Mei trying to do at the beginning of the text?

• play a board game about animals

• cook a pork wonton recipe

• make a paper crane

• organize her bedroom

What causes Mei to get frustrated while trying to make paper cranes?

• Her bedroom is messy and has paper crumpled on the floor.

• She hasn't seen her friends in a long time.

• The paper she is using is not the right size.

• She can't fold the paper the way the instructions say to.

Read the section from the text, then answer the following question:

What conclusion can you draw about how Aunt Ying-Ying teaches Mei to fold a wonton?

• Aunt Ying-Ying folds all of the wontons herself as Mei watches.

• Aunt Ying-Ying wants to keep her wonton recipe a secret from Mei.

• Aunt Ying-Ying tricks Mei by telling her the wrong instructions.

• Aunt Ying-Ying shows Mei how to do each step.

In this text, how is making wontons similar to making paper cranes?

• Both activities have step-by-step instructions for folding each item.

• Both activities have a lot of materials that are hard to get.

• Both activities must be done in the kitchen.

• Both activities need at least three people to complete them.

What is one main theme of the story?

• Folding paper cranes is a very difficult task that takes lots of skill.

• Approaching a hard task with patience can help you accomplish it.

• Folding wontons is very different from folding origami.

• Spending time in the kitchen helps families pay more attention to each other.

Read the following sentences from the text.

“Now, once more, Mei looked at that little book. Once more, she made the “X” fold on the paper. Once more, she folded the page horizontally and vertically in half again. One more time, she tried to do the next step and make the paper look like a diamond shape. No success. It looked like a rectangle. For the tenth time!”

What is the effect of repeating the phrase 'once more' in these sentences?

• It shows the reader that Mei has tried to fold the paper many times.

• It shows how it only takes Mei one time to fold a paper crane.

• It brings attention to how few directions are in the little book.

• It shows how Mei has spent only a few minutes folding origami paper.

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below:

Mei carefully followed Aunt Ying-Ying's instructions on how to fold wontons. ________, her wontons looked just like her aunt's wontons.

• Even though

• As a result

• But

• For example

Read the sentence from the passage:

"Frustrated, Mei threw her latest attempt to the floor. Then she plopped herself there, too."

What does the word 'attempt' most likely mean in this sentence?

• a new type of paper

• a try or effort to do something

• a mistake or failure

• a piece of artwork

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A

What is the main reason Mei became frustrated while trying to fold the crane?

• She couldn't follow the instructions in the book.

• The paper kept ripping.

• Her aunt Ying-Ying refused to help her.

• She was too distracted by the mess in her room.

Part B

Which quote from the story best supports the answer to Part A?

• 'Ying-Ying didn't say a word about the mess in the room.'

• 'Once more, she made the 'X' fold on the paper… For the tenth time!'

• 'Mei picked herself up and walked to her aunt.'

• 'She threw her latest attempt to the floor.'