Synonyms
Context Clues
Text Evidence
Comprehension and Theme
Text dependent questions and Inferencing
100
This is the synonym of "irritable"
What is "crotchety"?
100
Read the sentence from paragraph 22. What does the word "agenda" mean in the sentence?
What is "a list of concerns"?
The word is used to describe what is important to Prudence -Cheerleading- and what was important to the narrator during her mother's last day at home-cleaning her desk. Neither girl is concerned over their mother's sadness.
100
Which quotation explicitly stated from the passage describes Prudence's reaction to the letter?
A. "Cripes, Prudence, in the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?"
B. "Well, I have more important things to worry about, I can assure you."
C. "She put her hand to her mouth and stared out the window."
D. "I wondered about all the things in the course of a lifetime that would not matter."
What is B.
Prudence says the letter isn't important; she only cares about cheerleading tryouts.
100
What mainly does the first paragraph reveal about Phoebe?
A few days after Phoebe and I had seen Mr. Birkway and Mrs. Cadaver whacking away at the rhododendron, I walked home with Phoebe after school. She was as crotchety and sullen as a three-legged mule, and I was not quite sure why. She had been asking me why I had not said anything to my father about Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway, and I told her that I was waiting for the right time.
A. Phoebe’s favorite animal is a mule.
B. Phoebe has a physical ailment that is bothering her on the home from school.
C. Phoebe is in a wretched mood.
D. Phoebe is deep in thought about Mr. Birkway and Mrs. Cadaver.
What is C?
Sal thinks that Phoebe is acting as miserable as a mule would be if it only had three legs.
100
How does Prudence act when she returns home after cheerleading tryouts?
What is she is not confident in how the tryouts went and seems to be upset, whiny.
200
This is the synonym of "trial"
What is "tryout"?
200
Read the sentence from paragraph 29. What does the word "assure" mean in the sentence?
What is "to guarantee"?
Prudence uses the word to change the subject from the message back to cheerleading. She wants everyone to know that the cheerleading tryouts are much more important to her than the message.
200
In paragraph 31, what is the effect of the letter on Mrs.Winterbottom, and how is this effect revealed by the author?
A. Mrs.Winterbottom continues to be confused by the letter, which the author reveals by having Mrs.Winterbottom put her hand to her mouth.
B. Mrs.Winterbottom doesn't show interest in the letter, which the author reveals iwth the narration that Mrs.Winterbottom stares out the window.
C. Mrs.Winterbottom suddenly figures something out about the letter, which the author reveals with the narration that a switch went off in Mrs.Winterbottom's brain.
D. Mrs.Winterbottom opens the letter and disappears from the kitchen, which the author reveals with the narration that Mrs.Winterbottom is invisible to her daughters.
What is C?
It is as if "a switch went off in Mrs.Winterbottom's brain," and she puts her hand to her mouth and stares out the window. She has made a sudden realization regarding the letter.
200
What mainly does the following passage reveal (paragraphs 30-31)?
On and on she went, until Phoebe said, "Cripes, Prudence, in the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?"
At that moment, it was if a switch went off in Mrs. Winterbottom's brain. She put her hand to her mouth and stared out the window. She was invisible to Prudence and Phoebe, though. They did not notice.A. The Winterbottom sisters are always ganging up on their mother.
B. Mrs. Winterbottom wrote the note that Phoebe has found.
C. Mrs. Winterbottom appears to be deeply affected by the mysterious note.
D. The Winterbottom sisters are concerned with the way their mother is behaving.
What is C?
Mrs. Winterbottom seems to even sadder when she contemplates the note.
200
What does Phoebe say when Mrs.Winterbottom kisses her?
What is "I'm not a baby, you know"
300
This is the synonym for "convince"
What is "assure"?
300
How does the author use the words "stormed" and "wailed" in paragraph 17 to characterize Prudence?
A. Prudence is dramatic and self absorbed
B. Prudence is quiet and respectful
C. Prudence is loud, but interested in others.
D. Prudence is distracted, but caring.
What is A.
Prudence bursts onto the scene and sucks everyone into her cheerleading drama with no regard for anything that was going on in the kitchen before her arrival.
300
Which excerpt from the text most strongly supports that Sal embraces Mrs. Winterbottom’s warmth since she is missing her own mother?
A. “It surprised me when she said that, reminding me that I had told Phoebe nothing about my mother.”
B. “Mrs. Winterbottom offered me a brownie, so I sat down at the table. What I started doing was remembering the day before my mother left.”
C. “Mrs. Winterbottom half-heartedly chipped away at the burned brownies and asked Prudence if she would have another chance at cheerleading tryouts.”
