When Charlie McButton Lost Power

Which of the following describes the relationship between the main characters?

• They are friends from school.

• They are next-door neighbors.

• They are in the same grade.

• They are brother and sister.

Which details from the poem best supports that charlie and Isabel Jane are brother and sister?

• Isabel Jane was a pretty good model.

• So Charlie became the great wizard McSmells.

• He snapped at his sis from his time-out zone.

• At dinner she'd secretly eat up his peas.

Which sentence from the text helps you understand that Charlie felt guilty?

• How come you can't ever just leave me alone!

• Then Charlie McButton felt totally rotten.

• Her eyes filled with tears ad she gave them a rub.

• Charlie McButton got madder and madder.

Which of the following is the theme (central, or important, message) from the passage?

• Life without electricity is difficult.

• Playing with brothers or sisters can be fun.

• Younger brothers or sisters cause a lot of problems

• We need electricity to get through the day.

Which sentence from the text supports the theme that playing with brothers and sisters can be fun?

• Charlie McButton forgot to be bored.

• At super they ate under real candlelight.

• He sat and he thought and he stared at the rain.

• Tomorrow I'll wake up and I can plug in!

What is the setting of the story?

• A long time ago, on the Oregon Trail.

• About now, at Hogwarts.

• About now, in Charlie's house.

• In the future, on a space ship.

What happened FIRST in the story?

• Charlie's mom told him to play with clay.

• Lightning knocked out the power.

• Charlie yelled at Isabel Jane.

• Charlie and Isabel Jane played hide-and-seek

Which pair of rhyming words DOES NOT appear in the story?

• Clay/day

• Tower/Power

• Creatures/Features

• Fall/Call

Where does Charlie go after he steals the battery from Isabel Jane's doll?

• Upstairs

• To the bathtub

• To the time out chair

• To the backyard to play with the dog

What happens LAST in the story?

• Charlie thinks he might chase dragons with Isabel Jane.

• Charlie plays wizards with Isabel Jane.

• Charlie plays dolls with Isabel Jane.

• Charlie and Isabel Jane watch a movie.