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Example of On My Own
What does a carpenter do?
1. A carpenter makes and repairs furniture. 2. A carpenter repairs cars. 3. A carpenter grows fruits and vegetables. 4. A carpenter cuts down trees.
This is an example of a question that can be answered using On My Own, since the description of a carpenter is never found in the text. You must draw on your own knowledge. |
Read the following passage: "A king!" my little readers will say immediately.
No, children, you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm.
I do not know how this really happened, yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter. His real name was Mastro Antonio, but everyone called him Mastro Cherry, for the tip of his nose was so round and red and shiny that it looked like a ripe cherry.
As soon as he saw that piece of wood, Mastro Cherry was filled with joy. Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself:
"This has come in the nick of time. I shall use it to make the leg of a table."
He grasped the hatchet quickly to peel off the bark and shape the wood. But as he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with arm uplifted, for he had heard a wee, little voice say in a beseeching tone: "Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!"
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4th Grade Reading
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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