Name Frindle Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow. The Dog and the Cows One day a smart, but tired dog came to a green pasture where three cows were grazing. He thought the quiet happy cows would be good company.
However, the cows came over and formed a half-circle so that he could not go forward or go left or right to enter the pasture. “Why should we share our pasture with you?” one said sternly. “Because I’m tired of being alone, and I don’t eat grass,” the dog said. The cows murmured to each other.
“All right, you may stay,” they said. When the farmer arrived, the dog remembered his old job. Suddenly he barked and ran and nipped at the cows’ ankles to herd them over to the farmer. The farmer laughed and patted the dog’s head.
He took the dog home, but the dog had to sleep in the barn with the cows, who took some time to forgive him. © Pearson Education 5 Turn the page. Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 1 SI 1 Answer the questions below. 1 Why did the cows form a half-circle? A They were grazing in the same small area.
B They were blocking the dog’s way. C The best grass grew in that corner of the pasture. D The farmer had called them over. 2 What is the climax of this story? F The farmer arrives.
G The dog herds the cows. H The farmer takes the dog home. J The cows forgive the dog. 3 Which of the following best describes the dog? A lazy B worried C hard working D easily fooled 4 What is the dog’s reason for herding the cows? © Pearson Education 5 2 Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 1 SI Name Frindle Read the selection.
Then answer the questions that follow. The Fox and the Rooster One morning, a hungry fox trotted along looking for his breakfast. As he passed a farm, he heard a rooster crow. The fox licked his chops and looked around, hoping to sight the rooster.
Finally he spied the bird sitting high in a tree. “Good morning, friend!” the fox called out. “Come down and have a friendly chat with me!” “Oh, I can’t do that,” replied the rooster. “You would eat me for sure.” “You haven’t heard the news, then,” the fox said in a surprised tone.
“All of us animals have agreed to live peacefully from now on. We aren’t allowed to eat one another anymore.” The rooster did not answer. Instead, he began to look into the distance with great interest. He cocked his head as if he heard something, but the fox heard nothing.
As a result, the fox became curious. “What’s going on?” asked the fox. “What do you see? What do you hear?” “Why, it’s a pack of wolves running this way. They must be coming for a friendly visit, just as you did,” said the rooster.
“Oh!” said the fox nervously. “Now that I’ve told you the news, I’ll just move along.” “Why not stay and visit with all of us,” asked the rooster, “if what you say is true and all the animals are living in peace?” © Pearson Education 5 “The word may not have gotten around to the wolves!” the fox said as he hurried away. Turn the page. Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 1 OL 3 Answer the questions below.
1 Why did the fox become curious? A He heard the wolves. B He was looking for something to eat. C The rooster looked into the distance. D The rooster was in a tree.
2 What was the main conflict in the story? F The fox wanted to eat the rooster. G The rooster wanted to escape the wolves. H The wolves wanted to eat the fox. J The rooster wanted the fox to stay.
3 The rooster thought the fox was A smart. 4 Which word best describes the rooster? F clever G trusting H foolish J proud 5 Do you think wolves were really coming toward the rooster and the fox? Explain your answer. © Pearson Education 5 4 Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 1 OL Name Frindle Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow.
The Old Gentleman and the Doctor Once there was an old gentleman who suddenly lost his sight. He lived in a very large house on a hill. By moving from tree to tree, he made his way carefully down and into town. He asked the first person he met to lead him to Dr.
Brown was not a very good physician. He loved to read and was distracted by books. He talked often about novels instead of a patient’s problem. He was, however, the only town doctor.
“If you restore my sight,” the old gentleman said, “I will be able to read again and I will talk to you about books. If you talk about books instead of helping me, I will remain blind, and you will have no one to really listen to you.” The doctor was surprised. In truth, he did not realize how much his talk of books got in the way of helping people. Nor did he realize how lonely he was for someone to really listen to him.
And so he turned from novels to medical books and found a way to cure the old gentleman. While gathering this medical information, the doctor kept seeing his other patients. He was astonished by how much happier they seemed when he had no new books to talk about. It occurred to him that they needed someone to listen to them too.
And so everything changed. The old gentleman’s sight was restored, and the two readers exchanged books and sometimes talked late into the evening. You might say that the old gentleman cured the doctor’s blindness too. © Pearson Education 5 Turn the page.
Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 1 A 5 Answer the questions below. 1 Why did the old gentleman choose Dr. Brown? A He thought he could help Dr. B He knew Dr.
Brown liked books. Brown’s office was closest. D There were no other doctors in town. Brown’s reaction to the old gentleman’s office visit suggests that the doctor is F amused by books.
