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Lesson: Ask questions about specific key details in a story

Question 1:

New Girl
Written by Lauren Tunnell

Anna was the new girl at my school. I did not like her. I did not like her even one little bit. I tried to be friendly to her. I really did.

I walked up to her and said, "Hi, I'm Stacy. Welcome to our school. I can show you around." She just looked at me and did not say a word.
Then she walked away. She thought she was too good to talk to me.

She did the same thing to Billy. During recess, Billy wanted to know what time it was. He asked Anna, since she was wearing a watch. But
Anna didn’t tell him the time. She just walked away without saying anything again.

At lunch, she sat at a table all by herself. Yesterday, Eric invited Anna to join us at our table, but she ignored him.

So you can imagine how unhappy I was when I got paired up with Anna for my science project. "Listen Anna, I don't like you, and you don’t
like me," I told her, "but we have to build a model solar system together. So I will go home and build the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.”

"You can go home and build the other planets. Then we will put the model together at school tomorrow." Anna gave me a blank look. She still
said nothing.

"What don't you understand? We're partners. We have to build a model solar system. And we have to build it together!"

"No understand English," said Anna. Anna had just moved here from Russia. She didn't respond to what we said because she didn't
understand us.

She was also a great science project partner. She painted the planets beautifully. Our solar system got an A+. I still didn't know much about
Anna. We couldn't talk about much. I knew she painted well. I knew she liked kittens. And she taught me a few Russian words.

She turned out to be okay after all.

Question 2:

Which of the following asks the best question about a specific character in the story?

Why do some children not like Judith?

Who asks Anna what time it is?

Where does Anna ask for the time?

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When does he ask Anna for the time?

Question 3:

Which of the following asks the best question about a specific setting from the story?

Where did Anna move from?

Why did Anna stare blankly?

Which street is Anna's school on?

What did Anna wear to school?

Question 4:

Which of the following asks the best question about a specific event in the story?

Where does Stacy meet her step-brother?

Why does Stacy not want to be Anna's partner?

When does Anna go to the grocery store?

Who is Eric's best friend?

Question 5:

Which of the following asks the best question about a specific event in the story?

How did Stacy find out Anna does not speak English?

How big is the Earth?

How long is lunch period?

Which planet is Stacey's favorite?

Question 6:

Which of the following asks the best question about a specific event in the story?

How many brothers does Anna have?

What is Stacey's mom's name?

Why doesn't Anna respond to her classmates?

How old is Billy?

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Question 7:

The Adventures of Lucky Luc and Maggie Moonpie:

Everyone Calls Me Lucky Luc
Written by Joy Kita

Everyone calls me Lucky Luc. My little sister’s name is Maggie Moonpie. We are rangers on my dad’s wildlife rescue ranch.

Today is an exciting day. A dangerous animal is coming to the ranch. Maggie Moonpie is afraid. I promise to protect her.

“I want to help with the new animal,” I say to my dad. “This is a job for a brave ranger like me.” I hold up my shiny badge. It is shaped like a
silver star. Dad tells us we have to stay inside the house. He says this new animal is too dangerous for us to handle.

“Rangers aren’t afraid of anything,” I explain to Maggie. She holds up her badge and nods. “Rangers are brave.”

We run through the field to the red barn. We sneak inside through the back door. Then we hide behind towering piles of hay until the adults
leave.

The barn is where all new animals are kept until they are checked by the veterinarian. He makes sure they are healthy. I look around for the
new animal. In the corner there is a closed crate. I can see the shape of an animal through the crate’s small holes. Maggie and I crawl closer to
it.

“Can you see what it is?” I ask.

Maggie presses her face against the crate. “It is a monster!” she exclaims.

I open the latch on the crate and poke my head inside for a better look. Something hisses. It scampers past me and heads right towards
Maggie!

It is a monster! It has a rubber beak with a beaver tail and webbed feet like a duck. I jump in front of Maggie to protect her. Rangers do not let
others get hurt.

