Little House on the Prairie Reading and Language Skills Assessment

How long did Pa plan to be gone when he went to town?
1. 2 weeks
2. 6 months
3. 24 hours
4. 4 days
What would be another good title for this chapter, “Pa Goes to Town”?
1. The Good Neighbor
2. Waiting for Pa’s Return
3. Silly Dog, Jack
4. Gifts from Independence
“Before dawn Pa went away.”

What time of day did Pa leave?
1. 12:00 midnight
2. just before the sun came up
3. dusk
4. 6:00 PM
Why did Mr. Edwards come over to Laura’s house while Pa was gone?
1. Pa had asked him to check on the family to see if they were safe.
2. He wanted Ma to fix him dinner.
3. He planned to take Laura and Mary fishing.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences?

People told him he had better wait until the storm passed. He wanted to get home.
1. People told him he had better wait until the storm passed, he wanted to get home.
2. People told him he had better wait until the storm passed, so he wanted to get home.
3. People told him he had better wait. Until the storm passed, he wanted to get home.
4. People told him he had better wait until the storm passed, but he wanted to get home.
He was so cold that coldness came through Laura’s nightgown.

This sentence MOST appeals to the sense of
1. sight
2. touch
3. smell
4. taste
Suddenly her eyes opened and she saw Pa standing by the fire. She jumped out of bed shouting, “Oh Pa! Pa!”

How did Laura feel when she said these words?
1. angry
2. scared
3. confused
4. happy
Choose the correct spelling of the word for the sentence.

“And _______camps down among the bluffs are peaceable enough,” said Pa.
1. there
2. they’re
3. their
Why didn’t Pa talk to the Indian that came into his house?
1. Pa didn’t like to talk with strangers.
2. Pa did not speak the same language.
3. Pa was angry.
Why did Pa start putting Jack on a chain?
1. Pa was afraid the Indians might shoot him if Pa weren’t around to stop it.
2. He thought Jack might run away and find a new home.
3. Laura asked him to chain Jack to protect Mr. Edwards.
Choose the correct spelling of the word for the sentence.

Horse __________had stolen Mr. Edward’s horses.
1. thieves
2. thiefs
3. thiefes
4. thievs
Pa planned to sell the furs for_____________________?
1. money
2. sugar
3. a plow and seeds
4. Pa’s gun
What sentence from the story leads to the inference that Ma was frightened when the Indians came into their home?
1. “Well,” Ma said, smiling, “I’m thankful they didn’t take the plow and seeds.”
2. She hugged Mary and Laura close to her, and Laura felt Ma’s heart beating.
3. “The plow and all our seeds for next year are in that bundle of furs,” said Ma.
Choose the correct spelling of the word for the sentence.

One of them looked through _______ cupboard and took all the cornbread.
1. Ma’s
2. Mas’
3. Mas
4. ma’s
According to the details in the story, why will the Indians need to leave and move west?
1. They will follow the buffalo.
2. They don’t like the white people.
3. The government is making them move.
Choose the compound word in the following sentence.

He stretched the skins on the outside of the house and carefully tacked them there to dry.
1. stretched
2. of
3. carefully
4. outside
If you wanted to find information about the culture of the Plains Indians what would be the best resource?
1. dictionary
2. encyclopedia
3. thesaurus
4. atlas

Little House on the Prairie
Reading and Language Skills Assessment_
Chapter 17 & 18

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Little House on the Prairie Reading and Language Skills Assessment_Chapter 17 & 18

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Little House on the Prairie
Reading and Language Skills Assessment_
Chapter 17 & 18