A Castle on Viola Street

1. Where is Andy when he sees the
flier about the meeting to own
a home?

A) At the Soap & Go
B) In the park
C) In the library
D) At school

2. Why does Andy’s dad tell him that
sometimes new things are hard to
get used to and people are slow
to change?

A) The family waiting for their house decides to move somewhere else.
B) The organization building the houses decides to build a mall instead.
C) Andy’s sisters refuse to help in building the houses.
D) Some people in the neighborhood do not want to accept the new houses.

3. Why does Andy’s family sign up to
help fix houses for other people?

A) Their dad gets a new job.
B) They hope to get a house one day.
C) Andy wants to become a builder.
D) The neighborhood houses need repair.

4. Just after the Tran family moves
into their new house, they _____

A) build a swimming pool
B) repaint their walls
C) have a potluck supper
D) adopt a dog as a pet

5. Which sentence expresses the main
theme of this story?

A) Animals can be helpful, too.
B) It is important to think about the past.
C) People should be more open to new experiences.
D) People can reach their dreams by working hard.

6. The reader can tell from this story
that Andy is _____

A) hardworking
B) lonely
C) frustrated
D) disappointed

7. What is the result of Andy’s
family’s hard work?

A) Andy finishes the family’s laundry.
B) The family gets a house.
C) The family gets a lot of money.
D) Andy builds a birdhouse.

8. Read this sentence.

Mr. and Mrs. Rivera look forward
to living in a place that does not
have leaky pipes.

What does the word leaky mean?

A) Very cold
B) Allowing liquid to escape
C) Changing in size
D) Completely empty

9. Read this sentence from the story.

The kitchen had shiny linoleum
floors and brand-new appliances.

The word appliances means _____

A) hammers and nails
B) pieces of equipment
C) plates for the kitchen
D) ways of doing things

10. New _____ are usually quieter than older washers and
dishwashers.

A) construction
B) leaky
C) owners
D) appliances
E) equipment

11. The _____ pipe dripped all over the bathroom floor.

A) leaky
B) equipment
C) owners
D) appliances
E) project

12. My cousins are the new _____ of the house across the street.

A) appliances
B) project
C) construction
D) owners
E) equipment

13. It will take a year of _____ to complete the new buildings.

A) appliances
B) project
C) owners
D) equipment
E) construction

14. We needed large _____ to finish building the house.

A) appliances
B) construction
C) owners
D) project
E) equipment

15. It was a very big _____ , and we all worked hard on it.

A) construction
B) project
C) owners
D) equipment
E) leaky

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