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Pickles Goes Home: Evidence from a Short Play

Read an original play about taking the class guinea pig home, then use lines and stage directions as evidence about character and theme.

Grade 5ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.5.9.a

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use lines and stage directions from a play as evidence about a character.
  • Students choose evidence that shows how a character changes over a play.
  • Students write about a play's theme using quotes from the script.

How to use

Have small groups read the play aloud in parts first, then answer the questions on their own. Ask students to point to the line number for each piece of evidence they use.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.5.9.a

Draw evidence from literature to support analysis, reflection, and research, applying grade 5 reading standards to stories, dramas, and poems.

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Pickles Goes Home: Evidence from a Short Play

Use lines and stage directions from a play to support your ideas.

Read the play

Read the play. The lines are numbered. Words in parentheses are stage directions.

Pickles Goes Home

1Characters: Jun, Daniela, Ms. Okafor (their teacher), Grandma Kim. Scene 1: Friday afternoon in Room 12. A guinea pig named Pickles sits in a cage by the window.

2MS. OKAFOR: Who would like to take Pickles home for the weekend?

3JUN: (waving his hand high) Me! I've read the whole care sheet twice. I don't need any help.

4DANIELA: (quietly) I have two guinea pigs at home. I could give you some tips.

5JUN: Thanks, but I've got it. Pickles will be fine.

6MS. OKAFOR: (handing Jun the care sheet) Then Pickles is yours until Monday, Jun. Remember, a new place can feel strange to a small animal.

7Scene 2: Saturday morning in Jun's kitchen. The cage sits on the counter next to a loud blender.

8GRANDMA KIM: (frowning at the cage) Jun, your little friend has not come out of her wooden hut all morning.

9JUN: (pacing) I gave her fresh hay and water, just like the sheet says. I even put her right here so I can talk to her while I eat. Why won't she come out?

10GRANDMA KIM: Maybe you should ask someone who knows guinea pigs.

11JUN: (sighing) Daniela offered to help. I told her I didn't need it. (He stares at the phone for a long moment, then picks it up.)

12Scene 3: A few minutes later. Jun is on the phone with Daniela.

13DANIELA: Is the cage near anything loud? Guinea pigs get nervous around sudden noises. Try a quiet corner, and cover part of the cage with a towel so she has a shady spot.

14JUN: (carrying the cage to the den) The blender! Grandma makes smoothies every morning. (He drapes a towel over one end of the cage.) Thanks, Daniela. I should have listened yesterday.

15Scene 4: Monday morning in Room 12.

16MS. OKAFOR: How was Pickles's weekend?

17JUN: She hid at first, but by Saturday night she was eating and squeaking. Daniela helped me figure out what was wrong. (He turns to Daniela.) Do you want to take Pickles home next weekend? You know more than any care sheet.

18DANIELA: (smiling) Only if you come over and help.

Find the evidence

Use the play to answer each question.

1.
Claim: In Scene 1, Jun is too sure of himself. Which quote best supports this claim?
  • A. "Who would like to take Pickles home for the weekend?"
  • B. "I have two guinea pigs at home."
  • C. "Remember, a new place can feel strange to a small animal."
  • D. "I've read the whole care sheet twice. I don't need any help."
2.
Read line 9 again. Underline the sentence that tells what Jun did that made Pickles nervous.

I gave her fresh hay and water, just like the sheet says.I even put her right here so I can talk to her while I eat.Why won't she come out?

3.
What finally leads Jun to call Daniela in Scene 2?
  • A. Ms. Okafor phones to check on Pickles.
  • B. Daniela calls to ask how Pickles is doing.
  • C. Grandma Kim says he should ask for help.
  • D. Pickles gets out of her cage in the kitchen.
4.
Sort the evidence. Does each quote show Jun turning down help or accepting help?
"Thanks, Daniela. I should have listened yesterday.""Thanks, but I've got it."(He stares at the phone for a long moment, then picks it up.)"Daniela helped me figure out what was wrong.""I don't need any help."
Turning down helpAccepting help
5.
Match each stage direction to what it shows about a character.
  1. (waving his hand high) in line 3
  2. (He stares at the phone for a long moment, then picks it up.) in line 11
  3. (smiling) in line 18
  1. A. Daniela is happy to work with Jun.
  2. B. Jun finds it hard to admit he needs help.
  3. C. Jun is eager to take the class pet home.

Use the evidence

Answer each question. Use exact words from the play when you quote.

6.
In line 6, Ms. Okafor says, "a new place can feel strange to a small animal." Which event later in the play shows she was right?
  • A. Grandma Kim makes smoothies every morning.
  • B. Pickles stays inside her wooden hut all morning.
  • C. Jun asks Daniela to take Pickles next weekend.
  • D. Jun gives Pickles fresh hay and water on Saturday.
7.
Which theme do lines 11, 14 and 17 best support?
  • A. A care sheet matters more than a friend's advice.
  • B. Class pets should live with the student who knows most.
  • C. Asking for help can be a smart choice, not a weak one.
  • D. Grandparents give the best advice about pets.
8.
Write the two missing words from what Jun says about Daniela in line 17.

"You know more than any  ."

9.
How does Jun change from Scene 1 to Scene 4? Write a short paragraph. Use one quote from Scene 1 and one quote from Scene 3 or Scene 4.
10.
Daniela's last line is "Only if you come over and help." What does this line show about Daniela? Support your answer with evidence from the play.

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