Reading Practice
Table of Contents
Vocabulary
Characters
Comprehension
100

sock

/s/ /o/ /ck/

100
What page does Chapter 1 start on?

page 1


100

tumbled

to fall and roll end over end

100

When Alba got on the bus, who did she see out the back window?

Max

100

Why was Alba tumbling on the bus?

The bus rocked as it set off.

The bus started moving


200

sing

/s/ /ing/

200

What page does chapter 2 start on?

page 4


200

crumpled

wrinkled or crushed

200
Who did Alba spot on the bus?

Todd

200

Name three things that banged into Alba on the bus.

A plastic bottle, a bus ticket, a sock.

300

track

/t/ /r/ /a/ /ck/

300

what page does chapter 3 start on?

page 7
300

clung

held tightly 

300

Todd was sitting on the bus with his chin in his hand. How was he feeling?

Glum, sad and gloomy
300

What did Alba run after to fetch?

The ring that Todd lost

400

quick

/qu/ /i/ /ck/

400

what page does chapter 3 start on?

page 11

400

glum

sad and gloomy

400

Todd had lost a ring, who was the ring for?

Todd's mom

400

What did Alba use the string for that was hanging out of Todd's pocket. 

She swung on the end and climbed up the string onto Todd's lap. 

500
grunted

/g/ /r/ /u/ /n/ /t/ /ed/

500

If I don't know the meaning of a word, where could I go look for the definition? 

Glossary

Vocabulary Page


500

mumbled

spoke quietly, hard to hear

500

Alba hopped in Todd's pocket to rest. The author used a simile to describe the pocket. What did the author compare Todd's pocket to?

a nest

The jacket pocket was as soft as a nest

500

After Todd spotted the ring back in the box, what did he do next?

He grinned and began to sing