First Day Jitters

The ending of "First Day Jitters" is surprising because _____________.

• Sarah is a teacher, not a student
• Sarah is just pretending to be nervous
• the students are happy to meet Sarah
• Mr. Hartwell doesn't really want Sarah to go to school

Who is Mr. Hartwell?

• Sarah's father
• Sarah's teacher
• Sarah's husband
• Sarah's neighbor

Read this sentence from the story:
"Nonsense," said Mr. Harwell.
The word nonsense means something that _____________.

• makes no sense
• has a lot of sense
• looks like sense
• has sense again

Read this sentence:  
Sarah moaned as she trudged into the kitchen.
The word trudged means that she walked in a _________________.

• strong, angry way
• light, skip-hopping way
• slow, heavy-footed way
• fast, businesslike way

Sarah wants to stay in bed because she---

• is very tired
• has a bad cold
• does not want breakfast
• is nervous about school

Which word best describes Sarah's principal?

• silly
• kind
• upset
• confused

What happens last in the story?

• Sarah walks into the kitchen.
• Sarah meets the students in her class.
• Mr. Hartwell gives Sarah her lunchbox.
• Mr. Hartwell drives Sarah to school.

How did Sarah feel as her car approached the school

• excited 
• sick
• comfortable
• angry

When Sarah first wakes up, Mr. Hartwell warns her that she will. 

• be sick if she didn't eat breakfast
• be late for school
• need to clean her face 
• need to fix her hair 

Who brought Sarah to her classroom

• Mrs. Burton, the principal
• Mrs Burton, the custodian
• Mrs. Burton, the teacher
• Mrs Burton, the parent volunteer