Story Understanding
Vocabulary & Word Meaning
Inference & Deeper Thinking
Text Features & Details
100

What is the main problem in the story?

 Maya lost her lunchbox

100

What does “relief” mean in the passage?

Feeling happy after worry

100

What can you infer about the type of person Maya is ?

She is responsible

100

What color is Maya’s lunchbox?

Blue

200

Where does Maya first look for her lunchbox?

Her backpack

200

What does “suggested” mean?

Offered an idea

200

Why does Jordan help Maya?

He is a good friend

200

Where does the lunchroom helper tell Maya to look?

In the lost and found

300

Who helps Maya search for the lunchbox?

Jordan

300

What is a “cubby”?

A small storage space

300

Why is the lunchbox in the lost and found?

Maya left it behind

300

Which detail in the text shows Maya searched carefully?

She checked behind the bookshelf

400

Where does Maya finally find her lunchbox?

In the lost and found

400

Which phrase in the passage shows that Maya is organized?

“She liked arranging everything neatly”

400

How does Maya feel at the end?

Relieved

400

What is the setting of most of the story?

The classroom