Unit: The Art of Miss Chew | Lesson Type: Read-Aloud

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1. Who is Miss Chew?

A Patricias grandmother
B Patricias reading specialist
C Patricias substitute teacher
D Patricias art teacher

2. What does the book describe?

A how Miss Chew became an art teacher

B what Mr. Donovans father was like
C Patricias development as an artist
D drawings by the other students in Patricias art class

3. Patricias painting is chosen to be part of the Spring Art Show.

What conclusion does this statement support?

A Patricia has trouble taking tests.

B Patricia likes being in Mr. Donovans class.
C Patricias classmates hand in one or two sketches to Miss Chew.
D Patricia is a talented artist.

4. What does Miss Chew mean when she tells her students to see the saltshakers?

A Miss Chew means that they need to open their eyes.

B Miss Chew means that they need to look closely and carefully.
C Miss Chew means that they need to look in front of them and not out the window.
D Miss Chew means that they need to hold the saltshakers up to their face.

5. What is this book mainly about?

A the sketch Patricia makes of a bowl filled with apples

B why some people make better teachers than others
C how Miss Chew helps Patricia become an artist
D a high school art show and the paintings chosen to be in it
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 Unit: The Art of Miss Chew | Lesson Type: Read-Aloud

6. Read the following sentences and then answer the question below: When I opened
my gift, I caught my breath. It was one of Miss Chews painting smocks!

What does the phrase caught my breath show?

A Patricia is surprised and happy.

B Patricia is surprised and disappointed.
C Patricia is laughing very hard.
D Patricia is out of breath and tired.

7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Many people like Patricias art, _______ her classmates, Mr. Donovan, and Miss Chew.

A therefore
B however
C never
D including

8. Mr. Donovan thinks that Patricia is a talented artist.

What evidence was there in the text to support this conclusion?

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9. Explain whether people thought Patricia was a good artist before she had Miss Chew
for a teacher.

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10. Using evidence from the book, explain whether Patricia would have become an artist
even if she never had Miss Chew for a teacher.

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