A Secret Note: Plot Practice

Kevin is nervous about the note because he

• is only pretending to have fun.

• has a secret.

• hates sports.

• didn't want to come to camp.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The conflict of the story is that Kevin

• thinks he has friends but really does not.

• has to pretend he is enjoying camp.

• fears that someone else knows his secret.

• doesn't now how the note got on his bed.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The result of Kevin's acting as if he were having a good time at camp was that he

• has to try hard to pretend to be happy.

• doesn't like lanyards.

• is a good sport.

• actually did have a good time.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Just after Kevin found the first note,

• the porch door got broken

• nobody seemed to be paying any attention to him.

• he came in from swimmin.

• he volunteered to help in the kitchen.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

At camp, Kevin did all of the following EXCEPT

• helped in the kitchen

• made the baseball team

• fixed the porch door

• went swimming

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Read these two sentences from the passage: "The past few days-during his first time here- had been great! But this note changed everything."

Why might the author have included these sentences in the story?

• The sentences introduce another camper into the story.

• The sentences focus on a key event in the story.

• The sentences describe why Kevin is having a great time at camp.

• The sentences explain why Kevin is at camp.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the fourth paragraph, the author includes several questions: "What did the note mean? Who had written it? Was it from someone he knew from home?"

Why might the author have chosen to list those questions?

• to describe the note's content

• to describe Kevin's time at camp

• to build the story's suspense

• to explain why the note was left

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does the author include the last paragraph ("Then the third day...") in the story?

• to add to the story's mystery

• to describe how Kevin felt when he saw the camper

• to help the reader figure out who left the note

• to explain why Kevin received another note

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6