Snow Day Fever

What is important about the setting of the story?

• It's starts in the morning.

• It's a snow day.

What is Ned's character trait?

• lazy

• determined

What is the conflict?

• Ned is lying to his mom about his lower temperature.

• Ned's mom thinks his fever is too high to play outside.

How does the author build suspense?

• by having Ned's fever go down but not to normal

• by having Ned take a nap

What is the climax of the story?

• When Ned puts the thermometer in the water.

• When Ned's mom catches him trying to "lower" his temperature.

What is the resolution of the story?

• Ned's mom let's him play outside for 15 minutes.

• Ned gets in trouble for lying to his mom.

Which detail is not important to include in a summary?

• Ned is too sick to play in the snow.

• Ned has too eat soup.

• Ned's mom catches him lying about his fever going down.

• Ned gets to play outside for 15 minutes.

What is the theme of the story?

• Never lie to your parents.

• It's good to compromise.

"Snow stuck to Ned’s window in bunches—like clumps of cotton in a washing machine’s lint trap" is a ----

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

"Jamie and Ellen were glued to the local news" is a ----

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole