1. Grandfather’s Journey
Test Review

2. Vocabulary
The children were amazed that they did not have homework yesterday.
Surprised
Fooled

3. Answer
The children were amazed that they did not have homework yesterday.
Surprised

4. Vocabulary The teacher’s instruction bewildered the students. aided
confused

5. Answer
The teacher’s instruction bewildered the students.
b. confused

6. Vocabulary Grandfather would like to travel back to his homeland.
Clubhouse
Native country

7. Answer b. Native country
Grandfather would like to travel back to his homeland.
b. Native country

8. Vocabulary
Mike longed to travel to Disney World.
Wanted
Expected

9. Answer
Mike longed to travel to Disney World.
Wanted

10. Vocabulary
Sandy looked up at the towering skyscraper.
High
modern

11. Answer
Sandy looked up at the towering skyscraper.
High

12. Vocabulary
Tim built a sculpture made out of clay.
statue
chair

13. Answer
Tim built a sculpture made out of clay.
statue

14. Vocabulary
The ocean water was still.
calm
direct

15. Answer
The ocean water was still.
calm

16. Comprehension What happened first in the story?
The author’s Grandfather traveled in the United States.
The author’s Grandfather got married.

17. Comprehension What happened first in the story?
The author’s Grandfather traveled in the United States.

18. Comprehension
Why was Grandfather both bewildered and amazed by the sights of North America?
Grandfather never seen the mountains before.
The US was much different from Japan.

19. Comprehension
b. The US was much different from Japan.

20. Comprehension
Which detail suggests that the author’s grandfather liked his trip through North America?
He never thought of traveling home.
He walked for ever.

21. Comprehension
He never thought of traveling home.

22. Comprehension
Why was the village not a good place for Grandfather to raise his daughter?
It was not safe.
It was small and quiet.

23. Comprehension
b. It was small and quiet.

24. Comprehension Why did Grandfather raise songbirds?
To make him not miss home.
To sell to travelers.

25. Comprehension
To make him not miss home.

26. Comprehension
When did Grandfather return to his native (childhood) village to live for the last time?
Before he left Japan.
After the war.

27. Comprehension
b. After the war.

28. Comprehension
Why was California Grandfather’s favorite place to visit?
Mountains and Rivers reminded him of Japan.
He met really nice people from different cultures.

29. Comprehension
Mountains and Rivers reminded him of Japan.

30. Comprehension What happened last? Grandfather visited California.
The author missed his old friends.

31. Comprehension
The author missed his old friends.

32. Comprehension When did the author write this story?
After his grandfather passed away.
During the war.

33. After his grandfather passed away.
Comprehension
After his grandfather passed away.

34. Comprehension
The title of this story is Grandfather’s Journey. Why is this a good title for the story even though only the beginning is about the trip?
The journey affected the grandfather and the author’s lives.
The journey gave the grandfather a chance to see new things.

35. Comprehension
The journey affected the grandfather and the author’s lives.

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