A Castle on Viola Street

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

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

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 organization building the houses decides to build a mall instead.
D) The family waiting for their house decides to move somewhere else.

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

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

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

A) adopt a dog as a pet
B) repaint their walls
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) Animals can be helpful, too.
C) It is important to think about the past.
D) People should be more open to new experiences.

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

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

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

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

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) Changing in size
B) Allowing liquid to escape
C) Completely empty
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) pieces of equipment
B) plates for the kitchen
C) hammers and nails
D) ways of doing things

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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