Reading Comprehension Collection

What did Morris do with the shiny ‘gifts’ he found?

• He used them to decorate his home.

• He threw them away.

• He gave them to his friends.

• He kept them inside a treasure box.

What did Morris do with all of his ‘gifts’ once he realised they were rubbish?

• He recycled them.

• He threw them into a rubbish bin.

• He left them in the woods.

• He made them into gifts for his friends.

What is the name of the magpie in the story?

• Martin

• Morris

• Mason

• Marie

What started to happen as Morris’ collection grew bigger?

• Morris' friends were unhappy.

• Morris couldn't find his nest.

• The plants started dying.

• Morris' home became shiny.

"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?

• She is energetic

• She is shy

• She is mean

• She hates people

What subject does Mrs. Coppler teach?

• Reading

• Writing

• Math

• Science

Read this sentence from the passage:

Sweet! That means I sold seventeen units.

Which word best describes Greg's voice, based on the sentence above?

• daring

• enthusiastic

• suspicious

• uncaring

Read this sentence from the passage: Greg had set a sales goal for the first week. The author wrote this sentence to show that Greg

• is following a plan.

• uses math in real life.

• listens to his father's advice.

• has only enough comics for one week.

Which part of the passage did the author write to show that Greg is completely focused on selling his books?

• "Regular comic books were sort of tall. Also a little floppy. Not Greg's."

• "He chewed the warm bread and the soft cheese, but he didn't taste a thing."

• "He got to pick the name because he was the author of all the Chunky Comics stories."

• "Comic books had been part of Greg's life forever, mostly because of his dad's collection."

The author indicates that some sentences from the passage are told in Greg's voice by

• using italics.

• including captions.

• capitalizing all the words.

• enclosing some text in parentheses.