NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howdoyouknowthat“WhentheCircusCametoTown”isrealisticfiction?Themaincharacterovercomesachallenge.Thecharactersareactualfiguresfromhistory.Thestoryeventscouldnothappeninreallife.Thestorygivesfactsanddetailsaboutatopic.2.Whydoesn’tUrsulawanttojointhecrowdoutside?Shewantstoavoidwalkinginthesnow.Sheisembarrassedbythewayshelooks.Shewantstojoinherfriendssomewhereelse.Sheisafraidthewindwillblowoffherscarf.3.WhydoesAhSamsayhiscousinsneedmusic?Theyneedsongwordstoexplaintheirtricks.Theyneedtherhythminordertodotheiract.Theywanttoputtheaudienceinagoodmood.Theywanteveryonetoclapwhiletheyperform.4.WhatdoesitmeanwhenUrsulasays“Ifeltlikeparrotshadlandedinmyhome”?Thetownspeoplewerealldressedupforthecircus.Alargeflockofbirdshadflownintoheryard.AhSamhadfeathersonhisnewclothes.Thecousins’costumeswereverycolorful.5.WhichideaBESTshowsthatAhSamplannedallalongforUrsulatoplayhermusic?Thecousinshavealreadylearnedtospellout“Thankyou,Ursula.”AhSamsuggeststhatUrsulasneakouttostandbehindthecrowd.AhSamsaysthecousinshaveatricknoonehasseenbefore.Thecousinsarriveonastagecoachwithoutamusician.WeeklyLessonTestLesson7©Harcourt•Grade559SelectionComprehension“WhentheCircusCametoTown”Name6.Ursulaforgetstoplayhermusicattimesduringtheshowbecausesheisexcitedbysomeoftheacts.thinkingaboutpiratesignals.worriedaboutmakingamistake.concernedaboutherfather’shurtlip.7.Whatfinallymakes“PirateUrsula”return?Mr.Schultzcarrieshernearertothefire.Herentirepiratecrewattendsthecircus.Theaudienceapplaudsforhermusic.Susiegivesherasecretpiratesign.8.WhatistheMOSTimportantlessonUrsulalearnsinthestory?Acircuscantakeplaceoutdoors.Peoplecanlearntodoamazingtricks.Looksarenotasimportantashowyoufeel.Twopeoplecandojumpstogetherinacostume.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.HowdoUrsula’sfeelingschangeduringthestory?Usedetailsandexamplesfrom“WhentheCircusCametoTown”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson7©Harcourt•Grade560SelectionCompreh...
