NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howdoyouknowthat“HewittAnderson’sGreatBigLife”isafairytale?Therearerealpeopleandeventsfromhistory.Theeventsinthestorycouldnothappeninreallife.Thestoryismadeupmainlyofdialogue.Thereareanimalsthatactlikepeople.2.WhatisHewitt’sMAINprobleminthestory?Hewittgetstrappedinavatofflour.Hewitt’sparentsworrythatheistoosmall.Hewitt’sgiantrelativesareashamedofhim.AdoctorwantstouseHewittashislife’swork.3.WhydoHewitt’sparentsdecidetogivehimsurvivallessons?Theywanthimtogetusedtohisbigbed.Theyareafraidthathewillrunaway.Theywanthimtobeabletoliveamonggiganticthings.Theyarehopingthattheexercisewillmakehimgrow.4.WhydoesHewittliketohearhisparentssing?Theysingonlywhentheyarehappy.Helikestosingalongwiththem.Hefeelscomfortedbythemusic.Theyteachhimthewordstothesongs.5.WhichactionBESTshowsthatHewittcantakecareofhimself?Herescueshisparentswhentheyhaveproblems.Heisabletoclimboutofameasuringcup.Helikestosolvedifficultpuzzles.Heridesinhisfather’spocket.WeeklyLessonTestLesson18©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“HewittAnderson’sGreatBigLife”153Name6.HowdoHewitt’sparentsstopworrying?TheybuildaroomwhereHewittcanlivesafely.TheydecidetogiveHewittmoresurvivallessons.TheyfinallyfindadoctorwhocanhelpHewitt.TheyrealizethatHewittisjusttherightsize.7.WhichsentenceBESTtellsthethemeofthestory?Don’tjudgeanyonebytheirsize.Itisfunbeingsmallinabigworld.Giantsarereallyveryfriendlypeople.Somechildrengrowmoreslowlythanothers.8.Whydidtheauthorwritethisstory?todescribesomeunusualgoldeneggstopersuadereaderstolearnaboutgiantstoshowhowharditistoliveinaworldofbigpeopletoentertainwithanamusingstoryaboutacleverboyREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.ExplainhowyouknowthatHewittisagoodproblem-solver.Usedetailsfrom“HewittAnderson’sGreatBigLife”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson18©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“HewittAnderson’sGreatBigLife”154NameFocusSkill:ThemeReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachques...
