Hester Street Story Assessment
Grade 3 • Reading Check Modified Large Print
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The Castle on Hester Street
Story Elements & Tall Tales Knowledge Check
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Who Said It? (Grandpa Moishe or Grandma Rachel)
Read each clue. Color the bubble for the character who told that story.
A. "I came to America in a golden carriage pulled by two white horses!"
Moishe Rachel
B. "He did not have a carriage! He came on a crowded, rocky boat."
Moishe Rachel
C. "We pushed a heavy cart all day and sold shiny buttons and thread."
Moishe Rachel
2
Story Elements Check
Fill in the circle next to the best answer.
1. Where is the real setting of this story?
A royal king's palace in a faraway forest
The busy streets of New York City (Lower East Side)
A quiet farm with horses and cows
2. Why does Grandpa Moishe call their home a "castle"?
It had gold walls, tall towers, and stone gates
He loved his family and felt rich with love and freedom
The president gave him a royal mansion
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Part 2 Vocabulary & Sequencing
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3
Vocabulary Power
Pick the best word from the Word Bank to complete each sentence.
Immigrant Pushcart Tenement
1. A person who travels to move and live in a new country is an .
2. Moishe sold buttons, pickles, and dry goods from a wooden .
3. Many immigrant families lived in an apartment building called a .
4
Put the Story in Order
Write 1 (First), 2 (Next), and 3 (Last) in the boxes.
Grandpa and Grandma work hard selling goods and make a warm home with family.
Moishe leaves his homeland and travels on a crowded ship across the ocean.
Moishe arrives at Hester Street and buys a pushcart to start working.
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Big Idea Reflection
What was the real treasure that Grandpa Moishe found in America?
Sentence Starter: The real treasure was...
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