D. “Phoebe said, ‘Are these cheerleading tryouts such a big deal? Will you even remember them in five years?’”
What is B?
. Sal decides to have a brownie instead of following her friend’s lead and ignoring Mrs. Winterbottom.
300
Which of the following best explains the reactions of Phoebe and Prudence to the note that arrives at their door?
A. Both girls take it to heart.
B. Both girls wholeheartedly ignore its contents.
C. Prudence takes its message to heart, while Phoebe ignores it. D. Phoebe takes its message to heart, while Prudence ignores it.
What is D?
Phoebe uses the note as a means to attempt to show Prudence that she is overreacting about tryouts.
300
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the text?
A. Sal embraces Mrs. Winterbottom’s warmth since she is missing her own mother.
B. Mrs. Winterbottom burned the brownies on purpose.
C. Phoebe wishes that Sal would not come over to her house.
D. Mrs. Winterbottom wishes that Sal was her daughter instead of Phoebe and Prudence.
What is A?
Sal is the only one who tries the brownies as she thinks about her mother’s disappearance.
400
This is the synonym for "plan"
What is "agenda"?
400
What does the author's repetition of words in paragraphs 19 and 25 reveal about Prudence?
A. Prudence wants to make sure she's being heard.
B. Prudence accommodates her mother's poor hearing.
C. Prudence is childish, and she throws tantrums.
D. Prudence is a good speaker, and she emphasizes her points.
What is C.
Prudence's speech is simple and angry like a child throwing a fit because she doesn't get her way.
400
What kind of relationship does Mrs.Winterbottom have with her daughters Prudence and Phoebe?
Cite Textual evidence from the text to support your answer.
What is....Mrs.Winterbottom tries to take an interest in her children. She asks Phoebe about her day at school and kisses her cheek, but Phoebe wipes off the kiss and says, "I'm not a baby anymore." Prudence thinks having her mother come to her cheerleader tryouts "would be awful." They don't seem to care about their mother's feelings.
400
Which of the following best states a theme of the excerpt?
A. It is difficult to perceive the big picture with the people closest to you.
B. The Winterbottom sisters are jealous that Sal does not have to deal with her mother.
C. The mysterious messenger is attempting to divide the Winterbottoms even further.
D. Sal’s father has no reason to be concerned about Mrs. Cadaver.
What is A?
Sal is tuned in to Mrs. Winterbottom in a way that her own daughters are unable to be.
400
Which message can be inferred from this scene of Walk Two Moons?
A. The past and the present remain separate time periods in one's life.
B. The present is more important than the past.
C. The past can invade the present through triggered memories.
D. Past events determine future events through present choices.
What is C?
The scene in the Winterbottom kitchen and the letter trigger important memories for Sal and Mrs.Winterbottom.
500
This is the synonym of "gloomy"
What is "sullen"?
500
What is the effect of the author's use of italics in paragraph 23.
A. The italics show gratitude in Prudence's tone.
B. The italics show horror in Prudence's tone.
C. The italics show humor in Prudence's tone.
D. The italics show sorrow in Prudence's tone.
What is B.
Prudence is horrified at the thought of her mother coming to watch the tryouts.
500
Mood is the emotional quality or atmosphere in a story. What is the mood in Mrs.Winterbottom's kitchen in this excerpt from Walk Two Moons? Which words and description contribute to this mood?
What is...The mood in Mrs.Winterbottom's kitchen is on eof anger and sadness. Phoebe shouts at her mother and "marches upstairs." When Prudence comes home she "storms into the house, slamming the door behind her." All of this makes Mrs.Winterbottom sad. She "chips away half-heartedly at the burned brownies." The narrator can tell that Mrs.Winterbottom is "trying to rise about some awful sadness."
500
Which sentence from the text most strongly supports your answer to the Theme?
A. “Phoebe’s sister, Prudence, stormed into the house, slamming the door behind her. ‘I blew it. I just know it!’ she wailed.”
B. “She had been asking me why I had not said anything to my father about Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway, and I told her that I was waiting for the right time.”
C. “Mrs. Winterbottom took the envelope and turned it over and over before she slowly unsealed it and slipped out the message.”
D. “I could tell that Mrs. Winterbottom was trying to rise above some awful sadness she was feeling, but Prudence couldn’t see that.”
What is D?
Sal can see Mrs. Winterbottom’s sadness in a way she could not detect her own mother’s.
500
Put the events in order as they happen in the story.
Mrs. Winterbottom wonders who could be behind the note.
Phoebe refuses to eat her mother’s brownies.
Mrs. Winterbottom offers to go to the second day of cheerleading tryouts.
Phoebe confronts Prudence about her attitude toward tryouts.
