¶ 3 "Like the elderberry tarts Mama baked last harvest?" Pip squeaked with delight, adjusting his miniature berry basket. "The whole burrow will celebrate once our winter pantry shelves are stacked with berry pots."
¶ 4 Old Grumpy Toad popped his head out from beneath a flat garden paver. "Two tiny mice picking highland thorns?" Grumpy croaked with a heavy sigh. "You'll prick your paws and drop your baskets in the briars before noon."
¶ 5 "Watch us, Grumpy," Pip squeaked proudly, strapping his wicker basket securely to his belt. "Our paws are quick and our berry team is ready. We'll have twelve sweet cups stored away before the sun touches the treetops!"
Text 2 Setting: Stone garden wall & Sunny Ridge blackberry thicket
Text 2 Goal: Harvest twelve cups of wild blackberries for the winter festival
Arizona English Language Arts Standards: 3.RL.9 & 3.RL.1 Page 1 of 2 (Proceed to Practice Questions on Page 2)
PRACTICE CHECK • ARIZONA STANDARD 3.RL.9
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Compare and contrast plots, settings, and character actions written by Clara Vance.
AZ.3.RL.9: Compare & contrast plots, settings, and themes across series books
AZ.3.RL.1: Cite explicit text evidence
1 Which statement best describes how the plot is the same in both passages?
3.RL.9
A. The young animal characters set out on an urgent foraging mission to prepare food before winter and refuse to quit when doubted.
B. The animal characters get trapped inside an abandoned garden shed and have to dig a tunnel to escape.
C. The animals ask an older creature for flying lessons and invite them to become leader of their woodland club.
D. The characters search through the forest to help a lost baby rabbit return safely to its underground warren.
2 This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
3.RL.9 & 1
Part A: How does Barnaby's main goal in Text 1 contrast with Pip's goal in Text 2?
A. In Text 1, they repair a broken dam; in Text 2, they clear fallen leaves away from the garden gate.
B. In Text 1, they gather sixty acorns to stock their winter pantry; in Text 2, they harvest blackberries to glaze seeds for a festival.
C. In Text 1, they plan to hide from river otters; in Text 2, they challenge a garden toad to a jumping contest.
D. In Text 1, they build a hollow tree; in Text 2, they train river otters to perform acrobatic river tricks.
Part B (HOT TEXT): Which sentence from Text 2 provides explicit evidence of how the mice intend to use the blackberries? (Shade the box.)
[ "The winter winds are blowing from the north," he told his cousin Clover. ]
[ "If we want enough purple juice to glaze our roasted seeds for the winter festival, we must be extra gentle when we pick." ]
[ Old Grumpy Toad popped his head out from beneath a flat garden paver. ]
3 HOT TEXT: Select TWO sentences—one from Text 1 and one from Text 2—showing that the main animal hero refuses to give up when doubted.
3.RL.9
From Text 1:
[ Suki adjusted her woven grass satchel over her shoulder. ]
[ Barnaby stood up on his hind paws: "We aren't turning back, Oliver. We know every rock on the hill trail." ]
From Text 2:
[ Clover brushed dust off her soft whiskers and smoothed her little leaf hat. ]
[ "Watch us, Grumpy," Pip squeaked proudly, strapping his wicker basket securely to his belt. ]
4 This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
3.RL.9 & 1
Part A: Which statement contrasts the settings in Text 1 and Text 2?
A. Text 1 is set in a barnyard hen house, while Text 2 is set inside a farmer's vegetable cellar.
B. Text 1 is set in an icy mountain cave, while Text 2 is set across an open sandy desert beach.
C. Text 1 is set along a mossy creek and rocky oak hill, while Text 2 is set beside a garden wall and thorny berry thicket.
D. Text 1 is set in an old owl's hollow nest, while Text 2 is set underwater in a pond with lily pads.
Part B: Which pair of details from the texts best provides evidence for the answer in Part A?
A. The woven grass satchel (Text 1) and the miniature leaf hat (Text 2).
B. The sixty golden acorns (Text 1) and the twelve cups of blackberries (Text 2).
C. Oliver hooting scornfully (Text 1) and Grumpy Toad sighing heavily (Text 2).
D. The mossy fallen log by the creek (Text 1) and the stone wall and Sunny Ridge thicket (Text 2).
Arizona English Language Arts Standards: 3.RL.9 & 3.RL.1 Page 2 of 2 • Practice Worksheet Complete
