A Song for Grandfather

Sarah, An Adventist Girl Series, Book 1

Author: Jean Boonstra

Copyright: ©2002 by Pacific Press®

Readability Level 4.6

Word count: 11,763

96 pages

CONTENT

1. Grammy and Grandfather came to the farm because ______.

a. Grammy hated the city / b. Grandpa was sick
c. they had lost their home in the city / d. they saw their granddaughters

2. ______told Sarah's father about Mr. Miller's message.

a. a Colporteur / b. Grandfather / c. Miss Snaps / d. Nickie Barnes

3. Sarah’s family thought that ______.

a. Grandfather should have stayed in town / b. Jesus was coming in 1843
c. the Seventh day is the Sabbath / d. they should all flee to the mountains

4. Sarah’s family spent a lot of time ______.

a. doing farm work / b. studying the Bible
c. telling people about Jesus’ coming / d. all of these

5. Sarah got a ______for her birthday.

a. book / b. doll / c. new dress / d. puppy

6. Mr. Miller helped ______find a seat in the front.

a. an old woman, Mrs. Fulton / b. Jim, a boy on crutches
c. Mike Farley, a boy with memory problems / d. Sarah’s mother

7. Sarah hated to ______.

a. be laughed at / b. iron / c. hear people argue / d. all of these

8. To raise money for the big meeting tent, Sarah’s mother gave her ______.

a. bracelet from Grandfather / b. hand sewn quilt
c. silver platter / d. wedding ring

9. While they were at camp meeting, Grandfather ______.

a. wrote songs for the violin / b. preached about the second coming
c. died / d. all of these

10. In the end, Grammy decided to ______.

a. become a preacher / b. go back to Portsmouth
c. join the Advent believers / d. play the violin

VOCABULARY

11. A rolling pin is used to ______.

a. flatten pie crusts / b. iron clothes / c. sweep the dirt / d. swing open gates

12. A parlor is a ______.

a. kind of food / b. living room / c. mirror / d. saddle and bridle

13. A bonnet is an old fashioned ______.

a. buggy / b. couch / c. hat for women / d. milk can

14. Efficient means you get things done ______.

a. beautifully / b. just barely in time / c. sloppy / d. with no wasted effort

15. Tuberculosis is a kind of ______.

a. church / b. flower / c. sickness / d. none of these

16. Camp meetings taught about ______.

a. how to dress / b. how to camp / c. knowing God / d. all of these

17. To dedicate means to ______.

a. die / b. plan to do something in a certain way
c. spend your money / d. teach

18. To ______means to take part in.

a. participate / b. plan / c. speculate / d. stipulate

19. An announcement is ______.

a. coming come / b. getting a job
c. person, place, or thing / d. telling something important

20. An objection is ______.

a. a promise to get along / b. saying you do not agree
c. something special / d. something you have made

Answers: 1-b 2-b 3-b 4-d 5-b 6-a 7-d 8-a 9-c 10-c 11-a 12-b 13-c 14-d 15-c 16-c 17-b 18-a 19-a 20-b