1. Comprehension and Vocabulary
Marvin
Comprehension and Vocabulary

2. Vocabulary
Another word for immense is…
Ancient
Enormous
shallow

3. Answer
Enormous

4. Vocabulary
A grizzly is what type of animal?
Bear
Tiger
fox

5. Answer
Bear

6. Vocabulary The secretary takes care of the payroll.
a. record of customers and their orders.
b. database of shipping companies and their routes.
c. list of employees and their salaries.

7. Answer
c. list of employees and their salaries.

8. Vocabulary
Happy is to Glad as Dismay is to…
Courage
Worry
surprise

9. Answer
Worry

10. Vocabulary
A cord is…
Gallon of gas
Pound of meat
Amount of firewood

11. Answer
Amount of firewood

12. Comprehension Which sentence is an opinion?
The lumberjacks walked in the moonlight.
The men looked like a pack of grizzly bears.
Marven Lasky went to the camp to work as a bookkeeper.

13. The men looked like a pack of grizzly bears.
Answer
The men looked like a pack of grizzly bears.

14. Comprehension
Why did Marven want to say a broche, or blessing, on his first morning?

15. He did not want to have to wake the lumberjacks.
Answer
He did not want to have to wake the lumberjacks.

16. Comprehension Why did the author describe the lumberjacks dancing?
To introduce each of the men to Marven.
To explain why the men could not wake up in the morning.
To show what the men did for entertainment.

17. To show what the men did for entertainment.
Answer
To show what the men did for entertainment.

18. Comprehension Because Maven was Jewish, he was not allowed to eat…
Baked goods
Meat with dairy products
Beef products such as steak

19. Answer
Meat with dairy products

20. Comprehension
The author showed that Marven was intelligent by telling that he…
Enjoyed watching the lumberjacks dance.
Went skiing when he finished his work early.
Made up a system for paying the men

21. Answer
Made up a system for paying the men

22. Comprehension Which event from the selection happened first?
Marven arrived at the logging camp.
Marven’s family moved to the United States.
The lumberjacks danced to fiddle music.

23. Answer
Marven’s family moved to the United States.

24. Comprehension Which of the following is an opinion?
Jean Louis wiped the tear from Marven’s face.
Jean Louis spoke French and English.
Jean Louis had a laugh that was as powerful as his ax.

25. Answer
Jean Louis had a laugh that was as powerful as his ax.

26. Comprehension Which of these is a main idea from this selection?
a. Marven’s home was in Duluth.
b. There were bearskins on the beds.
c. Lumberjacks cut wood for a living.

27. Answer
c. Lumberjacks cut wood for a living.

28. Comprehension
Which word best describes how Marven probably felt when he returned to the camp with Jean Louis and the other men?
Excited
Cheerful
Nervous
depressed

29. Answer
Cheerful

30. Comprehension
How was Marven’s life in Duluth like his life at the lumber camp?

31. He used skis to get around in the snow.
Answer
He used skis to get around in the snow.

32. Comprehension
Which detail from the selection best supports the main idea that Marven is good at doing things on his own?
He went skiing in the woods.
He organized the payroll.
He thought Jean Louis was a bear.

33. He organized the payroll.
Answer
He organized the payroll.

34. Comprehension
The author stated that Marven “always had a good head for figures.” What does this mean?
Marven was good at math.
Marven had and excellent memory.
Marven could draw well.

35. Answer
Marven was good at math.

36. Good Luck with your test!
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