1.2:My View:Out of my Mind (Comp)

What does Mrs. V do when Melody laughs when rain drops fall in her hand?

• Takes her inside to keep her dry and safe.

• Mrs. V realizes that Melody enjoys the rain, so she asks Melody if she wants to feel all the rain.

• Worries that the rain might terrify Melody.

• Makes up a story about them getting drenched with the rain.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

On paragraph 24, what does it mean when Melody say, "Every single day I learned new words. I sucked them in and gobbled them up like they were Mrs. V's cherry cake."

• She is comparing the delicious cake to how she enjoys every word she is learning.

• She is expressing that she is always hungry.

• She believes that words are food.

• She is comparing delicious cake to words that she wants to write down and eat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The author used the word drench to ----

• make the rain seem powerful and to give readers a more vivid picture

• confuse us with a higher vocabulary word

• show us how much Melody wanted to be in the rain

• show us that Melody has dreams too

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

How can the reader tell this story is realistic fiction?

• There are talking animals

• There are events in the story that can never actually happen

• It is a story that can actually take place.

• It is about life of a real person.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.1

From the detail "Talk.Talk.Talk," the reader can infer that Melody really wants to ---

• have a greater selection of words.

• change her life

• replace her communication board with something better.

• communicate with others

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is the narrator of this story?

• Mrs. V

• Melody

• Mom

• Dad

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

How does the point of view affect the text?

• The reader knows Melody's thoughts and feelings.

• The reader knows why Mrs. V is good at her job.

• The reader knows why Mrs. V takes care of Melody.

• The reader knows how Mrs. V feels about taking care of Melody.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.2.6

Based on the details in paragraph 35, the reader can conclude that Mrs. V -----

• has a lot of time on her hands

• wants Melody to learn bout science only

• goes above and beyond for Melody

• wants Melody to be hot and uncomfortable

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which detail from the selection supports the idea that Melody feels content at the end of the text?

• I dreamed of chocolate clouds all night.

• Eventually, Mrs. V rolled me back up the ramp and into the house, where she dried me off, changed my clothes, and gave me a cup of chocolate milk.

• She stopped when we got to the grass, and we let the rain drench us.

• I nodded my head. Yes, yes, yes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

The author organizes the text by ---

• describing the reasons for the characters' actions

• ensuring that the reader will understand the main idea

• explaining how the characters are similar and different

• relating the events in the order they occur

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5