4th Grade Assessment – Unit 4: RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4

1. Question

Which sentence suggests that the Sun feels it is a bad idea to trust the Wampanoag people?

A. “ ‘I do not like those little people making faces at me,’ said the Sun one day.” (paragraph 2)
B. “So, when the next day came, the Sun did not rise up in the sky.” (paragraph 3)
C. “But as for those people on the other side of the world, I am not going there anymore.” paragraph 12)
D. “I do not think they will remember what they promised.” (paragraph 17)

2. Question

Which is the best summary of this story?

A. Maushop lives near the Wampanoag people. He goes to talk to the Sun on the other side of the world. The Sun calls Maushop his younger brother. Maushop is also friends with the spiders. The spiders weave a net for Maushop to use.
B. The Sun leaves the land of the Wampanoag people because he is not happy with them. When the Sun does not come back, the people turn to Maushop for help. He finds the Sun on the other side of the world and finds out why the Sun will not come back. When the people say they will change their ways, Maushop finds a way to get the Sun to return.
C. The Sun and Maushop are friends. When the Sun leaves the land of the Wampanoag people, they ask Maushop to help get the Sun to come back. Maushop makes two trips to the other side of the world.
D. When the Sun leaves the land of the Wampanoag people, they want him to come back. They need help to find out where the Sun went. Maushop agrees to go look for the Sun and tell him that the people want him to come back. Maushop is able to do this because he is a giant and can travel around the world quickly.

3. Question

Read these sentences from paragraph 23 of the story.

He grabbed the ends of the net in his hands, put it over his shoulder, and dragged the Sun back across the sky. Maushop was so strong that the Sun could not resist him.

What does the word “resist” mean in these lines?

A. offer to protect
B. shine back at
C. fight against
D. care for

4. Question

The Sun gets angry with the Wampanoag people because he thinks they are being

A. ungrateful
B. childish
C. unfair
D. cruel

5. Question

Which detail best supports the idea that Maushop cares for the Wampanoag?

A. “Maushop, the giant, had been sleeping, but the sound of many frightened voices woke him.” (paragraph 5)
B. “Maushop stood up from the place where he had been sleeping on the beach, just below the great cliffs at Gay Head.” (paragraph 7)
C. “Walking very carefully, so that he would not step on anyone in the darkness, Maushop went into the village.” (paragraph 7)
D. “ ‘Maushop,’ the people cried. ‘You must help us.’ ” (paragraph 8)