Characters
Vocabulary
CVCC Reading Practice
Comprehension Questions
100

Who is the main character?

Alba

100

What does the word "pats" mean?

stroke gently 

ex. Alba pats her dog 

100

pink

p-ink

100

Where does Alba's dad work?

Dad works at the lab. 
200

What kind of pet does Alba have?

A dog

200
What does the word "sips" mean?
to drink a little at a time
200

milk

m-i-/lk/

200

What happened to the apple trees?

The apple trees where hit by bugs. 

300

What is Alba's pets name?

Ben

300

What does the word "tug" mean?

To pull something hard


300

desk

d-e-/sk/

300

Where does Alba get lost and hide?

Alba gets lost and hides in Jim's old hut. 

400

Who is the only other character in this book? (he has a bad plan)

Max

400
In this story, what does the word "lab" mean, or what is a lab?

a laboratory, a building used for scientific research 

400

rant

r-/ant/

400

Where does Alba hide the last seed?

Alba hides the seed in her bad inside an old dusty rug. 

500

Who is the parent that Alba talks about in this book?(he works at the lab)

Alba's dad

500

What does the word "rant" mean?

"The seed is lost" rants the man and he runs off.

to say something wildly or angrily 

500

sand

s-/and/

500

What happened to Alba at the end of the book?

Max got into the hut and zapped Alba with a fat red pen. The zap made Alba shrink and now she is as big as a tin can.