Sarah Plain And Tall
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This is a comprehensive test about the book Sarah Plain and Tall by: Patricia Maclahlan
- 1.Papa puts an ad in the paper for a:
- A.
Horse
- B.
Nanny
- C.
Wife
- D.
House keeper
- 2.Caleb likes to ask Anna about:
- A.
How to do things.
- B.
What he was like when he was born.
- C.
Homework.
- D.
How to fix things.
- 3.Sarah brings the children:
- A.
New clothes
- B.
Apples
- C.
A bag full of small cystals
- D.
A shell and a stone
- 4.
- 5.Caleb thinks that Sarah will like him and Anna because:
- A.
They are nice children.
- B.
She has never had children before.
- C.
They made her a present.
- D.
They have been writing to her.
- 6.In the summer, Sarah asks Caleb and Anna to:
- A.
Tell her about their mother.
- B.
Do their chores.
- C.
Talk about a writer.
- D.
Tell her about winter.
- 7.Maggie tells Sarah that it's wrong to be lonely.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Caleb and Anna are scared that Sarah will:
- A.
Bring her brother.
- B.
Not like them.
- C.
Miss the sea or not like their house.
- D.
Hate their pets (the dogs)
- 9.When Sarah dries flowers for the winter, Caleb hopes Sarah will:
- A.
Use the flowers to make the house prettier.
- B.
Teach them about wildflowers.
- C.
Make something out of them.
- D.
Stay with them and be with them in the winter.
- 10.Caleb was aftraid Sarah would leave because he was too loud and pesky and the house was too small.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Sarah tells Caleb and Anna she will:
- A.
Teach them to swim.
- B.
Ride horses with them.
- C.
Take them to the sea.
- D.
Teach them how to read.
- 12.Anna hopes that Sarah will:
- A.
Do all of the housework.
- B.
Like to sing.
- C.
Bake pies.
- D.
Teach her how to read.
- 13.Sarah brought back from town:
- A.
Two new pigs.
- B.
A new dress.
- C.
Plants for the garden.
- D.
Colored pencils.
- 14.Sarah looks sad when she:
- A.
Getting a letter from her brother.
- B.
Listens to the sea in a shell.
- C.
Looks at drawings of the sea.
- D.
Hears someone else talk about the sea.
- 15.
- A.
Will be leaving on the next train.
- B.
Wanted to live in town.
- C.
Would miss her new family more than she misses the sea.
- D.
Will not leave until winter is over.
- 16.Papa teaches Sarah to:• cut the wool from the sheep.• make bread and cheese. (your response)• plow the fields. (correct answer)• plant a garden
- A.
Plant a garden
- B.
Plow the fields.
- C.
Cut the wool from the sheep.
- D.
Make bread.
- 17.When Sarah goes to twon, Caleb is afraid she will get hurt in the wagon.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Papa tells Anna and Caleb about Sarah after:
- A.
The children say they want a new mother.
- B.
Caleb asks him why he doesn't sing anymore.
- C.
Matthew tells Papa how happy he is.
- D.
The children say they want a new mother.
- 19.Caleb wants to know if Sarah will bring:
- A.
The sea with her.
- B.
Presents for him and Anna.
- C.
Her brother.
- D.
Another pet.
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