NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.WhydidCharliewantto“giveLeonardohishorse”?HeunderstoodwhatthehorsehadmeanttoLeonardo.HewantedtobeasgreatanartistasLeonardo.HethoughtitwasLeonardo’sbestwork.HewantedtomakeLeonardohappy.2.WhatistheMOSTLIKELYreasonNinaAkamuwaschosentoworkonthehorse?Sheknewhowtoworkwithplaster.ShehadtraveledthroughoutEurope.Shelikedtomakemodelsofanimals.ShehadstudiedRenaissanceartinItaly.3.NinaAkamuhadtocreateanewhorsebecauseCharlie’shorsewasbroken.wastoosmall.lookedstrange.wasmadeofclay.4.Howdoyouknowthat“Leonardo’sHorse”isnarrativenonfiction?Thecharacters,places,andeventsarereal.ThecharactersareAmericanfolkheroesandlegends.Thestorytellswherecharactersarepositionedonastage.Thestorygivesdetailsaboutimportanteventsintheauthor’slife.5.Whydidtheauthorwrite“Leonardo’sHorse”?tointroducethereadertoLeonardotoexplaintothereaderhowastatueismadetopersuadethereadertolearnmoreaboutLeonardototellthereaderaboutaspecialstatuethatwassenttoItalyWeeklyLessonTestLesson9©Harcourt•Grade579SelectionComprehension“Leonardo’sHorse”Name6.HowdidNinahonorCharlie’scontributiontothehorse?SheusedballoonsinCharlie’sfavoritecolors.ShemadeaspeechwhenthehorsewasgiventoItaly.ShewroteCharlie’sandLeonardo’snamesonthehorse.Shemadethehorse’smaneespeciallydetailedandbeautiful.7.WhatdidNinadoRIGHTAFTERshemadetheeight-footclayhorse?Sheworkedonthesteelskeleton.Shemadeaneight-footplasterhorse.Shesenttheclayhorsetothefoundry.Shemadeatwenty-fourfootclaymodel.8.WhatcanyouconcludeaboutCharlieDent?Hewasgenerousandcreative.Hehadlovedhorsesallhislife.HewasgoodfriendswithLeonardo.HecollectedartdonebyLeonardo.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.COMPARINGTEXTSHowdidbothPegasusandLeonardo’shorsehelpfulfilladream?UsedetailsfromBOTH“Leonardo’sHorse”and“BellerophonandPegasus”toexplainyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson9©Harcourt•Grade580SelectionComprehension“Leonardo’sHorse”NameFocusSkill:TextStructure:SequenceReadthepassage.Thenchooset...
