Extra Credit by Andrew Clements

Why did Mahmood Jafari visit the village council?

• Recommend a student for a special honor
• Village tradition was broken
• Advice on correspondence outside the village
• His school was being compared to other schools

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Abby enjoy the school's climbing wall?

• The land was flat.
• Total self-reliance
• She wouldn't get in trouble climbing it.
• It was the tallest climbable man-made thing.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is NOT one reason why Abby was in danger of repeating 6th grade?

• She didn't like doing schoolwork.
• She had poor math skills.
• She didn't see the point of proving over and over again that she knew the answers.
• She preferred being outside to doing homework.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What happened that evening after Abby discussed the letter with her parents?

• Her mom supervised homework.
• They asked Abby about her plan.
• Her parents called the school.
• They would check her homework before she went to bed.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why did Abby go into school as soon as her bus arrived at school?

• She got sick on the bus.
• She needed to go to the office to meet with the principal.
• She wanted to climb the rock wall.
• She had a meeting with two teachers.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What was NOT one way Abby could avoid repeating sixth grade?

• Going to summer school
• Bring up her grade average
• Get a B or better on tests and quizzes
• Do all of her homework.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Abby pick her project?

• She looked a list describing each one.
• She pulled one out of a box.
• She didn't since the teacher chose for her.
• Her grades determined what project she would do.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did NOT make Abby's letter hard for Amira to read?

• It was in English.
• Remembering to read from left to right
• It was written on fancy paper.
• Abby's handwriting was sloppy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What was the main reason why Sadeed's friends would tease him if they found out about the pen pal?

• The envelope was colorful.
• The pen pal was a girl.
• He was the best at English.
• He was the best overall student.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is Abby the main reason goes inside after learning about the letter from Afghanistan?

• She had never received a letter from the other side of the world.
• Her father asked her to go in.
• Her woods weren't going anywhere.
• She wanted to finish her homework first.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2