CAASPP Success - Grade 4 Reading Comprehension - Narrative #1
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Question 1
They want to hear the elephant's sound.
They wish to understand the size of the elephant.
They want to find out what the elephant feels like.
They are interested in how the elephant looks.
Question 2
Like a wall
Like a spear
Like a snake
Like a tree
Question 3
Wanted
Tried
Happened
Began
Question 4
Because they all felt different parts of the elephant
Because they did not like the driver
Because they did not actually touch the elephant
Because the elephant moved
Question 5
Elephants are very large animals.
People often argue over their own perspectives.
Each part of an elephant is different to feel.
Blind men can understand animals by touching them.
Question 6
They misunderstood what the driver told them.
They only touched the elephant briefly.
They used their own experiences to interpret what they felt.
They thought different parts of the elephant were the whole animal.
Question 7
"He is exactly like a wall."
"He is more like a spear than anything else."
"Anybody who knows anything can see that this elephant is like a snake."
"It is very plain to me that he is round and tall like a tree."
Question 8a
He is very patient.
He is very wise.
He is very slow.
He is very critical.
Question 8b
"The sixth was very blind indeed, and it was some time before he could find the elephant at all."
"At last he seized the animal’s tail."
"But any man with a particle of sense can see that he is exactly like a rope."
"You surely have lost your senses."
Question 9
To show that the blind men are wise
To show that the author's point of view
To imply that people often argue over small things
To show that the elephant had moved on
Question 10
They all felt different parts and drew their own conclusions.
They could not speak to each other clearly.
The driver played a trick on them.
They did not know what an elephant was.
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