The monster is about to jump on me. I open my arms to catch it. Rangers are not afraid. Luckily, a net scoops it up before it can reach me.

My dad holds the swaying net in his hands. He tells us to follow him. We walk out to the pond.

“This is a platypus. There is venom in its foot that could really hurt you.” He releases the platypus into the pond. It swims away, slapping the

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water with its wide tail.

“Lucky Luc strikes again,” says my dad. “You saved Maggie Moonpie, but you almost got stung by a platypus. Rangers are brave, but they
must also be careful.”

Question 8:

Which of the following asks the best question about a specific setting in the story?

Where is the nearest zoo?

Where do the children hide?

Do all animals eat meat?

Which states have lakes?

Question 9:

Read the excerpt below.

From The Best Shopping

Written by Elizabeth Tyner

Ann has always wanted a puppy. But every time she goes shopping with her mom and dad, it’s never for a puppy. Actually, it’s never for
anything fun. It seems like her parents only want to shop for boring things.

Ann's dad goes grocery shopping every Sunday. Ann's a good daughter, so she goes to keep her dad company. Grocery shopping is extremely
boring.

"Don’t look so glum!" her dad tells her.

"It’s a glum shopping trip!" she says as her eyes wander toward the pet food aisle.

Sometimes, Ann's mom goes shopping for furniture, and this takes a very long time. These trips are exceptionally boring.

"Cheer up, Ann," her mom says, poking her. "You'll love sitting on the new couch!"

"You know what would make it better?" Ann asks. "It would be better if there was a new puppy to sit on the couch with me."

Ann has a best friend, Ben. Sometimes, they go shopping for clothes together because Ben always needs clothes. He is growing like a weed
non-stop.

Clothes shopping can be a tiny bit fun, but shopping for dog clothes would be more fun.

"I’d get my dog a tutu!" says Ann.

"Gross! Dogs shouldn't wear tutus!" Ben always tells her.

"Well, my dog would," Ann replies. "And ponchos, boots, and jackets, too!"

Ben just rolls his eyes at Ann, but she knows he thinks it's funny. Who wouldn't love a dog dressed up?
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Ann is exhausted after spending all day shopping with Ben.

"See you at school tomorrow," Ben calls, waving from his mom's car.

"Not if I see you first!" Ann replies with a giggle.

Which of the following asks the best question about a specific setting from the story?

Where did Ann shop with Ben?

Who did Ann go grocery shopping with?

What did Ann's mom like to shop for?

Why was Ann so exhausted?

Question
10:
Which of the following asks the best question about a specific event in the story?

What kind of animal was in the crate?

What does Maggie and Luc's house look like?

When is Maggie's birthday?

How fast is Maggie Moonpie?

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Lesson: Answer questions about specific key details in a story

Question 1:

The Adventures of Lucky Luc and Maggie Moonpie:

Everyone Calls Me Lucky Luc
Written by Joy Kita

Everyone calls me Lucky Luc. My little sister’s name is Maggie Moonpie. We are rangers on my dad’s wildlife rescue ranch.

Today is an exciting day. A dangerous animal is coming to the ranch. Maggie Moonpie is afraid. I promise to protect her.

“I want to help with the new animal,” I say to my dad. “This is a job for a brave ranger like me.” I hold up my shiny badge. It is shaped like a
silver star. Dad tells us we have to stay inside the house. He says this new animal is too dangerous for us to handle.

“Rangers aren’t afraid of anything,” I explain to Maggie. She holds up her badge and nods. “Rangers are brave.”

We run through the field to the red barn. We sneak inside through the back door. Then we hide behind towering piles of hay until the adults
leave.

The barn is where all new animals are kept until they are checked by the veterinarian. He makes sure they are healthy. I look around for the
new animal. In the corner there is a closed crate. I can see the shape of an animal through the crate’s small holes. Maggie and I crawl closer to
it.

“Can you see what it is?” I ask.

