Excerpt from My Dadima Wears A Sari

19. What does Rupa most likely think about saris at the beginning of the story?

• A. She thinks that grandmothers wear saris but that young women should not.

• B. She thinks that saris are pretty but would not want to wear one every day.

• C. She thinks that saris are only worn on special days and are not good for every day.

• D. She thinks that people wear saris because they are helpful but not comfortable.

20. How does Dadima best support her claim that she never gets tired of wearing saris?

• A. She shows that many of her saris are very beautiful.

• B. She gives examples of things a sari can be used for

• C. She explains that her own grandmother wore saris.

• D. She is able to dress her granddaughters in her own saris.

21. Why does Dadima show the girls some of her saris?

• A. She wants to teach her granddaughters how to wrap a sari to wear it correctly.

• B. She wants to show her granddaughters how to choose a sari that will look good.

• C. She wants to share special memories from her life with her granddaughters.

• D. She wants to give her granddaughters a chance to play dress up with pretty clothes.

22. In paragraph 29, the phrase “unfold and unfold and unfold some more” suggests that

• A. the girls are joking

• B. the sari is tied in knots

• C. the girls are confused

• D. the sari is very large

23. Sometimes people have customs of wearing special clothing for certain occasions. Which detail from the story best connects to this idea?

• A. Dadima shows the girls the saris that she wore on important days in her life.

• B. Dadima helps the girls put on saris so they can look more like her.

• C. Dadima explains how saris are helpful and can be used to stay comfortable.

• D. Dadima tells the girls that her own grandmother’s grandmother also wore saris.

24. In “Excerpt from My Dadima Wears a Sari,” how do Rupa’s thoughts about wearing a sari change in the story? Use two details from the story to support your response.

25. How do the details in paragraphs 8 through 13 support a theme of “Excerpt from My Dadima Wears a Sari”? Use two details from the story to support your response.