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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does it probably mean that Benjamin’s friends filled his pockets “with coppers?
They asked him to hold their stuff.
They gave him money to spend.
They were playing a prank on him, trying to get his pants to fall down.
They were trying to get him trouble.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did Benjamin buy the whistle?
He’d always wanted a whistle.
He loved its sound.
His parents asked him to buy it.
All his friends had one.
- 3. Multiple Choice
How does his mood change about the whistle?
He becomes frustrated with himself for spending all of his money on the whistle.
He becomes frustrated with the whistle because it breaks.
He becomes frustrated with his family for not appreciating the whistle.
He becomes frustrated with his friends for letting him buy it.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of this passage?
Benjamin should not have bought a whistle.
Don’t give for something more than it’s worth.
Whistles are dumb toys.
Boys shouldn’t be given money.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What would be an example of someone “giving too much for their whistle”?
eating too much cake when you’re not hungry
fishing in a shallow pond when you know the fish are scared
spending too much time on something that doesn’t matter
refusing to help your neighbor when they need it
- 6. Multiple Choice
Based on Benjamin’s story, what’s one inference we can make about him as a person?
He is boring.
He is important.
He always does his best.
He learns from his mistakes.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Based on the passage, what do you think a miser is?
Someone who doesn’t like to be comfortable
Someone who wants to be rich
Someone who wants to invest his money
Someone who digs underground for stones or minerals
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does Benjamin conclude about people who give too much for their whistle?
They are bad and dishonorable people, not to be trusted.
They are not that different from him; he has his own temptations.
They are stupid to make such obvious bad choices.
They are wise and virtuous
- 9. Multiple Choice
How do “The Whistle” and the paragraph about Franklin compare to each other?
The paragraph is biographical about Franklin, and “The Whistle” is a true story of one of his life experiences.
The paragraph is real, but “The Whistle” is fiction.
“The Whistle” is fact, and the paragraph is an opinion.
“The Whistle” gives us more facts to support the paragraph.
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