Maggie presses her face against the crate. “It is a monster!” she exclaims.

I open the latch on the crate and poke my head inside for a better look. Something hisses. It scampers past me and heads right towards
Maggie!

It is a monster! It has a rubber beak with a beaver tail and webbed feet like a duck. I jump in front of Maggie to protect her. Rangers do not let
others get hurt.

The monster is about to jump on me. I open my arms to catch it. Rangers are not afraid. Luckily, a net scoops it up before it can reach me.

My dad holds the swaying net in his hands. He tells us to follow him. We walk out to the pond.

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“This is a platypus. There is venom in its foot that could really hurt you.” He releases the platypus into the pond. It swims away, slapping the
water with its wide tail.

“Lucky Luc strikes again,” says my dad. “You saved Maggie Moonpie, but you almost got stung by a platypus. Rangers are brave, but they
must also be careful.”

Question 2:

Where do the children hide?

in the cornfield

behind the large oak tree

behind the hay in the barn

under the deck of the house

Question 3:

New Girl
Written by Lauren Tunnell

Anna was the new girl at my school. I did not like her. I did not like her even one little bit. I tried to be friendly to her. I really did.

I walked up to her and said, "Hi, I'm Stacy. Welcome to our school. I can show you around." She just looked at me and did not say a word.
Then she walked away. She thought she was too good to talk to me.

She did the same thing to Billy. During recess, Billy wanted to know what time it was. He asked Anna, since she was wearing a watch. But
Anna didn’t tell him the time. She just walked away without saying anything again.

At lunch, she sat at a table all by herself. Yesterday, Eric invited Anna to join us at our table, but she ignored him.

So you can imagine how unhappy I was when I got paired up with Anna for my science project. "Listen Anna, I don't like you, and you don’t
like me," I told her, "but we have to build a model solar system together. So I will go home and build the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.”

"You can go home and build the other planets. Then we will put the model together at school tomorrow." Anna gave me a blank look. She still
said nothing.

"What don't you understand? We're partners. We have to build a model solar system. And we have to build it together!"

"No understand English," said Anna. Anna had just moved here from Russia. She didn't respond to what we said because she didn't

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understand us.

She was also a great science project partner. She painted the planets beautifully. Our solar system got an A+. I still didn't know much about
Anna. We couldn't talk about much. I knew she painted well. I knew she liked kittens. And she taught me a few Russian words.

She turned out to be okay after all.

Question 4:

When do the children go over to the crate?

after the adults leave the barn

before the adults get to the barn

early in the morning before breakfast

right after they finish dinner

Question 5:

Who asks Anna what time it is?

the teacher

Billy

Venus

Stacy

Question 6:

How do they get rid of the dangerous animal?

They lock the platypus back in the crate.

They sell the platypus to the neighbors.

They capture him in a net and release him into the pond.

They kill the platypus.

Question 7:

Where did Anna move from?

Alaska

Texas

Russia

Spain

Question 8:

Why does Luc jump in front of Maggie?

to stop her from opening the crate

to cut in front of her in line

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to protect her from the platypus

to prevent her from seeing in the crate

Question 9:

Why does Stacy not want to be Anna's partner?

She does not like Anna.

Stacy and Anna are sisters.

She thinks Anna is bad at science.

Anna told Stacy she didn't like her either.

Question
10:
Who saves Maggie from the dangerous animal?

Check all that are true.

Beth

Mom

Dad

Luc

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Lesson: Use inferences to answer specific questions about a story

Question 1:

So Long Solo
Written by Vanessa Richie

Have you heard about the secret lives of shadows? It is all true. Shadows look a little bit like people. They move when we move. But shadows all
have their own lives.

Shadows are nocturnal. When we see our shadows, they are sleeping. When we jump up, we startle them.

When we are sleeping, they come out to play. When we are resting under trees, shadows are climbing them.

In the morning and the evening, our shadows look very long. That is because they are stretching.

