4.5 Describe The Structural Elements Particular To Dramatic Literature
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 4
ELAR (2009)
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- Q 1/16Score 0Read these lines from the play. These lines suggest that Cara believes the chair —29is uncomfortablehas no valueis not used often enoughwill take too long to repair
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- Q1Read these lines from the play. These lines suggest that Cara believes the chair —is uncomfortablehas no valueis not used often enoughwill take too long to repair60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q2The stage directions at the beginning of Scene 1 help the reader by —establishing the settingintroducing the main problemdescribing the charactersexplaining the plot60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q3Which line from the play supports the idea that Cara is proud of the work she has done with Grandpa?CARA: Grandma’s coming!CARA: We did it with our own four hands.CARA: We’re out here, Grandma!CARA: Is this good enough, Grandpa?60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q4Which quotation from the play best explains Grandpa’s reason for suggesting that he and Cara work on a surprise for Grandma?GRANDPA: I have all the supplies we need in the garage.GRANDPA: Now it will be your turn to choose the color for Grandma’s chair.GRANDPA: This is what happens when you ignore something.GRANDPA: Besides, this is your grandmother’s favorite chair, so it’ll be better than a new chair.60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q5Read this stage direction from the play. What does this stage direction suggest about Grandpa?He has the tools needed to make repairs to the chair.He is good at repairing rocking chairs.He is enjoying his task.He is glad that someone is helping him repair the chair.60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q6Which of the following best explains why Sam refuses to play in the tournament?SAM: Why? Because I’m a girl?SAM: Well, you wouldn’t appreciate my talents. Since I’m a girl and all.SAM: Yeah, I think so, too.SAM: Oh, I don’t think so.60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q7How does Ruben contribute to the plot of the play?He supports Carter’s decision to invite Sam to play with the team.He thinks of a friend who could play with the team.He asks Marcus to think of a way to solve their problem.He keeps score when Marcus shoots baskets against Sam.60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q8Which line from the play supports the idea that Marcus has changed the way he feels about having a female player on the team?MARCUS: I can’t believe Sam won.MARCUS: I guess we can try it, but this kid had better be good.MARCUS: Fine! Let’s play.MARCUS: Hey, Carter, does she have a sister in town?60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q9The playwright creates a surprise by —revealing that David can’t play in the tournamentallowing Sam to make up the rules of the challengehaving Carter’s cousin come to visit for two weeksgiving Carter’s cousin a name that can be used for a boy60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q10Sam’s dialogue with Marcus in Scene 2 suggests that she —believes that other basketball players are accepting of hertries to avoid playing basketball against boyslacks the patience to teach basketball to othersknows that she is a skilled basketball player60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q11Which of the following is the best summary of the play?Marcus and his teammates need to find someone to replace a player who is going away on vacation. The boys bring up the names of two friends, but one is injured, and the other is not a good basketball player. Finally Carter suggests asking his cousin Sam to play on the team in a tournament.Marcus agrees to play a basketball game against Carter’s cousin Sam. If Sam wins the game, she will get to play with the team in the upcoming tournament. Sam gets the ball first and scores an easy three-point shot, but Marcus can’t score at all.A basketball team needs a new player and decides to let Carter’s cousin Sam try out. Carter and Sam are already at the court when Marcus and Ruben arrive. Ruben watches Sam make a basket and agrees that she is a good player.A basketball team needs to find a new player in time for a tournament on Saturday. Carter suggests using his cousin, and Marcus agrees to the idea of having a tryout. Marcus objects when he sees that Sam is a girl, but then she proves that she is a better player than he expected.60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q12Annabelle asks Miss Pinkham about the grades immediately after the test because Annabelle —wants Miss Pinkham to recognize how much she studied for the testknows that her address is the most difficult to spellthinks everyone in the class should know she did well on the testbelieves that she made a perfect score on the test60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q13The stage directions in paragraphs 42 and 43 are included to help —make the play humorousshow a new problemcreate suspenseintroduce a new character60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q14Herbie’s reaction when he learns about Olivia’s study method shows that he is —surprised to learn that the plan is very simplecertain that Olivia is making fun of the way he studiesjealous that Olivia always makes better grades than he doeseager to demonstrate some of his own study habits60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q15Why does the playwright include a narrator in this play?To help the audience understand what the characters are thinkingTo assist the main characters in figuring out how to solve a problemTo make the main character’s conflict seem more suspensefulTo give the audience details about the characters’ actions in the scene60s4.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
