Grandfather’s Journey

Test Review

Vocabulary

• The children were amazed that they did not have homework yesterday.

a. Surprised

b. Fooled

Answer

• The children were amazed that they did not have homework yesterday.

a.Surprised

Vocabulary

• The teacher’s instruction bewildered the students.

a. aided

b. confused

Answer

• The teacher’s instruction bewildered the students.

b. confused

Vocabulary

• Grandfather would like to travel back to his homeland.

a. Clubhouse

b. Native country

Answer

• Grandfather would like to travel back to his homeland.

b. Native country

Vocabulary

Mike longed to travel to Disney World.

a. Wanted

b. Expected

Answer

Mike longed to travel to Disney World.

a. Wanted

Vocabulary

Sandy looked up at the towering skyscraper.

a. High

b. modern

Answer

Sandy looked up at the towering skyscraper.

a. High

Vocabulary

Tim built a sculpture made out of clay.

a. statue

b. chair

Answer

Tim built a sculpture made out of clay.

a.statue

Vocabulary

The ocean water was still.

a. calm

b. direct

Answer

The ocean water was still.

a.calm

Comprehension

What happened first in the story?

a. The author’s Grandfather traveled in the United States.

b. The author’s Grandfather got married.

Comprehension

What happened first in the story?

a. The author’s Grandfather traveled in the United States.

Comprehension

Why was Grandfather both bewildered and amazed by the sights of North America?

a. Grandfather never seen the mountains before.

b. The US was much different from Japan.

Comprehensionb. The US was

much different from Japan.

Comprehension

Which detail suggests that the author’s grandfather liked his trip through North America?

a. He never thought of traveling home.

b. He walked for ever.

Comprehension

a. He never thought of traveling home.

Comprehension

Why was the village not a good place for Grandfather to raise his daughter?

a. It was not safe.

b. It was small and quiet.

Comprehension

b. It was small and quiet.

Comprehension

Why did Grandfather raise songbirds?

a. To make him not miss home.

b. To sell to travelers.

Comprehension

a. To make him not miss home.

Comprehension

When did Grandfather return to his native (childhood) village to live for the last time?

a. Before he left Japan.

b. After the war.

Comprehension

b. After the war.

Comprehension

Why was California Grandfather’s favorite place to visit?

a. Mountains and Rivers reminded him of Japan.

b. He met really nice people from different cultures.

Comprehension

a. Mountains and Rivers reminded him of Japan.

Comprehension

What happened last?

a. Grandfather visited California.

b. The author missed his old friends.

Comprehension

a. The author missed his old friends.

Comprehension

When did the author write this story?

a. After his grandfather passed away.

b. During the war.

Comprehension

a.After his grandfather passed away.

Comprehension

The title of this story is Grandfather’s Journey. Why is this a good title for the story even though only the beginning is about the trip?

a. The journey affected the grandfather and the author’s lives.

b. The journey gave the grandfather a chance to see new things.

Comprehension

a. The journey affected the grandfather and the author’s lives.

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