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The Last Water Can Differentiated Quiz
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The Last Water Can Differentiated Quiz
Read the passage and use its details to answer all 10 questions. Questions move from recall to deeper thinking. Write in complete sentences when asked. Total: 20 marks.
Read the passage
The supply cart rattled across the dry lake bed, stopping beside the rows of tents. Mara counted the water cans: eleven, one for each camper. Then she noticed the final can had a split seam. A thin stream was running into the dust.
“Don’t tell anyone yet,” said Eli, the newest camper. He held up a dented metal cup. “We can catch what’s left and share it.”
Mara looked toward the raised platform, where the camp supervisor was checking names on a clipboard. The rule was simple: each camper received one full can, and no one was allowed to take another person’s share. The rule sounded fair, but a broken can meant someone would get less.
Mara and Eli hurried to the shade of a canvas shelter. They set the leaking can upright and caught the drops in the cup. It was not much. Eli suggested dividing the water into equal sips, but Mara shook her head. “We should tell the supervisor. If we hide it, the person assigned this can may be blamed for taking too little.”
At the platform, the supervisor frowned when they explained. Before she could answer, a gust of wind swept the clipboard from her hands. It skidded across the hard ground toward a shallow ditch. Eli sprinted after it and caught it just before it slid in. On the clipboard, the supervisor found the note that the repair crew had left: one spare can was stored beside the kitchen tent.
The supervisor fetched it. The campers each received their share, and the leaking can was set aside for repair. Later, Eli admitted he had been afraid of getting into trouble. Mara said, “Asking for help was better than pretending nothing was wrong.”
That evening, the two campers filled the repaired can together. It was a small job, but neither of them had to do it alone.
Understand the events
Find answers directly in the passage.
1.What was wrong with the final water can, and what could happen because of it?
2.Why did Mara decide they should tell the supervisor about the leaking can?
- She wanted the supervisor to punish Eli.
- She worried the person assigned the can might be blamed for receiving too little.
- She wanted to stop the repair crew from coming.
- She thought the campers should drink from the ditch.
3.Eli caught the clipboard before it slid into the shallow ditch. Write true or false, then support your answer with a detail from the passage.
TrueFalse
4.Number these events from 1 to 4 in the order they happen: the supervisor finds a note about the spare can; Mara and Eli notice the leak; Eli catches the clipboard; the campers receive their shares.
Read between the lines
Use clues in the passage to explain your thinking.
5.What does Eli's decision to catch the clipboard suggest about him? Use one detail from the passage to support your answer.
6.The passage says the clipboard “skidded across the hard ground.” What does “skidded” most nearly mean here?
- Moved suddenly while sliding
- Broke into several pieces
- Rose high into the air
- Stopped without moving
7.How did Eli's actions help the supervisor solve the water problem?
Explain and evaluate
Support your ideas with details from the passage.
8.Which idea is best supported by the passage? Explain how one event supports it.
- Honesty and cooperation can help solve a problem.
- Rules should always be ignored.
- People should avoid helping others.
- Small problems never need attention.
9.How are Mara and Eli's first reactions to the leak different? Include a detail about each character.
10.Do you agree that telling the truth was more useful than hiding the leak? Write a short paragraph with a clear opinion and at least two details from the passage.
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