Little House on the PrairieReading and Language Skills AssessmentChapter 21 & 22

At the beginning of the chapter, Pa was leaving for town to buy
1. plow and seeds
2. a cow
3. a new gun for hunting
4. dishes for Ma
What is the main idea of the chapter, “Indian Jamboree”?
1. Jack can’t play with the girls anymore since he is chained.
2. The Indians visit Laura’s home again.
3. Ma is afraid of the Indians when Pa goes to town to buy supplies.
4. The government makes the Indians move to new territory.
What is the subject of the following sentence?

Laura and Mary play outdoors in the wild sweet weather.
1. Laura
2. Mary
3. Laura , Mary
4. outdoors
If you don’t know the meaning of jamboree, what resource would help you find the definition?
1. thesaurus
2. atlas
3. dictionary
4. encyclopedia
How do you know Ma was afraid of the Indians when she heard the jamboree?
1. She told the girls to come in from playing.
2. Ma sent Mary to get Mr. Edwards.
3. Ma went outside and stayed with the girls as they played.
4. Ma let Jack off the chain.
What did Pa bring the girls as a present from town?
1. crayons
2. combs
3. candy
4. books
What word rhymes with combs?
1. homes
2. crumb
3. thumb
4. hums
What is the best end punctuation for the following sentence?

How she shouted when she heard the wagon
1. .
2. ?
3. !
4. "
Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion?

The government needed to make the Indians move to new territory and let the settlers stay.
1. Fact
2. Opinion
What is the root or based word of the word unwrapped.
1. unwrap
2. wrapped
3. wrapp
4. wrap
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
1. The window shutters were closed, and the wind was moaning in the chimney.
2. The window shutters were closed, the wind was moaning in the chimney.
3. The window shutters were closed and the wind was moaning in the chimney.
What is the verb in the following sentence?

The shadows on the prairie were thin and brown.
1. The
2. shadows
3. on
4. were
Choose the correct word for the following sentence.

Big white shining clouds floated high up in clear space. __________ shadows floated over the prairie.
1. There
2. Their
3. They’re
4. They’are
Read the following sentence from the story and choose which word means almost the same as surly.

Indians often came to the house. Some were friendly, but some were surly and cross.
1. rude
2. sad
3. hungry
4. happy
Why were all the prairie animals running in fear across the prairie in Chapter 22?
1. The Indians were chasing them.
2. They were migrating north for the spring.
3. A prairie fire was spreading quickly across the prairie.
What did Mr. Edwards and Mr. Scott think had started the fire?
1. They thought lightning had started it.
2. They believed the Indians had started it to burn out the settlers.
3. They thought it had been started by someone’s campfire.
If we wanted to know more about prairie fires of the west, what resource would we use?
1. dictionary
2. thesaurus
3. atlas
4. encyclopedia
Why did Pa believe the Indian tribes were gathering together?
1. They were getting ready for their big spring buffalo hunt.
2. They were planning an attack on the settlers.
3. The tribes were planting gardens together near the bluffs.
4. They were moving west.

Little House on the Prairie
Reading and Language Skills Assessment
Chapter 21 & 22

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