NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howcanreaderstellthat“ChestnutCove”isafantasy?Themaincharacterisafamousperson.Thestoryhasactsthataredividedintoscenes.Thecharactersandeventsarenotlikereallife.Thestorytellstrueeventsthathappenedinthepast.2.WhathappenedRIGHTAFTERKingMilfordmadehisannouncementaboutgrowingthelargestwatermelon?Thevillagerssawafamilyhaveasomersaultrace.Peoplelaughedandwentonwiththeirday.Theshopkeepersopenedtheirdoors.Allthechildrenleftforschool.3.Whydidthevillagersdecidetogrowwatermelons?Theywantedtopleasetheking.Theylikedbeinginanexcitingcontest.Theyknewitwouldbefuntodotogether.Theystartedthinkingofthingstheywanted.4.Howdothevillagerschangeinthestory?Atfirsttheyarebusy,butthentheygetlazy.Atfirsttheyarehappy,butthentheygetgreedy.Atfirsttheyarecareful,butthentheygetcareless.Atfirsttheyarefrightened,butthentheygetbrave.WeeklyLessonTestLesson23©Harcourt•Grade3239SelectionComprehension“ChestnutCove”Name5.Whatisthevillagers’BIGGESTprobleminthestory?Theythinktheirkingisnotfair.Theystarthavingtogetupearly.Theystoptryingtohelpeachother.Theycannotgettheirplantstogrow.6.WhichactionBESTshowsthatthevillagersweredifferentaftertheking’scontestwasannounced?Theyturnedthesoil.Theystayedbusyintheirgardens.Theyworkedlateintheafternoon.Theyfoughtoverwhosewatermelonwasbest.7.Whicheventbringsallthevillagerstogetherasfriends?JoeMorgansavesMrs.Lark’spig.Mrs.Larksleepsinhergardenonenight.Mrs.Phillips’sgoatgetsstuckinabench.JoeMorgangrewabigwatermelon.8.Whichlessoncanbelearnedfromthisstory?Friendsaremoreimportantthanriches.Todoajobright,doityourself.Harshwordscannotbetakenback.Itisalwaysbesttoplanahead.WeeklyLessonTestLesson23©Harcourt•Grade3240SelectionComprehension“ChestnutCove”NameREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Howcanyoutellthattheeventsin“ChestnutCove”couldnotreallyhappen?Useinformationanddetailsfromthestorytohelpyouexplain.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson23©Harcourt•Grade3241SelectionComprehension“ChestnutCove”NameW...