In the morning, they are getting ready to go to sleep. As the sun sets, our shadows are waking up and preparing for the night.

Shadows use us as their beds. They are attached to our feet like sleeping bats hanging upside down from a cave. As long as we stay connected
to the ground, our shadows sleep peacefully.

If we step into other shadows while our shadows sleep, they get to float around like astronauts in space. We may think this would be really fun,
but shadows are used to it.

One time, the shadow of a famous musician got tired of being on stage all of the time. Every night, the shadow had to be on stage. It was like a
prison.

All of the shadows slept during the day and played at night. This shadow did not get to do either. All day the musician would practice. The
shadow could not sleep with the same music playing over and over again.

At night when the other shadows played, this shadow was stuck on-stage. The worst part was that no one even noticed the shadow. The shadow
felt lonely.

Finally, the shadow decided that things had to change. When the musician headed into the practice room, the shadow refused to go with him to
the piano. The musician was pulled backward when the shadow stopped.

The musician scratched his head. He did not know that the shadow had stopped him. Confused, the musician walked around to the other side of
the piano.

The shadow could no longer stop the musician because the musician walked in the shadows of the room. The shadow was upset at how unfair
this was. Sadly the shadow sat at a second piano behind the musician.

The shadow had heard the music many times before and had watched the musician. As the musician got the music out to practice, the shadow
decided to play.

At first, the shadow played very gently. It was almost too low for the musician to hear. But the musician had a very good ear. Looking around, he
noticed the shadow quietly pressing on the keys. The shadow played perfectly.

Instead of practicing, the musician listened. The shadow did not even notice. For five minutes the shadow played. For five minutes the musician
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listened.

The musician clapped and clapped when the shadow finished. That was the most interesting and unexpected practice the musician or shadow
had ever had. They practiced duets and solos. They had such a good time. They practiced so long that they even forgot to eat.

Months later, the musician and the shadow began to play together on stage. A small spot light would light up the musician. A black light would
light up a second piano. Although they only saw the musician, the audience loved and applauded for the musician and his invisible duet partner.

Question 2:

Why do shadows move when people move?

A shadow always moves.

People can only move if their shadows move first.

They are attached to people's feet.

The light creating the shadow moves.

Question 3:

Aaron's New School

Written by Jessica Tyner

Moving to a new school was already tough enough. It was even more difficult for Aaron because he had to learn a whole new language.

Aaron's mom took a new job in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a country in Central America. It's paradise with beaches and jungles. The people there
speak only Spanish.

Aaron's mom thought he would be able to pick up Spanish in no time. She gave him books and videos to help him learn the new language. "But,
Mom," Aaron said, "I don't know what these words mean!"

When Aaron and his mom arrived in Costa Rica, it was hot. It was sunny and bright. They would be living in a small town that was near the
Pacific Ocean.

Aaron's mom asked the taxi driver to take them to a hotel. She had been practicing Spanish more than Aaron. She seemed to already know a lot
of Spanish. "Ugh, I need to practice!" Aaron said. Aaron's mom smiled at him.

The first week in Costa Rica was exciting but hard. It was frustrating for Aaron because he couldn't speak the language. Aaron tried to order a
fresh coconut drink from a street cart, but he couldn't understand how much it cost.

He tried to play soccer with some kids in the park, but he didn't know what they were saying to him. Soccer was called football in Costa Rica.
Aaron couldn't figure out why they were calling a soccer ball a football.

He really wanted to take surfing lessons at the beach.

"Not until you learn more Spanish," his mom smiled. "The teacher won't be able to help you learn. It would not be safe."

He only had two months until school started. The new school year began in January in Costa Rica. It was winter in America, but the weather was
beautiful in Costa Rica.

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Slowly, he began understanding what people were saying. Aaron started asking for items at the store. He talked to local kids. It was hard
sometimes. He messed up a lot.

Sometimes people laughed, but they weren't making fun of him. When he said a word incorrectly, they helped him. If he didn't know a word, he
guessed. He began practicing with his mom when she got home from work.

