Key Ideas & Details
Craft & Structure
Integration of Ideas
Hodge Podge
What is the word?
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Select two sentences that show the main character is embarrassed by her mom. A. We keep hiking. B. I show her how to laugh quietly. C. "People are staring." D. Everything is perfect. E. I shake my head at her.
What is C. "People are staring. E. I shake my head at her.
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What does the word "chuckle" mean as used in the sentence? "She practices a polite chuckle, but before long she starts laughing even harder than before." A. talk quietly B. laugh quietly C. laugh loudly D. laugh on and on
What is B. laugh quietly
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What is the main idea of the story? A. Snakes are scary. B. Treat your mom nicely. C. People can change. D. Being different is not always a bad thing.
What is D. Being different is not always a bad thing.
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What does mom say right before all the characters line up? A. "Got it!" B. "It's OK to touch" C. "Snakes aren't slimy" D. "Hmmm. Let's see what kind it is."
What is C. "Snakes aren't slimy"
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What is the meaning of the word "glance" as used in the following sentence: "After a while, I glance around. Everyone's picture is of mom and me with the snake." A. take a long look B. take a brief look C. blink D. stare
What is B. take a brief look
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How do we know that the feelings of the main character change? A. She likes the pictures her classmates drew of her and her mom. B. The fancy moms join in singing the hiking song. C. The daughter almost hushes the mom, but then sings out the hiking song. D. The teacher teaches everyone that snakes can be poisonous.
What is C. The daughter almost hushes the mom, but then sings out the hiking song.
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From what point of view is the story told? A. The teacher's B. The fancy mom's C. The mom's D. The daughter's
What is D. The daugher's
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Why does the author include the text next to the illustrations? A. To show what the characters are saying. B. To caption the illustrations. C. To add to the text. D. To repeat the words from the text.
What is B. To caption the illustrations.
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Why does the daughter squeeze her mom's hand? A. She is afraid of the snake. B. She wants her mom to stop humming. C. She is mad at her mom. D. She is proud of her mom.
What is D. She is proud of her mom.
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What does the narrator mean when she calls the other moms "fancy" A. pretty B. high quality C. snobby D. good looking
What is B. high quality
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Place the events of the story in the correct order. A. The characters go for a hike, the kids draw a picture of a snake, mom finds a snake. B. Mom finds a snake, she whistles her hiking song, she walks her daughter to school. C. The characters go for a hike, mom finds a snake, the daughter is very embarrassed. D. The characters go for a hike, mom finds a snake, the daughter hums the hiking song.
What is D. The characters go for a hike, mom finds a snake, the daughter hums the hiking song.
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What does the word "shuffle" mean as used in the following sentence: "The moms shuffle back some more." A. dance B. move C. jump D. run
What is B. move
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What does the illustration on the first page tell the reader about the character? A. The mom is confused. B. The daughter is focused while talking to her mom. C. The daughter is playing a game with her mom. D. The daughter is very disappointed with her mom.
What is B. The daughter is focused while talking to her mom.
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Why does the daughter say, "I'm glad I didn't tell you my don't-catch-snakes rule."? A. She was afraid that her mom would get hurt. B. She thought her mom already knew the rule. C. She was glad her mom caught the snake before it hurt someone. D. She was proud that her mom catching the snake was the best part of the hike.
What is D. She was proud that her mom catching the snake was the best part of the hike.
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What does the word "examines" mean as used in the following sentence: "Kids gather around as Mom examines the snake." A. looks at B. inspects closely C. glances at D. stares at
What is B. inspects closely
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Which of the following shows that the character is no longer embarrassed by her mom at the end of the story? A. I shut my eyes. I know what's coming next. B. Everyone's picture is of Mom and me with the snake. C. "I'm glad I didn't tell you my don't-catch-snakes rule." D. I take a deep breath and sing out....
What is C. "I'm glad I didn't tell you my don't-catch-snakes rule." D. I take a deep breath and sing out.
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What does the author mean by the phrase: "... clapping politely the way fancy moms do." A. Making as much noise as possible. B. Making a soft noise with your hands. C. Making a noise that is very noticeable by others. D. Clapping for a short period of time.
What is B. Making a soft noise with your hands.
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What do the illustrations in the passage MOSTLY tell the reader about the narrator? A. They tell how her feeling change. B. They tell the events in the story. C. They show how happy the mom is. D. They tell how the other characters are feeling.
What is A. They tell how her feelings change.
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Which of the following make the narrator feel embarrassed by her mom? A. She wears different clothes. B. She catches things on hikes. C. She eats weird foods for breakfast. D. She laughs loudly.
What is A. She wears different clothes. D. She laughs loudly.
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What is the meaning of the word "gasp" as used in the following sentence: "The other moms gasp. Some of them shriek, not sounding fancy at all." A. yelled B. whispered C. breathed in quickly D. sighed
What is C. breathed in quickly
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What is the central message of the story?
What is It is OK to be different
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What would the reader have missed if the author did not include the last illustration? A. How happy the daughter is. B. Why everyone is so happy. C. How proud of her mom the daughter is. D. What the snake looked like.
What is C. How proud of her mom the daughter is.
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How are the two illustrations on the last page different? A. The first shows how upset the girl is, the second shows how mad the girl is. B. The first shows how scared everyone is, the second shows how everyone loves snakes. C. The first shows how everyone feels about the snake, the second shows how everyone admires the mom. D. The first shows how big the snake is, the second shows how small it is.
What is C. The first shows how everyone feels about the snake, the second shows how everyone admires the mom.
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What does the narrator do right BEFORE the hike? A. She is embarrassed by her mom. B. She goes to school alone. C. She tells her mom her rules. D. She has lunch.
What is C. She tells her mom her rules.
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What is the meaning of the word "pounces" as used in the following sentence: "Mom pounces. "Got it!" she says." A. jumps B. swoops C. catches D. walks slowly
What is B. swoops
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