Excerpt from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy told her friends good-bye, and again started
along the road of yellow brick. When she had gone
several miles she thought she would stop to rest, and so
climbed to the top of the fence beside the road and sat
down. There was a great cornfield beyond the fence,
and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on
a pole to keep the birds from the ripe com. Dorothy
leaned her chin upon her hand and gazed thoughtfully
at the Scarecrow. Its head was a small sack stuffed with
straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to
represent a face. An old, pointed blue hat, that had
belonged to some Munchkin, was perched on his head,
and the rest of the figure was a blue suit of clothes, worn
and faded, which had also been stuffed with straw. On
the feet were some old boots with blue tops, such as
every man wore in this country, and the figure was raised
above the stalks of corn by means of the pole stuck on its
back. While Dorothy was looking earnestly into the
strange, painted face of the Scarecrow, she was
surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her. She
thought she must have been mistaken at first, for none of
the scarecrows in Kansas ever wink; but presently the
figure nodded its head to her in a friendly way. Then she
climbed down from the fence and walked up to it, while
Toto ran around the pole and barked.
This question has two parts. First, answer
Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A: What can the reader
conclude about Dorothy?
She is scared by the sudden movement
of the scarecrow.
B She does not believe the scarecrow is
real.
She has never seen a scarecrow wink.
D She will not be friendly with the
scarecrow.
Part B: Select the detail that supports the
answer in Part A.
she was surprised to see one of the eyes
slowly wink at her. & She thought she must
have been mistaken at first, @ for none of
the scarecrows in Kansas ever wink; @ but
presently the figure nodded its head to her
in a friendly way.Excerpt from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy told her friends good-bye, and again started
along the road of yellow brick. When she had gone
several miles she thought she would stop to rest, and so
climbed to the top of the fence beside the road and sat
down. There was a great cornfield beyond the fence,
and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on
a pole to keep the birds from the ripe com. Dorothy
leaned her chin upon her hand and gazed thoughtfully
at the Scarecrow. Its head was a small sack stuffed with
straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to
represent a face. An old, pointed blue hat, that had
belonged to some Munchkin, was perched on his head,
and the rest of the figure was a blue suit of clothes, worn
and faded, which had also been stuffed with straw. On
the feet were some old boots with blue tops, such as
every man wore in this country, and the figure was raised
above the stalks of corn by means of the pole stuck on its
back. While Dorothy was looking earnestly into the
strange, painted face of the Scarecrow, she was
surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her. She
thought she must have been mistaken at first, for none of
the scarecrows in Kansas ever wink; but presently the
figure nodded its head to her in a friendly way. Then she
climbed down from the fence and walked up to it, while
Toto ran around the pole and barked.
This question has two parts. First, answer
Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A: What can the reader
conclude about Dorothy?
She is scared by the sudden movement
of the scarecrow.
B She does not believe the scarecrow is
real.
She has never seen a scarecrow wink.
D She will not be friendly with the
scarecrow.
Part B: Select the detail that supports the
answer in Part A.
she was surprised to see one of the eyes
slowly wink at her. & She thought she must
have been mistaken at first, @ for none of
the scarecrows in Kansas ever wink; @ but
presently the figure nodded its head to her
in a friendly way.
Short Answer: What inference can be
made about the scarecrow?1
Short Answer: What inference can be
made about the scarecrow?
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