Some Spanish words were easier to say and spell than in English. "Tu" was faster to write than "you." Aaron really liked the words that were
easy and short.

Aaron only had one more week before school started. Even though he'd been practicing every day, Aaron was nervous about his first day.

"Don't worry," his mom said. "There are a lot of kids who will help you. Some kids will want to practice English with you."

Aaron was still very worried. What if he didn't make any friends? What if he couldn't talk with his new friends like he could back home?

When the first day of school came, he put on his new uniform. He wore tan shorts with a blue, button-up shirt. All children in Costa Rica wore
uniforms to school. Every school had a different colored uniform.

"You look great!" his mom said. Aaron wasn't so sure. When he got to school, there was a big surprise. There was a welcome sign in both
Spanish and English.

"Hey!" a boy said to him. "Do you speak English?" Aaron smiled. "Si," he said, which is Spanish for "yes." Maybe this wouldn't be such a bad
school year after all.

Question 4:

Why did the musician's shadow never see his friends?

The musician's shadow was scared of the dark.

When other people slept at night, the musician played music.

The musician's shadow has no friends.

The musician did not like any shadows to have fun.

Question 5:

Why would it be dangerous for Aaron to take surfing lessons?

Sharks love to attack surfers.

He would not understand how to stay safe in the water.

The water gets very deep just off the shore.

Everyone in Costa Rica speaks English at the beach.

Question 6:

How do we know people usually can't see their shadows?

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The shadow cannot be seen or heard in the story.

The musician never knows he has a shadow in the story.

Shadows cannot make any sound in the story.

The musician did not know his shadow had stopped him.

Question 7:

How does Aaron's mom comfort him in the story?

She smiles and tells him students will want to speak English to him.

She goes to school with him and makes a welcome sign.

She lets him take surfing lessons at the beach.

She takes him to get ice cream down the street.

Question 8:

A duet is a song played by two musicians.

How is the musician able to play a duet in the story?

His shadow plays the piano with him.

The musician finds a new person to join him.

The musician plays both parts of the duet.

His shadow finds a friend to play the other part.

Question 9:

How do we know the people Aaron speaks to in Costa Rica are friendly?

They help him say words correctly and learn the language.

They give him free treats and food at the market.

They go surfing with him at the beach.

They invite him over for dinner.

Question
10:
How did the shadow play without being seen?

The shadow's piano was in the dark.

The musician's piano was in front of his shadow's piano.

The shadow was invisible.

The shadow's piano was lit up on stage.

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Correct Answers

Skill: Ask questions about specific key details in a story

Question 1:
Question 2:
Who asks Anna what time it is?

Question 3:
Where did Anna move from?

Question 4:
Why does Stacy not want to be Anna's partner?

Question 5:
How did Stacy find out Anna does not speak English?

Question 6:
Why doesn't Anna respond to her classmates?

Question 7:
Question 8:
Where do the children hide?

Question 9:
Where did Ann shop with Ben?

Question 10:
What kind of animal was in the crate?

Skill: Answer questions about specific key details in a story

Question 1:
Question 2:
behind the hay in the barn

Question 3:
Question 4:
after the adults leave the barn

Question 5:
Billy

Question 6:
They capture him in a net and release him into the pond.

Question 7:
Russia

Question 8:
to protect her from the platypus

Question 9:
She does not like Anna.

Question 10:
Luc
Dad

Skill: Use inferences to answer specific questions about a story

Question 1:
Question 2:
They are attached to people's feet.

Question 3:
Question 4:
When other people slept at night, the musician played music.

Question 5:
He would not understand how to stay safe in the water.

Question 6:
The musician did not know his shadow had stopped him.

Question 7:
She smiles and tells him students will want to speak English to him.

Question 8:
His shadow plays the piano with him.

Question 9:
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They help him say words correctly and learn the language.

Question 10:
The shadow's piano was in the dark.

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