Problem and Solution

Multiple Choice

Dr. Johnson broke her pencil during a meeting.  She got up and got a new pencil from her bag.  What is the problem?

• She got a new pencil.
• She broke her pencil.
• She didn't have a pencil.

Multiple Choice

Stacey had a lot of fun riding her bike one sunny afternoon.  She was just about to go home when she hit a patch of loose gravel.  Stacey skidded and then tipped over on her bike, scraping her knee. After cleaning the scrape, Stacey put a bandage on her knee.
What is the problem?

• She hit a patch of loose gravel.
• She had a lot of fun.
• She scraped her knee.

Multiple Choice

Stacey had a lot of fun riding her bike one sunny afternoon. She was just about to ride home when she hit a patch of loose rocks. Stacey skidded and then tipped over on her bike, cutting her knee. After cleaning the scrape, Stacey put a bandage on her knee.

What was the solution?

• She had a lot of fun.

• There were rocks.

• She put a bandaid on her knee

Multiple Choice

Which of these options would be a good solution to the problem:
    Wendy can't reach the package of lightbulbs in the garage.

• She could just stay in the dark.
• She could stack random things to create steps.
• She could use a broom to knock the box down.
• She could ask somebody taller for help.

Multiple Choice

I forgot my lunch at home so my mom brought it to me.

The red part of the sentence is the

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Multiple Choice

Malia hit her brother. Malia said she was sorry to her brother. The red part of the sentence is the

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Multiple Choice

I dropped my cup of juice on the floor so I cleaned it up with a mop. The red part of the sentence is the

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Multiple Choice

It is raining outside so I ran and got an umbrella. The red part of the sentence is the

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Kevin got sick and went to the doctor. The red part of the sentence is the

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Alec got a D on his test so he studied harder. The red part of the sentence is the

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Multiple Choice

What a character has to face in a story or text (an issue) is called a...

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Multiple Choice

How a character solves an issue is called the...

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