Benchmark Assessment: Level J Henry and Mudge: The First Book By Cynthia Rylant
Chapter 6
Text Introduction
Henry had always wanted a dog of his own, and when he got Mudge, they became best friends. Henry and Mudge do everything together, but one day Henry can not find Mudge.
Instructions
Silent Reading and Response
Silently read Chapter Six. After you are done, write a paragraph about what you would do if you lost your pet.
Discussion Questions
1. (L) Why does Henry’s heart hurt? (He can’t find Mudge.)
2. (I) What does it mean when the author says Henry’s heart hurt? (accept any reasonable response, i.e., sad, missed Mudge, lonely, doesn’t think he’ll ever see Mudge again.)
3. (I) Can you think of a time when your heart hurt? Why did your heart hurt? (Accept any reasonable answer the child provides that demonstrates knowledge of the appropriate feeling.)
4. (L) What did Henry decide after he stopped crying? (He decided that Mudge loved him, he wouldn’t leave and he must be lost.)
5. (L) Where did Henry look for Mudge? (Up one road and down another, in a field, beside a stream, in the pine trees (woods).
Start Time End Time
Reading Fluency
Henry and Mudge: the First Book
“Chapter 6”
Student Name _______________________________________________
Henry thought Mudge would be with him always. He thought Mudge made everything safe.
He thought Mudge would never go away.
And when Mudge did go away, when Henry called and called but Mudge didn’t come,
Henry’s heart hurt and he cried for an hour. But when he finished crying, Henry said, “Mudge loves me. He wouldn’t leave. He must be lost.”
So Henry walked and walked, and he called and called, and he looked and looked for his dog Mudge. He walked down one road, then down another road. The sun shone as Henry ran through a field, calling and calling.
The birds flew past as he stood beside a stream, calling and calling.
And the tears fell again as he looked at the empty pine trees for his lost dog. “Mudge!” he
called, one last time.
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