The Good Deed

Which word best describes how Heather feels about reading to Miss Benson at the beginning of the story?

• afraid

• angry

• relaxed

• excited

Which line from the story supports your answer to question 1?

• "I'll bet she'd love it if you'd read to her, Heather."

• "Did a good deed count if you had help?"

• "I'd never met a blind person before"

• "The thought of talking to Miss Benson petrified me,"

On her first visit, where does Heather put Miss Benson's book after she finishes reading ig?

• back on the shelf

• in Risa's apartment

• behind the garbage can

• next to the table

In the sentence, "Two boys peered at me from the couch," peered is closest in meaning to

• laughed

• looked

• poked

• yelled

Where does Risa go when she leaves two of her brothers alone in their apartment?

• to the library to check out a book

• to the drugstore for medicine

• to school to turn in an assignment

• to the doctor's because the baby is sick

Near the end of the story, Heather helps Risa by ...

• reading with her.

• asking Miss Benson to call Risa's mother.

• inviting her to join Heather's Girl Scout Troop

• taking care of baby Andrew for a few minutes.

What do you think Heather learns in this story?

• it is hard to earn your badge in girl Scouts

• you can't always tell what a person is like by the way they look

• doing a good deed is fun

• Miss Benson is not so scary

Why does Risa rush out of the apartment when Miss Benson asks her to read?

• she is angry with Heather

• she is embarrassed about not being a good reader

• she hears her mother calling her to come home.

• she has to go to the doctor's office.

What does the idiom mean, "you can't judge a book by its cover"?

• voting for your favorite book is fun.

• you can't judge how good a book is by it's cover

• you can't pick your friends by their looks

• you shouldn't form ideas about someone based on the way they look.

What does the word petrified mean?

• moody

• happy

• scared a lot

• angry