I Want A Phone Reading Passage

What does Myrna want?

• a car

• a boat

• a phone

• a kitten

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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Whom does Myrna have a conflict with in the story?

• her dad

• her mom

• a person driving in front of her and her dad

• a person driving behind her and her dad

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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The author describes Myrna as "angry." What evidence in the story supports the description?

• Myrna tells her dad that if she had her phone, she could call Mom

• Myrna tells her dad that she wants a phone

• Myrna asks her dad, "What if I was stuck in a cave?"

• Myrna slams her hand down on the glove compartment as hard as she can

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Read these sentences from the text.

She was bored, because traffic was boring. And when she was bored, she wanted things. Right now, she wanted a phone. She wasn't sure if her dad understood that. She would have to tell him again.

'I. Want. A. Phone.'

'N. O.'

'What if I was stuck in a cave?'

'What?' asked her dad, trying not to laugh.

Why might Myrna's dad be trying not to laugh?

• because he thinks her question is silly

• because he is bored by the traffic

• because he thinks it is funny when Myrna is bored

• because he thinks phones are silly

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

What is the theme of the story?

• Being right, is almost as good as getting your way

• If you do not give up, you will someday get what you want.

• If you use your imagination, you will never be bored.

• Being kind is more important than being right.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

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CCSS.RL.5.9

Read these sentences from the text.

No, but I mean...' Myrna spluttered. When she was very angry, she spluttered. It was embarrassing.

Based on these sentences, what does the word "spluttered" probably mean?

• had trouble speaking clearly

• fell asleep

• started to smile

• slowly counted to twenty

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Myrna slams her hand down on the glove compartment _______ her dad laughs.

• before

• after

• then

• so

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Near the end of the story, Myrna's dad wants to call her mom, but his phone's battery is dead. What does Myrna point out that she could do if she had a phone?

• Myrna cries, screams, shouts, and throws a tantrum

• Myrna points out that she could call her mom if she herself had a phone.

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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