Lucky Clovers

Which word is the best synonym for the word luck in paragraph 1?

• failure

• fortune

• fame

• success

The word rare in paragraph 2 means –

• unusual

• valuable

• familiar

• cheap

In paragraph 7, the word careful means –

• without care

• able to care

• full of care

• not likely to care

Which sentence from the selection best supports the idea that lucky clovers are rare?

• The best-known "lucky" clovers are four-leaf clovers.

• Four-leaf clovers grow from white clover.

• A patch of 10,000 clovers is only about as big as a large desk.

• For every 10,000 clovers, there is only one four-leaf clover.

The reader can conclude that a three-leaf clover is –

• luckier than a four-leaf clover

• luckier than a rose clover

• luckier than a seven-leaf clover

• not lucky

According to the selection, the problem with finding rose clovers is that they are –

• less common than four-leaf clovers

• less common than seven-leaf clovers

• less lucky than four-leaf clovers

• unlucky

What is paragraph 6 mainly about?

• the size of a clover patch

• white clover

• how to find lucky clovers

• not giving up

When the boy from paragraph 6 found three lucky clovers in 20 minutes, he most likely felt –

• curious

• wary

• guilty

• surprised

When Edward Martin started collecting lucky clovers, it was because he knew that –

• clovers with four or more leaves are rare

• four-leaf clovers are easy to find

• no one else was collecting clovers

• he would set a record one day

What can the reader conclude about Edward Martin?

• He no longer collects lucky clovers.

• He has a lot of free time.

• Six-leaf clovers are his favorite.

• He does not believe in luck.