Question 1

Which sentence best shows Chelsea’s problem in the story?

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I didn’t want to hurt his feelings, but I didn’t want to go through another school year as a Chowderhead, either.

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But there were two kids, twin brothers, who didn’t seem to talk to anyone but each other.

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My dad always asks lots of questions.

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Two days later I headed to my new school for the first day of class.

Question 2

Paragraphs 18 through 25 are important because they help the reader understand —

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why the twins don’t make fun of Chelsea after they learn her name

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when Chelsea plans to spend time with her new friends

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what activities the twins and Chelsea both find interesting

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how Chelsea thinks of ideas to talk about when meeting people

Question 3

What is the best summary of this story?

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Chelsea wants to change her last name before going to a new school. After talking to her father, she follows his advice and is able to make friends at her new school.

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Chelsea is nervous about going to a new school because she thinks it will be difficult to make new friends. When she goes to her new school, she meets a nice girl and feels much better.

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Chelsea is interested in changing her last name, but her father helps her understand why that is not a good idea. Chelsea goes to school and sits with twin brothers at lunch.

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Chelsea talks to her father about how she feels about their last name. Chelsea’s father tells her about the long history of their family name and gives her some advice.

Question 4

Look at the diagram below. Which event belongs in the empty box?

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Judy makes a promise to Mom.

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Stink knocks on Judy’s door.

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Judy puts a cough drop in her mouth.

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Mom tells Judy to get dressed for school.

Question 5

Why is Kwan seeing Mrs. Gibbs at the grocery store important to this story?

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It leads to Kwan sharing his talent with his classmates.

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Halmoni is able to explain what wrapping cloths are.

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Mrs. Gibbs gets to meet Halmoni.

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It allows Kwan’s classmates to learn how to carry their lunches in a cloth.

Question 6

Look at the diagram below. Which sentence best completes the diagram?

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Halmoni tells Kwan why wrapping cloths are special.

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Halmoni sees Mrs. Gibbs at the grocery store.

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Some students decide how they want to use their cloth.

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David makes a joke in class.

Question 7

Look at this chart. Which detail from the story belongs in the empty box?

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Jenny tells Beth she wants to make a movie.

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Jenny makes a drawing in her notebook.

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Jenny remembers watching a filmstrip.

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Jenny and Beth shake hands with each other.

Question 8

Read the following list. Which detail from the story belongs in the blank?

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She can choose who she wants to be the actors.

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She can earn an award for her movie.

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She can make new friends in class.

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She can draw pictures to use in the movie.

Question 9

Paragraphs 1 and 2 are important to the story because they —

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introduce Amy’s problems

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explain why Amy is afraid of lizards

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provide details about Amy’s job

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show how Amy solves her problem

Question 10

What is the best summary of paragraphs 20 through 28 of the story?

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Trent wants a chance to feed Ripley, so Mrs. Reno says that he and Amy can do it together. Trent picks Ripley up while Amy gets Ripley’s food ready, but then Trent quickly puts Ripley down and runs out to recess.

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Trent is carrying Ripley but then wants to go outside for recess, so Amy asks Trent to set Ripley down. She thinks that Trent will put Ripley back into the terrarium, but Trent puts Ripley on the floor of the classroom instead.

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Trent takes Ripley out of the terrarium. Amy is afraid that Trent is going to harm Ripley, but Trent takes good care of him while Amy gets Ripley’s food ready.

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Trent wants to know why Amy has had so many chances to take care of Ripley. Amy thinks that maybe she will not have to take care of Ripley anymore, but Mrs. Reno decides that Amy and Trent can both feed Ripley.

Question 11

Paragraph 6 is important to the development of the plot because it is where —

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Jake's problem begins

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Jake learns a lesson

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Jake makes a difficult decision

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Jake's problem is solved

Question 12

What is the best summary of the story?

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Jake helps Mrs. Snavin use the computer. When Mrs. Snavin announces that Jake has helped her, he worries what the other students are thinking.

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Jake enjoys working with computers, so his teacher Mrs.Snavin tells the students in the class to ask Jake when they need help using their computer.

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Mrs. Snavin wants her students to use the new computers in their classroom, but she is having trouble getting the computers to work.

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Mrs. Snavin is used to asking for help with the classroom computer, but she discovers that one of her students knows a lot about computers.

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