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What did Matt do with the first thing that the outsider gave him?
a. He saved it
b. He threw it away
c. He used it
d. He gave it back
C. He used it
What caused Matt and the outsider to work together?
a. the water calmed
b. the outsider filled both her hands
c. matt felt lonely
d. a rainstorm began
d. a rainstorm began
Matt felt lonely and angry at the beginning of the story. How did the stick make him feel better?
The stick gave him the idea to create Mattland and gave him something to do.
a. an outsider had arrived in mattland
b. Finally, she reached out a hand
c. The stick became fence posts for Burr-Berry farm
C. The stick became fence posts for Burr-Berry Farm
What is the phrase "the flats" describing in the story?
a. how Matt felt about the place
b. the pattern that the leftover bits made
c. an area of ground that is smooth
d the railroad tracks
c. an area of ground that is smooth
What was Matt's first reaction to the outsider?
a. she scared him
b. he invited her to join Mattland
c. He was confused and just stood there
c. He was confused and just stood there
How did Matt choose names for the places he made?
a. he made them up
b. he used real names
c. he asked the outsider
d. he used a list
a. he made them up
Why do you think that fuzzy seeds became sheep in the pasture?
a. the seeds were on his socks
b. sheep are fuzzy like seeds
c. some socks are made of sheep wool
d. the wind blew the seeds around
b. sheep are fuzzy like seeds
Why do you think the outsider came to Matt?
a. she wanted to destroy Mattland
b. she took his supplies to create her own land
c. she thought his creation was interesting
d. she bought him sheep for Burr-berry Farm
c. she thought his creation was interesting
Why did Matt think his new home was the worst place of all?
Any one of the following are correct:
There were no climbing trees.
There was no one he knew.
There was barely any grass.
Everywhere was mud and water.
What do you think is the setting is for this story?
Either response is correct:
Matt's neighborhood
Mattland
Matt felt angry in the beginning of the story. What is a synonym for angry?
a. happy
b. sad
c. mad
Choose the word that is NOT a compound word.
a. railroad
b. rainstorm
c. leftover
d. supplies
d. supplies
Choose a word that has three syllables.
a. railway
b. socks
c. outsider
d. sheep
c. outsider
What is the base word for the following two words? What is the suffix?
plucking
tracked
Base words: pluck track
suffixes: ing ed