Lonely Test

Jessica feels lonely at school. What evidence from the story supports this conclusion?

• "She turned around and saw that the pink and orange, four-foot-tall, stuffed dragon that had lived in that exact corner of the library ever since she had started at the school (almost six years ago) was stretching its wings and yawning."

• "Jessica turned around slowly. The dragon was standing in front of her, one claw on the scaly area near what would be its waist, smiling and blinking. The dragon looked confused."

• "The first days back at school after vacations were the hardest Jessica had spent the last two weeks talking to people all day, and today she had barely said two words to her homeroom teacher."

• "In the hallway outside the library, a girl from Jessica's homeroom class was crouched on the floor, picking up pens, pencils, and highlighters that had clearly just dropped out of her empty pencil case, open beside her."

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

When the bell rings for lunch, where does Jessica take her lunchbox?

• to the library

• to the cafeteria

• to the gym

• to a classroom

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

When do the events of the story take place?

• On Jessica’s very first day of school

• On the day before Jessica leaves school for winter vacation

• On the day after Jessica returns to school from winter vacation

• During the two weeks that make up Jessica’s winter vacation

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Why might Jessica have told the dragon that she is not lonely?

• Jessica does not feel lonely.

• Jessica does not want to admit that she is lonely.

• Jessica does not like the dragon very much.

• Jessica does not have time to talk to the dragon.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the theme of the story?

• Being honest is more important than being kind.

• Friendships with people far away are more valuable than friendships with people nearby.

• Young people should spend more time by themselves than with others.

• A small effort at being friendly is all it takes to overcome loneliness.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

Select the word that best completes the sentence.

Jessica has a lot of friends; ___________, they all live far away.

• however

• for example

• primarily

• consequently

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

When Jessica sees Molly picking up her pens, pencils, and highlighters, what urge does Jessica fight?

• Jessica fights the urge to just walk away.

• Jessica fights the urge to sing.

• Jessica fights the urge to talk to the dragon.

• Jessica fights the urge to talk to the teacher.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Jessica felt a wave of sadness settle over her limbs. If a stuffed dragon could even sense her loneliness, she didn’t even want to think about what the other kids in school thought of her.”

What does the phrase “a wave of sadness” mean above?

• A wave of water that splashes Jessica and makes her sad

• A heat wave that comes out of the dragon’s mouth

• A sound wave that hurts Jessica’s ears

• A strong feeling of sadness

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Jessica said, "I think I'm just hallucinating."

What does the word hallucinating mean?

• not common

• grand or splended

• to hallucinates or dream

• to dance and jump up with joy

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Where did Jessica go when the lunch bell rang?

• She retreated to the library.

• She went to the playground.

• Jessica went home.

• She retreated to the cafeteria.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.1