Question

panning for gold
lucy and carla sloshed the sandy mixture around in the sieve. the water and grains of sand dripped through the holes of the mesh screen. they had already tried twenty pans, but they wanted to try one more.
all of a sudden, lucy shouted, \i found one! i found a nugget of gold!\
old charlie came running to creek where the girls kneeled at the edge.
ow, lets take a look-see here,\ drawled old charlie. \is it gold?\ asked lucy.
old charlie answered, \well, ladies, its glistens, for sure, but it aint real gold.\ old charlie pointed out the sharp edges on the sparkly mineral. \see how sharp those edges are? real gold has rounded edges. this heres fools gold.\
lucy and carla looked at each other. carla said, \i guess all that glitters is not gold!\

1. charlie’s dialogue helps the reader think that charlie —

a. is greedy
b. is good at riding horses
c. thinks the girls are foolish looking for gold
d. might be from the old west

1. read the following sentences: ed’s parents bought him a cell phone, but it soon broke. his sister said, “all that glitters is not gold.” what did she mean?

a. the phone looks fancy but doesn’t work
b. she knew the phone wouldn’t work.
c. she thinks she can fix the phone.
d. ed should take the phone to have it repaired.

1. which is the best summary of the story?

a. lucy and carla are panning for gold. they kneel next to the stream and slosh the sandy mixture around in the sieve.
b. lucy finds a chunk of gold. she learns that it has rounded edges, unlike fool’s gold.
c. panning for gold, lucy and carla find a glistening chunk of mineral, but old charlie tells them it’s only fool’s gold.

Explanation:

Question 1

To solve this, we analyze Charlie's dialogue. He helps the girls identify fool's gold by pointing out edge differences, showing he's knowledgeable about gold (not greedy, no info on horse riding, and he's helpful, not thinking girls are foolish). So the best inference is he's good at identifying gold - related things, but the option "thinks the girls are foolish looking for gold" is incorrect. Wait, re - reading: The options are A. is greedy, B. is good at riding horses, C. thinks the girls are foolish looking for gold, D. might be from the Old West. From the story, Charlie helps them identify the gold's authenticity, so he seems knowledgeable about gold panning, which is associated with the Old West. So D is the best as there's no info on A, B, or C (he's helpful, not thinking them foolish).

The sentence "All that glitters is not gold" (used by Carla later) and the sister's statement "All that glitters is not gold" about the phone means that just because the phone looks fancy (glitters), it doesn't work (isn't real gold, metaphorically). So option A: "The phone looks fancy but doesn't work" matches.

Option C: "Panning for gold, Lucy and Carla find a glistening chunk of mineral, but Old Charlie tells them it’s only fool’s gold." This matches the story: they are panning, Lucy finds a glistening (sparkly) mineral, and Charlie identifies it as fool's gold by its edges. Option A is incorrect as they slosh in the sieve, not the stream. Option B is incorrect as the mineral has sharp edges (fool's gold), real gold has rounded edges.

Answer:

D. might be from the Old West

Question 2