On the Bus with Joanna Cole - Released EOG Passage

In the first sentence of paragraph 2, what is the meaning of enchanted?

• bored

• hopeful

• curious

• delighted

In paragraph 2, what is the meaning of enthusiastic?

• anxious

• eager

• nervous

• bored

What did the author think would make the Magic School Bus books successful?

• making the plots exciting while filling the books with science facts

• having the characters visit common places

• making the children in the books more excited than their teacher

• filling the books with colorful pictures

Where id the author get the idea for her main character, Ms. Frizzle?

• a teacher from a children's TV show

• her daughter's fourth grade teacher

• a teacher she saw on the news

• one of her old science teachers

According to the author, who does Ms. Frizzle's teaching resemble?

• her own

• Miss Isaac's

• Miss Bair's

• Bruce Degen's

What is something the author does when she has an idea for another Magic School Bus book?

• She writes a two-page outline and sends it to her editor.

• She writes everything quickly before she loses her thoughts.

• She reads one of the other Magic School Bus books.

• She asks her old teacher and editors to help her.

In paragraph 7, what is the meaning of "fleshing out"?

• leaving alone

• making better

• worrying about

• writing over

What does the author use to explain how the Magic School Bus books were created?

• cause and effect

• sequence of events

• description of objects

• compare and contrast