Question 1

In paragraph 3, what is most likely the narrator’s point of view of Stephanie?

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Sometimes Stephanie acts in a mean way toward a friend.

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Stephanie likes to talk with many people on the bus.

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Sometimes Stephanie acts younger than she really is.

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Stephanie likes to stay friends with people for a long time.

Question 2

What does the phrase “left out” mean as used in paragraph 7?

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alone

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watched

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troubled

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careful

Question 3

Which quotation best shows how Rosa and Stephanie usually act with each other?

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“Rosa and Stephanie did everything together.” (paragraph 2)

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“She walked away to join Toni and Vanessa, and Rosa was left standing alone.” (paragraph 5)

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“Rosa tried not to check the mirror to see if Stephanie had noticed.” (paragraph 7)

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“But Rosa walked past her and slid into the empty seat next to Kiara.” (paragraph 8)

Question 4

In paragraphs 16 through 20, the reader can see that Rosa changes from

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wanting to upset her friend to wanting to include her

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trying to avoid someone to making new friends

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feeling sad about something to having a good time

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having a good time to feeling angry at someone

Question 5

In paragraph 21, what does the phrase “Stephanie brightened” mean?

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She became happier.

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She became smarter.

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She moved into the sunlight.

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She changed into dressy clothes.

Question 6

Which sentence best supports the central message of the story?

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Rosa asks Stephanie if she wants to go to the pool with her and Kiara.

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Stephanie makes room for Rosa to sit next to her on the bus.

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Stephanie tells Rosa that she is going to the pool with someone else.

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Rosa tells Stephanie that she has plans with Kiara.

Question 7

What question does paragraph 3 help to answer?

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What do sounds feel like?

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How do ears take in sounds?

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What do eardrums do?

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How do noises travel?

Question 8

Which sentence explains why there are no sounds in outer space?

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There is no air in space for sound waves to travel through.

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Sound waves cannot travel fast enough to be heard in space.

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Sound waves cannot bounce off things in space.

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There are no people or animals in space to hear sound waves.

Question 9

What happens right after sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate?

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Nerve hairs send signals to the brain.

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The brain makes sense of what is heard.

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Sound waves travel through the ear canal.

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Some sound waves cause lower sounds.

Question 10

Which phrase from the passage best explains the meaning of “silence” as it is used in paragraph 7?

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“There are no sounds” (paragraph 7)

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“Because there is no air” (paragraph 7)

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“sound waves bounce back” (paragraph 8)

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“clap your hands in an empty room” (paragraph 8)

Question 11

Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?

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Vibrations create sound waves that let us hear noises.

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Some noises are loud and others are quiet.

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Sound waves do not travel through all things the same way.

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There is no air or sound in outer space.

Question 12

Based on the passage, what does the author most likely think about how people hear?

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Learning how people understand sounds is very interesting.

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It is strange that all sounds do not return to where they start.

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It is hard to find out how people make sense of sounds.

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The fact that there is no sound in space is a problem.

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