Little House on the Prairie Reading and Language Skills AssessmentChapter 19 & 20

Make an inference from the sentence and choose what season of the year it is in the story.

‘The days were short and cold.’
1. summer
2. midnight
3. noon
4. winter
Why did Pa say that Mr. Edwards was not able to come to Christmas dinner?
1. It was too dangerous to cross the creek since it was rising.
2. It was too dangerous to cross the creek since it was frozen.
3. Mr. Edwards had no horses to ride since he had sold them.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. “did you see Santa Claus?” she shouted.
2. “Did you see santa claus?” she shouted.
3. Did you see Santa Claus? “she shouted.”
4. “Did you see Santa Claus?” she shouted.
“I am surely acquainted with them,” Mr. Edwards replied.

What resource would have a definition or meaning for the word acquainted?
1. atlas
2. dictionary
3. thesaurus
4. encyclopedia
Where did Mr. Edwards say he met Santa Claus?
1. Verdigris River
2. Independence
3. by the creek
What would be another good title for Chapter 19, “Santa Claus”?
1. “Mr. Edwards Saves Christmas”
2. “Ma’s Sweet Potatoes”
3. “Creek Crossing”
Complete the graphic organizer.
1. wool socks
2. red mittens
3. stick of peppermint candy
4. snow boots
What types of clouds were in the sky as described in the following sentences?

Clouds hung low above the little house and spread low and far over the bleak prairie. Rain fell, and sometimes snow was driven on the wind.
1. cirrus
2. cumulus
3. stratus
4. cumulonimbus
When Ma and Pa were lying in bed and heard the loud scream, who did they think made it?
1. Mr. Edwards
2. Jack
3. a panther
4. someone at the Scott’s house
What is the subject of the following sentence?

They stood by the fire and listened.
1. They
2. stood
3. by
4. fire
From the details in the story, how was Pa feeling?

Suddenly fists pounded on the door, and Pa shouted: “Let me in! Quick, Caroline!”
1. cold
2. scared
3. tired
4. angry
What kind of noun is bootjack?
1. plural
2. person
3. place
4. thing
What was NOT and effect of the panther coming near Laura’s home?
1. Pa walked to the Scott’s house in the middle of the night.
2. Pa killed a panther.
3. Mary and Laura could not play outside until the panther was dead.
4. Pa hunted the panther.
If you wanted to hear the sound of a panther scream, what resource would you use?
1. an audio CD of wild animal sounds
2. an article in an encyclopedia on panthers
3. website on animals that live in polar climates
Which sentence is an opinion?
1. The girls did not play outside until the panther was killed.
2. All panthers should be killed.
3. The Indians were worried about the dangerous panther too.
The following sentence is not written correctly since it has a double negative. Which words are negative words?

He hadn’t never heard anything like it before.
1. He, hadn’t
2. hadn’t, never
3. never, heard
4. heard, anything
Who killed the panther?
1. an Indian
2. Mr. Scott
3. Pa
4. Mr. Edwards

Little House on the Prairie
Reading and Language Skills Assessment
Chapter 19 & 20

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