Why did Jenna's mother first call her a scatterbrain in the story?
Jenna forgot to buy the eggs and was late for dinner.
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What was the name of Jenna's responsible friend?
Suzanne
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On page 4 it says " Jenna winced at the distressed look on her mother's face." What does the word distressed mean?
Distressed means troubled or upset.
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What was the first train Jenna and her mom took?
the C-train to 14th street
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On page 1 paragraph 1 sentence 3 there are 4 events in a sequence. What are these events in the correct order?
Jenna rode her bicycle out of Central Park, then she dismounted. Next, she waiting for the light to change. Finally, she walked her bike quickly across the street.
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Why did Jenna dump out her backpack?
She was looking for her math assignment.
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How does Jenna try to prove to her mom that she can ride the train without her mother's assistance?
She practiced using the trains as if her mother wasn't there while her mom watched her.
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On page 1 it says "The words beat in Jenna's head as she rode her bicycle out of Central Park, dismounted, waited impatiently for the light to change, and then walked it quickly across the street."
What does the word dismounted mean?
To got off or down
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Where was the subway station that Jenna and her mom started at?
The station at 96th Street and Central Park West.
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Which came first:
Jenna introduced Suzanne to her mother.
Jenna told her her mother about her new friend Suzanne.
Jenna told her mother about her new friend Suzanne.
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What four examples did Jenna list to show that she was a scatterbrain?
Notes from school didn't reach her parents, homework assignments didn't make it home, she was late for supper often and she forgot her mittens in the winter.
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What example did Jenna's dad give to show that she was very bright?
Jenna fulfilled the requirements to get into the special science school.
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On page 13 it says, "She turned the backpack upside down and shook it vigorously." What does vigorously mean?
Strongly and energetically
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Why was the C-train delayed when Jenna was trying to return home on her own?
There was an accident at West 4th Street.
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Name 5 clue words that might help you decide a sequence.
First, then, next, lastly, finally, after, before, etc.
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What was the final scatterbrain move Jenna did that she thought her parents would not be happy about?
Jenna forgot to recharge her cell phone.
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What did the red, green and yellow represent to Jenna when she looked at the label on her arm?
Red means stop, yellow means think and green means go.
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On page 16 Jenna's dad says, "We want you to be happy there- to learn and flourish." Use the word flourish in another sentence, make sure you have the same meaning for the word.
Many answers, flourish means to do well in this sentence.
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Why did everybody get on the A train when Jenna was going home on her own?
The C-train was not running so the A-train made all of the local stops.
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Sequence the events that happen on page 13.
(1)Jenna searched through her backpack. (2) She turned the backpack upside down and shook the backpack vigorously. (3) Papers came flying out and landed on the floor. (4)Jenna found her math assignment. (5) She shoved the papers and books back into her bag. (6) Jenna started her homework assignment.(7) Jenna's mother arrived and said that she was tired.
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In what ways did Suzanne use to be a scatterbrain?
She would go out to buy a newspaper and come home with a loaf of bread or nothing.
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What color of her label did Jenna use when she realized that she needed to listen to the loudspeaker at the subway station?
Yellow- Think
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Use the words permission, confidently and repay in one sentence. Make sure this sentence makes sense!
Many answers possible.
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What train would eventually take Jenna back home?
The B-train.
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In the end of the story when Jenna was getting home herself, what was the sequence of trains that Jenna took/needed to take to get home.