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Grade 5 Problem and Solution CCSS: RL.5.3
Which type of conflict is exhibited when a football player makes a tackle?
  1. person vs person
  2. person vs nature
  3. person vs society
  4. person vs technology
Grade 5 Problem and Solution CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.5.2
Wendell Waited
by John J. Bonk

Wendell just waited.
He constantly waited.
He waited for winter to melt into spring,
for grass to grow,
for birds to sing.
It sprang,
It grew,
They sang, they flew.
Then Wendell sat waiting for winter anew.

Wendell still waited.
Impatiently waited.
He ate from his plate, gaining weight as he waited.
He waited for someone to hand him a prize,
to scratch his back,
to bake his pies.
No prize,
No pies,
No big surprise.
But Wendell kept waiting with wonder and whys.

What would best solve Wendell's main problem?
  1. being more careful when winter comes
  2. learning to appreciate the present time
  3. having spring arrive sooner than expected
  4. receiving a prize from someone
Grade 5 Problem and Solution CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.5.2

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What was the problem in this story?
  1. It was very cold during the winter.
  2. The little boy's mother was sick.
  3. The flowers were still sleeping.
  4. It was the beginning of spring.
Grade 5 Problem and Solution CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.5.5
In order to survive, the Plains Indians drew upon all of their skills and intelligence to hunt and make use of the buffalo. Once conquered, the buffalo provided hides that were used for clothing and moccasins. The pelts of the buffalo necks were used to make shields and bellies became cooking vessels. The bones were used as tools and the ribs became sleds. The bones and hair became toys and ornaments for headdresses and clothing. Life during the harsh winters became bearable for the Indians when they solved their problem with the help of the buffalo.
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What was Noah's problem?
  1. He had to build an ark.
  2. He needed all of the trees cut down.
  3. He had too many animals to care for.
  4. He could not find an ax to cut down the tree.
Grade 5 Problem and Solution

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Noah said Paul Bunyan worked at a snail's pace. This made Paul Bunyan
  1. work slower.
  2. work faster.
  3. quit the job.
  4. hire more help.
Grade 5 Problem and Solution CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.5.2

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How did the main character try to solve the problem?
  1. He woke up the birds and the flowers.
  2. He sold flowers to earn money to buy food.
  3. He asked a doctor to come look at his mother.
  4. He called his father away from work.
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In the poem "The Wind," what is the speaker's problem?
  1. He cannot see the wind.
  2. He cannot feel the wind.
  3. The wind is making a lot of noise.
  4. The wind has blown his hat away.
Grade 5 Problem and Solution
Wendell Waited

by John J. Bonk

Wendell just waited.
He constantly waited.
Uncheerily, drearily, wearily waited.
He waited for winter to melt into spring,
for grass to grow,
for birds to sing.
It sprang,
It grew,
They sang, they flew.
Then Wendell sat waiting for winter anew.
Wendell still waited.
Impatiently waited.
He ate from his plate, gaining weight as he waited.
He waited for someone to hand him a prize,
to scratch his back,
to bake his pies.
No prize,
No pies,
No big surprise.
But Wendell kept waiting with wonder and whys.

Wendell Waited by John J. Bonk, from Cricket Magazine, January 2007, copyright © 2007 by John J. Bonk. Used by permission of Cricket Magazine Group.

After reading the above poem, what would best solve Wendell's main problem?