Memoirs of a Popular Girl

Memoirs of a Popular Girl

Discussion

Vocabulary questions

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from the story :

Some things don't stay submerged forever . It's like the creepy doll keeps returning from the drawer to your bed .

Use context clues to tell :

What's the meaning of the word " submerged " ?

• delicate and easily broken

• to cover or hide something completely

• kind and helpful

• great worry caused by a difficult situation .

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from the story :

I never really understood until later . I was angry and needed an outlet .

Use context clues from the sentence to tell :

What's the meaning of the word " outlet " ?

• kind and helpful

• something that you say, write, or give that shows respect for someone

• a way in which emotion or energy can be expressed or made use of

• delicate and easily broken

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from the story :

I'd go from feeling sad and brittle to feeling calm and hopeful .

Use context clues from the sentence to tell :

What's the meaning of the word " brittle" ?

• delicate and easily broken

• something that you say, write, or give that shows respect for someone

• a way in which emotion or energy can be expressed or made use of

• a picture, photograph,

Comprehension Check

Multiple Choice

Which word more describe her life in school ?

• bullied

• nervous

• shy

• confident

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is NOT true about the girl's life at school :

• She seemed to have everything going for her .

• She was stylish and smart .

• She felt nervous and worried to speak in front of the class .

• She was the one who everyone wants to be friend with .

Multiple Choice

After reading this part from the story ,

What's the frightening thing that she was talking about and made her brittle sometimes ?

• Her brother was struck down with a form of cancer

• Her parents were poor and didn't have jobs .

• Her friends at school were bullying her .

Multiple Choice

Why this popular girl couldn't sleep that night ?

• Because it was one of the only times when she wasn't successful .

• Because the spaghetti they made was a failure .

• Because of how she reacted and talked to Carla .

• Because of her brother sickness .

Multiple Choice

According to the girl in the story :

Why was she mean sometimes ?

• because her friend were mean too .

• because she was passing the pain by .

• because she was being bullied .

• because she wasn't smart .

Multiple Choice

How did Carla react when she was bullied?

• She was angry and left the cooking class .

• She started to cry and ran away and never talk to them anymore .

• She accepted the girl’s criticism and apologized .

• She yelled at them and asked them to stop bullying her .

Multiple Choice

What does the girl ask her-self nowadays when she sees anyone who is mean or a bully ?

• Why are they behaving in this way ?

• What will happen with them and teach them the lesson ?

• What are they unhappy or angry about ?

• Can I help him/her and tell them my story ?

Multiple Choice

What does the narrator learn from her angry outburst at Carla ?

• She learns that if she wants to succeed in anything she has to do it by herself without any help .

• She learns that making pasta is not that easy .

• She learns that she has been repressing her feelings and taking out her anger on other people .

• She learns that a friend indeed is a friend in need .

Open Ended

What's your favorite part of the story ?

Open Ended

What's the moral lesson of this story ?