Reading: Word Analysis, Vocabulary, and Fluency

The Keeping Quilt Reading Assessment Reading: Word Analysis, Vocabulary, and Fluency Directions: Read the sentence and find the correct answer.

1. Her family’s job was hauling hay and other food for the animals. What does the word hauling mean? a. picking up b. delivering c. making d. pulling or carrying

2. Anna’s mother sewed a long thin strip of cloth around the outside of the quilt to make a border. What is a border? a. edge b. center c. stuffing d. shape

3. Anna’s mother has sewn many clothes for her family. What does the word sewn mean? a. passed thread through the eye of a needle b. fastened with stitches using a needle and thread c. a coming together of people d. leftover bits of cloth

4. Their grandmother took pleasure at every family gathering to tell the story of the quilt. What does the word gathering mean? a. a part that forms the outside edge of something b. small, thin tools used for sewing c. leftover bits of cloth d. a coming together of people

5. The men and the women celebrated and danced separately. What does the word separately mean? a. altogether at once b. not together; apart c. under the huppa d. together at the wedding

6. Anna and her family made artificial flowers and sold them at the markets. What does the word artificial mean? a. red b. beautiful c. fake d. rose pedal

Reading: Comprehension Directions: Read each question. Choose the best answer.

7. Why does Anna’s mother want to make a special quilt? a. to have something to pass on to her grandchildren b. so she can spend more time with the neighbor ladies c. to help her family remember loved ones still in Russia d. because she must use up all the old clothes in her basket

8. How does the author feel about her family? a. She believes they should forget the past. b. She thinks they are very special. c. She hopes they move back to Russia. d. She does not want to share their story.

9. Where is the author’s family originally from? a. New York b. England c. Russia d. Japan

10. What is hand-made to help remember the family left behind? a. superhero cape b. tablecloth c. pillow d. quilt

11. A wedding huppa is similar to what? a. canopy b. tablecloth c. rug d. dress

12. What was used to make the quilt? a. superhero capes b. old clothes c. baby blankets d. tablecloths

13. Why did Anna’s mother start the tradition of the Keeping Quilt? a. To have a way for her family to remember their home and family in Russia. b. They needed a quilt to stay warm at night. c. She needed to use up leftover scraps of material. d. She liked to sew.

14. Why does the author call the quilt the Keeping Quilt? a. It is old. b. It keeps her family history alive. c. She wants to keep it forever. d. Her grandmother told her she had to keep it.