Edge B Unit 1 Cluster 2

A weird circumstance is an odd

• shape

• number

• situation

• celebration

To commit a crime means to

• do it.

• plan it.

• feel sorry about it.

• tell someone about it.

A consequence is

• a good reason.

• a quiet conversation.

• a result of another action.

• an agreement between friends.

When people make contact, they

• take a chance.

• ask a question.

• make a promise.

• form a connection.

When you have empathy for others, you can

• keep them out of trouble.

• understand how they feel.

• believe everything they say

• ask then for help at any time.

If you say a person is a juvenile, it means the person is a

• judge

• a child or teen.

• kind of criminal.

• neighbor or friend.

To reach maturity means to be

• very powerful.

• fully developed.

• especially talented.

• completely independent.

To salvage something means to

• sell it.

• feed it.

• save it.

• study it.

After that, the woman said, "Pick up my pocketbook, boy, and give it here." These words show that Mrs. Jones is

• weak and afraid

• old and needs help.

• strong and in control.

• surprised and ready to run.

Which of these senteces from the story includes the best description of Roger's physical traits?

• Sweat popped out on the boy's face and he began to struggle.

• "You gonna take me to jail?" asked the boy, bending over the sink.

• "I believe you're hungry--or been hungry--to try to snatch my pocketbook."

• He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans.