<p> CHETS CREEK ELEMENTAY BENCHMARK COMPREHENSION ASSESSMENT</p><p>Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse– Level L Name ______</p><p>Directions: Read each question. Then bubble in the BEST answer.</p><p>1. Which sentence BEST tells what the story is mostly about? O a. A black mouse is in search of a purple pebble. O b. A lonely mouse is in search of a friend. O c. A toy mouse wanted to be a real mouse. O d. A real mouse wanted to be a lizard.</p><p>2. Read the following passage from the story.</p><p>Willy told him a sad story. It had been Annie’s birthday. There had been a party and everyone had brought a gift. “The next day,” Willy sighed, “many of the old toys were dumped in the box. We will all be thrown away.”</p><p>Willy was ______. O a. replaced O b. rewound O c. returned O d. repaired</p><p>3. Read the following passage from the story.</p><p>But when he was alone in the dark of his hideout, Alexander thought of Willy with envy. “Ah!” he sighed. “Why can’t I be a wind-up mouse like Willy and be cuddled and loved?”</p><p>Which of the following words mean the same as envy? O a. love O b. jealously O c. sadness O d. fear 4. Read the following passage from the story.</p><p>All Alexander wanted was a few crumbs and yet every time they saw him they would scream for help or chase him with a broom.</p><p>From the passage in the story you would PROBABLY agree that ______. O a. Mice are dangerous. O b. Mice are harmful. O c. People are afraid of mice. O d. People like a clean house.</p><p>5. Read the following sentence from the story.</p><p>All excited, he ran to the garden, the precious pebble tight in his arm.</p><p>The pebble was ______to Alexander. O a. hot O b. heavy O c. interesting O d. important</p><p>6. Read the following sentences from the story.</p><p>He told him of his adventures with brooms, flying saucers, and mousetraps. Willy talked about the penguin, the woolly bear, and mostly about Annie.</p><p>How were Alexander’s adventures DIFFERENT from Willy’s? O a. Alexander’s adventures were frightening and Willy’s were fun. O b. Alexander’s adventures were happy and Willy’s were sad. O c. Alexander’s adventures are dull and Willy’s were exciting. O d. Alexander and Billy’s adventures were lonely. 7. Why did the author write this story? O a. to explain to readers how to catch a mouse O b. to persuade readers to sweep up their crumbs O c. to inform readers about magic purple pebbles O d. to entertain readers with a story about friendship</p><p>8. What was the purpose of the purple pebble? O a. to make the lizard more colorful O b. to turn Willy into a real mouse O c. to change Alexander into a toy mouse O d. to feed the lizard</p><p>9.What happened AFTER the purple pebble disappeared? O a. The lizard disappeared. O b. Alexander sees a blinding light. O c. Alexander went to see if Willy was a real mouse. O d. Willy went to see if Alexander was a real mouse.</p><p>10.What caused Alexander to stop his wish to become a toy mouse? O a. He was afraid of Annie. O b. He did not want to be cuddled and loved. O c. Willy didn’t want to be his friend anymore. O d. Willy was being replaced by new toys. </p>