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) At school
D) In the library

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) Some people in the neighborhood do not want to accept the new houses.
B) Andy’s sisters refuse to help in building the houses.
C) The family waiting for their house decides to move somewhere else.
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) Their dad gets a new job.
B) The neighborhood houses need repair.
C) They hope to get a house one day.
D) Andy wants to become a builder.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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