Thomas

I met with Thomas' teacher this week and we both chuckled when she brought up a reading comprehension test the Thomas recently took. It was a multiple choice test where he was to fill in the bubble next to the correct answer. He got all 20 questions correct, but apparently Thomas didn't read the directions because this is what his test looked like. The letters A-D were the bubbles. Thomas' notes are in RED...

According to the selection, what was the reason the Pilgrims did NOT have regular meals when they first came to America?

A. There was not enough food. -No way

B. They had a lot of work to do. -Yes

C. They were too cold to sit and eat. - Only in winter

D. Tables had not been invented yet. -Silly-but true

What is the MAIN idea in the paragraphs 11 and 12?

A. Buffalo horns made the best spoons. - uhh-NO!

B. Spoons were first made from clamshells.- funny-but true.

C. Pewter and silver spoons were very valuable. - Nuh-uh!

D. Spoons were made from many different materials. -YES!

Which of the following sentences BEST describes the main idea of paragraph 20?

A. Scratching fleas was common. - no

B. It was rude to have lice or fleas. -funny

C. Scratching at the table was bad manners. -Yes!

D. It was impolite to share food if you had fleas. -very funny

According to the selection, which of the following was MOST necessary for eating in colonial days?

A. a fork- the opposite!

B. a chair- NO!

C. a barrel- I don't think so!

D. a spoon- Yes

Based on the selection, how did Pilgrims put salt on their food?

A. with a knife- YES!

B. with a salt shaker- Laugh!

C. by dipping food into the salt- the opposite

D. by dipping their fingers into the salt- NNOO!

In the selection, if a Pilgrim family had only one chair, who would sit in it at mealtime?

A. the father- Yes

B. the mother- No

C. the oldest son- Maybe so! -(no)

D. the youngest child- No-way!