G irritable and cranky. H willing to change. J sneaky and sly. 3 Which word best describes the old gentleman? A trusting B proud C fearful D fair 4 In what way is the doctor “blind” in the first part of the story? © Pearson Education 5 5 How did the change in Dr.
Brown’s treatment of his patients make them happier? 6 Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 1 A Name Thunder Rose Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow. Why the Raven Is Black The people of the far north tell this story about Owl and Raven, who were best friends. One day, Raven made a lovely new dress for Owl.
Since Raven had been so nice, Owl then began to make a white dress for Raven. Owl worked at night by the light of a lamp that burned heavy oil. Owl tried to measure Raven for the dress, but Raven kept hopping around. “Oh, I’m going to be so beautiful!” Raven cried as she hopped.
“Stop that hopping,” Owl warned. “You’ll knock over the lamp.” But Raven would not stand still. Just as owl had predicted, Raven finally knocked over the lamp. The black oil spilled all over the white dress.
That is why Raven is black. © Pearson Education 5 Turn the page. Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 2 SI 7 Answer the questions below. 1 Why did Owl begin to make a dress for Raven? A because Raven had made a dress for Owl B because Raven would not stand still C because Raven’s dress had been ruined D because Raven did not like Owl’s dress 2 What happened when Raven knocked over the lamp? F Owl told Raven to stop hopping.
G Raven was excited about the new dress. H Owl’s dress was ruined. J Black oil spilled on Raven’s dress. 3 Which of the following words best describes Raven’s actions? A wise B careless C lazy D honest 4 What color would Raven be if she had not knocked over the lamp? Explain your answer.
© Pearson Education 5 8 Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 2 SI Name Thunder Rose Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow. The Cricket and the Mountain Lion The Native Americans of California tell this story about a cricket who chased away a mountain lion. The mountain lion jumped onto a hollow log and sat down.
Before he had settled down, a cricket hopped out of the log and scolded him. “Get off my roof, trespasser!” Cricket yelled. Lion just looked at Cricket. He could not believe that this tiny creature was telling him what to do.
He climbed off the log and crouched low on the ground, eye to eye with Cricket. “I am the chief of the whole animal tribe,” said Lion haughtily. “I can do as I please. Why, I could crush your house with one paw!” “If you did, you’d be sorry,” said Cricket.
“My cousin will come after you if you do anything like that.” “I am not afraid of any insect,” Lion growled. “Tell your cousin to meet us here tomorrow. If he can make me run away, I will never bother you again. If he can’t, well, you better get ready to move.” The next morning, Lion returned to Cricket’s log.
As he called out to Cricket, he heard a buzzing in his ear. Suddenly that ear began to sting and itch, and Lion howled in pain. “Meet my cousin, Mosquito,” said Cricket. Lion scratched his ear furiously, shook his head, and begged Cricket to make © Pearson Education 5 Mosquito leave him alone.
“That’s enough, Cousin,” said Cricket. Mosquito flew out of Lion’s ear. Lion bounded away as fast as he could. And he never came back.
Turn the page. Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 2 OL 9 Answer the questions below. 1 Why did Cricket scream at Lion? A Lion threatened Cricket. B Lion crushed Cricket’s house.
C Lion sat on Cricket’s log. D Lion made too much noise. 2 What caused Lion’s ear to sting? F Cricket was yelling at him. G Mosquito was buzzing in it.
H Lion was shaking his head. J Lion was scratching his ear. 3 What was the effect of Lion’s meeting with Mosquito? A Lion ran away. B Lion threatened Cricket.
C Lion slapped Mosquito. D Lion challenged Cricket. 4 How would you describe the change in Lion at the end of the story? F He became less boastful. G He became less patient.
H He became more foolish. J He became more angry. 5 Why do you think people would enjoy a story about a cricket who chased away a lion? © Pearson Education 5 10 Fresh Reads Unit 1 Week 2 OL Name Thunder Rose Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow.
The Spider Tower The Zuni people of the Southwest tell an ancient story about a spider who saved a hunter. The hunter was in the desert when suddenly a group of men from another tribe came upon him. They told him he could not hunt on their land, though the desert did not belong to anyone at that time. They chased him into a deep canyon.
Outnumbered, the hunter did not want to argue. He looked for a way to escape. He came to a tall narrow pillar of rock. It rose hundreds of feet above the canyon floor like a tower.
The hunter thought that the sides of the tower were too smooth to climb. As he got closer, he realized that a rope hung down from the top.