Marvelous Spelling Bee
1. Read this information about the origin of the word replica.
From Latin replicare, meaning "repeat"
This information helps the reader understand that a replica in paragraph 1 means a —
B. Copy
6. What characteristic of realistic fiction does the author include in the story?
C. Characters with whom readers can relate
In What Ways did India Wimple Overcome her insecurities? Use Text Evidence to Support Your Answer
Short Constructed Response.
20. What change should be made in sentence 2?
C. Change more famous to most famous
Read this sentence from paragraph 21.
It was addressed in swirling gold lettering and sealed with a red wax crest.
Based on this sentence, what can the reader infer about the envelope?
D. It contains something important.
7 What is the most likely reason the author uses italics at the end of paragraph 28?
C. To show what Boo is thinking
Group: What was the Author's Purpose to Write "The Most Marvelous Spelling Bee"?
Group Discussion.
21. What change should be made in sentence 4?
A. Change come to came
3. What is the most likely reason the author uses a third-person limited point of view in the story?
A. To help the reader understand what India is thinking
8. Which event does the author use to introduce a humorous mood in the story?
B. The mayor gives India a plastic zucchini as an award.
Group: Who was the intended Audience of this passage?
Group Discussion
22. What is the correct way to write sentence 6?
C. There are numerous egg activities, including the original egg roll and an egg hunt.
4 Read this summary of the story.
" India Wimple receives an award in front of her town and must give a speech to her excited friends and neighbors. She feels nervous, and as she begins her speech, Bessie, the cow, creates a disturbance while trying to get to the refreshments."
Which sentence should be added to complete the summary?
C. Before she can continue her speech, an invitation to an international spelling bee arrives.
9 How does the setting of the story contribute to the plot?
B. Animals are part of peoples' daily life, leading to the conflict in the story.
SCR
23. What change should be made in sentence 8?
B. Insert a comma after cookies
5 In paragraph 4, the details about the crowd provide support for which key idea in the story?
D. India's accomplishment is important to the community.
What is the Theme of The Most Marvelous Spelling Bee?
Group Discussion
Group: What types of figurative language is used in The passage?
Short Constructed Response
Group: Why is Citing Evidence important when writing a Short constructed Response?
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