The Spookiest Attic

Why is Drew not able to sleep? 

• The noises coming from up above his head are too loud. 
• His mom turns on the hallway light and starts talking. 
• The attic in his house has shadowy corners. 
• He is worried that he will have to join the circus. 

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Where does this story take place? 

• on a lazily tossing boat 
• in Drew’s house 
• at Drew’s school 
• at a circus Drew visits 

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 Read these sentences from the story.
 “The only problem is, even before the noises started, the attic wasn’t my favorite part of the house. In fact, it was my least favorite place—not just in the house, but in the whole world. A lot of people have spooky attics, but ours is the spookiest.”
What can be concluded from these sentences? 

• Drew likes the attic because it is interesting. 
• Drew likes the attic because it is noisy. 
• Drew dislikes the attic because it is spooky. 
• Drew dislikes the attic because it is boring. 

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Why does Drew explore the attic? 
He wants to

• find out what is making the noises he hears from his bedroom. 
• try dragging a rake across a chalkboard while his parents are asleep. 
•  find some of his old toys to play with because he cannot fall asleep. 
•  have an adventure without leaving the house where he lives.

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What is a theme of this story? 

• how much fun old toys can be
• how nice mothers can be
• how boring a circus can be 
• how scary an attic can be

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Read these sentences from the story.
“My name is Drew, and I sleep in the bedroom just underneath the attic. At least, I’m supposed to sleep there. Ever since the noise started, I can barely catch four winks, much less 40 of them.”
What does Drew mean when he says that he “can barely catch four winks, much less 40 of them”? 

• His eyes are itching and causing him to wink. 
•  He used to be able to wink forty times in a row. 
• He is having trouble sleeping.
• He sleeps very well every night. 

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 Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
 Drew does not find monsters in the attic; _______, he finds spiders. 

• including 
• instead 
• therefore
• for instance 

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After Drew knocks the box over in the attic, the toys that were inside it fall on top of him.  
What else from the box falls on him?

• furry teddy bears
• a powerful flashlight
• a few cookies
• fuzzy spiders

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Describe what Drew does after the contents of the box fall on him.

• Drew goes to his parents' room to sleep.
• Drew raises the spiders as exterminators.
• Drew runs out brushing spiders off of himself.
• Drew doesn't want anyone to kill the spiders.

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Will Drew be able to sleep better now that he knows the cause of the noises in the attic?

• Drew will not sleep well tonight because of spiders crawling on him.
• Drew will never sleep again and become a zombie.
• Drew's mom will not sleep anymore because she knows about the spiders.
• Drew will sleep better now because the spiders are gone.

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