A Castle on Viola Street

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

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

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) Andy’s sisters refuse to help in building the houses.
C) Some people in the neighborhood do not want to accept the new houses.
D) The organization building the houses decides to build a mall instead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) The family gets a house.
B) Andy finishes the family’s laundry.
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) Changing in size
C) Allowing liquid to escape
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) ways of doing things
B) hammers and nails
C) pieces of equipment
D) plates for the kitchen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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