Practice good citizenship while planning a county fair booth.
Answer Key
Listen to the story
Listen as your teacher reads the story. Then answer the questions.
The Class Booth
Ms. Chen's class is getting ready for the county fair. The class will choose one song for its booth. Ava, Ben, and Noor each suggest a song. Ms. Chen gives each child one turn to speak. The children listen, then each child gets one vote. They share crayons and paper to make a sign. Noor tells the truth when she accidentally tears the paper. Ben helps tape it. The class chooses the song with the most votes, and everyone helps practice.
1.
Why does Ms. Chen give each child one turn to speak?
○A.The sign can be made without paper.
●B.Each child can share an idea.
○C.One child can choose the song.
○D.The class can skip the ideas.
2.
What is fair about the class vote?
○A.Ms. Chen picks the song for the class.
○B.Ben chooses because he tapes the sign.
○C.The first speaker gets two votes.
●D.Each child gets one vote.
3.
Circle the two details that show sharing or helping in the story.
The children share crayons and paper.Noor tears the paper by accident.Ben helps tape the torn paper.Ava suggests a song.
4.
Noor accidentally tears the sign paper. What is a good choice?
●A.Tell the truth and ask for help.
○B.Hide the torn paper.
○C.Say another child tore it.
○D.Leave the sign unfinished.
5.
Why is sharing crayons and paper helpful?
○A.The class chooses a song before suggestions.
○B.The booth needs fewer children.
●C.More children can help make the sign.
○D.Noor does not need to tell the truth.
Make good choices
Think about what a good citizen could do at school.
6.
There is one basket of colored pencils for a class booth. What is a fair choice?
○A.Hide the basket.
●B.Use some pencils, then pass the basket.
○C.Take the basket home.
○D.Let the quickest child use them.
7.
A child has had a turn at the booth game. Another child is waiting. What is fair?
○A.Have no more turns.
○B.Let the same child go again.
○C.Put the game away.
●D.Let the waiting child have the next turn.
8.
During a class vote, a child notices two vote cards stuck together. What should the child do?
○A.Keep quiet so the count ends.
○B.Hide the cards and pick a song.
●C.Tell the teacher so the cards can be counted carefully.
○D.Say the count is fine without checking.
9.
Which two actions show helping at the class booth?
●A.Hold a sign while a classmate uses both hands.
○B.Leave scraps where someone may trip.
●C.Invite a child who is alone to join practice.
○D.Take the only chair for yourself.
10.
A classmate has an idea for the fair song but feels shy. What could you do to help the class make a fair choice?
I could invite the classmate to share the idea and give the classmate a turn to speak.
