Daily Quiz: The Polar Express 2/10
Trivia Challenge
If ferroequinology is the study of railways, especially those of locomotives, what is the name of someone who studies trains as a hobby?
A.) ferroequinologenian
B.) ferroequinologenius
C.) ferroequinologger
D.) ferroequinologist
MAP Test Practice
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
Reading Level
Interest Level: Grades K-3
Guided Reading: N
Lexile: 520L
Accelerated Reader Level: 3.8
MAP Reading RIT: 191-197
Reading
Read the passage:
It was wrapped in an apron of steam. Snowflakes fell lightly around it. A conductor stood at the open door of one of the cars. He took a large pocket watch from his vest, then looked up at my window. I put on my slippers and robe. I tiptoed downstairs and out the door.
“All aboard,” the conductor cried out. I ran up to him.
“Well,” he said, “are you coming?”
“Where?” I asked.
“Why, to the North Pole of course,” was his answer. “This is the Polar Express.”The word “it” in the first line and the word “this” in the last line are referring to the same noun. To what are these pronouns referring?
A.) a pocket watch
B.) a town
C.) a train
D.) an apron
Math
The conductor checks his pocket watch at every stop. When he arrives at the narrator’s house, it is 9:24 PM. The stop before this one was in the same time zone— just on a different continent. When the conductor last checked his watch, it was 8:57 PM. How much time has elapsed between the previous stop and the current stop?
A.) 0 hours 27 minutes
B.) 0 hours 33 minutes
C.) 1 hour 24 minutes
D.) 1 hour 33 minutes
Language Usage
In which sentence is an irregular past tense form of a verb used?
A.) A conductor stood at the open door of one of the cars.
B.) I tiptoed downstairs and out the door.
C.) All aboard.
D.) This is the Polar Express.
Writer’s Toolbox & Prompt of the Day
In the sentence below, which word is a conjunction?
I tiptoed downstairs and out the door.A.) I
B.) tiptoed
C.) and
D.) the
Prompt for Writers
Your train is waiting for a very important passenger. Who is this person? Do you know them or no? What would you do if you got the chance to dine with this person in the dinner car?
“‘Where?’ I asked.
‘Why, to the North Pole of course,’ was his answer. ‘This is the Polar Express.’”