Pages 602-606
Pages 607-610
Pages 611-614
General Questions
PSSA Questions
100
What is the genre of the passage?
fantasy
100
Explain Chester's problem.
He ate part of a two dollar bill which is a lot of money for the Bellini family.
100
What punishment was given to Chester?
He had to stay locked up in his cage.
100
Identify the passage as real or make believe.
make believe
100
What type of figurative language is: "Soft and silent like a shadow..."
simile
200
How do you know the passage is a fantasy?
It has characters and events that are not real.
200
Look at page 606, what word could you use to describe Chester?
honorable, honest, trustworthy
200
Why did Chester feel sorry for Mario?
because it was not Mario's fault that the two dollar bill was destroyed
200
Identify the passage as fiction or nonfiction.
fiction
200
What type of figurative language is the following sentence: Chester Cricket burrowed down deeper into the tissue.
alliteration
300
Where did Tucker sleep?
in a matchbox
300
What is missing in this sequence? 1. Chester eats the two dollar bill. 2. 3. Mrs. Bellini wakes up.
Tucker keeps giving ideas to Chester on what he could do to get out of trouble.
300
How much money did Tucker have saved?
$2.93
300
What is the author's purpose or why did the author write the passage?
to entertain
300
Which word on page 606 means " able to be honored"?
honorable
400
Why did the author describe Chester Cricket's dream about the storm?
to let you know that something bad was going to happen
400
What decision was made about replacing the two dollar bill that Chester ate?
Since Chester belonged to Mario, Mario would have to work and replace the money.
400
What happened to Chester at the end of the passage?
Mrs. Bellini left him out of the cage because the two dollars was returned.
400
What is the setting of the passage?
newsstand in Times Square subway station in New York
400
Which word on page 610 means "in an easy way"?
easily
500
What is alike about the fire alarm and the silver bell?
They can both ring loudly.
500
What is the relationship between Tucker and Chester?
They are friends and want to help each other.
500
Why did Tucker give up his savings?
because he is friends with Chester and wanted to help him
500
How did Chester's feelings change from the beginning to the end of the passage?
At the beginning he was upset because he ate the money, but at the end he was happy because the money was returned to the Bellinis.
500
On page 612 why does the author have Tucker keep repeating the words "I saved"?
to show how hard he worked to save that money
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