Clean Sweep

Katie and her mother go to homes because they want people to:

• pay all of their bills for them.

• hire them to clean their house.

• know how to find dust mites.

• learn to organize the garage.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

The narrator experiences an external conflict with her schoolwork and her job because she:

• dislikes both a lot.

• lacks enough time for both.

• wants to quit school.

• cleans teachers' homes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which words in the following sentence tell the sequence of Benjamin's actions?

"Then he gets dizzy and has to sit down; lying down comes moments later after his face gets a little pale."

• gets dizzy

• lying down

• moments later

• a little pale

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why is it difficult to clean for Mrs. Leonardo?

• She complains a lot and doesn't want to throw anything away.

• She only wants to read the book her mother left her.

• She keeps trying to feed Katie dinner and there is no time for that.

• She spends too much time looking at each thing they find in the attic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What emotion does Katie's mother use to get people to hire their cleaning service? And what details support this answer

• happiness, by showing them pictures of a clean home

• anger, by throwing dirt and dust around their homes

• fear, by showing them a picture of a dust mite and using the word "army"

• sadness, by telling them the story of the day she lost her husband.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

What happened to Katie's dad?

• He died of a heart attack at work.

• He died in a car crash.

• He ran out on the family.

• He hit his head and couldn't remember anything.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What prompts Mrs. Leonardo to think of her sister?

• Katie finds an old table cloth.

• Mrs. Leonardo's sister writes her a letter.

• Benjamin reads "The Naughty Little Frog."

• Mrs. Leonardo finds an old book.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the conflict between Mrs. Leonardo and her sister?

• Mrs. Leonardo lent her sister money, but her sister refused to pay it back.

• Mrs. Leonardo's sister wanted the book their mother used to read, but Mrs. Leonardo thought she'd already given it to her sister.

• Mrs. Leonardo married the man that her sister had been in love with.

• Mrs. Leonardo's sister had called her bad names and accused her of stealing all the money when their mom died.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How is the conflict between Mrs. Leonardo and her sister resolved?

• Mrs. Leonardo has Katie call her sister and invite her to go to the zoo.

• The conflict is never resolved.

• Benjamin goes to Mrs. Leonardo's sister's house to tell her that Mrs. Leonardo was sorry.

• Mrs. Leonardo calls her sister, invites her to dinner, and plans to give the book to her.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is Katie's main internal conflict?

• She can't decide what to throw away at Mrs. Leonardo's house?

• She misses her father and hasn't had time to grieve.

• She has to clean houses.

• She is late for school every day.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8