Moira's New School

1.At the beginning of the story, what does Mom know that Moira does not?

• A Moira's new playground is nicer than her old one.

• B Moira's friends are coming to her new school.

• C Moira will be in class in the purple hall.

• D Moira already knows her new principal.

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2.What do Mom's comments in paragraph 5 suggest about her?

• F She is very impatient.

• G She likes to tell jokes.

• H She sees the good in everything.

• J She feels sorry for her daughter.

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3.Moira's words show that she feels -

• A embarrassed

• B disappointed

• C confused

• D nervous

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4.In paragraph 2 Moira compares the older kids to movie stars to show that the younger kinds think they -

• F are very cool

• G are not very nice

• H dress in nice clothes

• J get to do what they want

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5.Mrs. Shephard's words show that she -

• A is remembering her own childhood

• B knows Moira is thinking about her old school

• C does not thing purple is a good color for a hall

• D does not believe what people say about the hall

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6.What lesson does Moira lean in the story?

• F Friendship is worth working for.

• G Parents and children often disagree.

• H Treat others as you want to be treated.

• J Change is hard, but it isn't always bad.

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7.In paragraph 12, the word mischievous means -

• A sad

• B angry

• C playful

• D confused

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8.Which statement best describes how Moira changes in the story?

• F She realizes her new school is better than her old one.

• G She understands her mother is trying to help.

• H She starts to see the new school as her own.

• J She decides to try harder in school.

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9.In paragraph 17, the word proclaiming means -

• A announcing

• B pretending

• C arguing

• D yelling

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10.Which is the best summary of the story?

• F Moira worries that she won't see her friends after she moves to a new home. She worries that she won't like her new school. She thinks about all the things she will miss at her old school.

• G Moira is disappointed that her new school isn't like her old school. She thinks about the things she will miss. Her new principal helps her realize that her new school might be fun after all.

• H Moira and her family move to a new home on the other side of town. She will have to go to a new school without her friends. She visits her new school with her mother and looks around.

• J At Moira's old school, the upper grades had their classes on the top floor. She has been waiting to have a class upstairs. She is disappointed when she sees that her new school doesn't have an upstairs.

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