4th Grade Wonders U3W1 Story B - Sadie Says Hello

Who is the narrator of the passage?

• Howard

• an outside observer

• Mrs. Brent

• Howard's mother

Why does Howard decide to get a glass of juice?

• Mrs. Brent dislikes Sadie.

• Sadie does not like visiting with neighbors.

• His mother wants to talk to Mrs. Brent alone

• Being around Mrs. Brent makes him nervous.

If the passage were written from the mother’s point of view, the reader would probably know that she thinks

• . snakes are dangerous

• Howard let Sadie go on purpose

• an apology will make Mrs. Brent feel better

• he should not have left the room when Mrs. Brent came

Why does Howard stop himself from telling Mrs. Brent that snakes curl around people to say hello?

• He is afraid she will take Sadie away.

• He is afraid Sadie will bite Mrs. Brent.

• He thinks snakes do not make good pets

• He thinks telling her would scare her even more.

“Did it bite me? Am I injured? Do I need to be taken to the hospital? Should we call an ambulance? Oh, I think I may faint!”

What does injured mean in the sentences above?

• fine

• hurt

• scared

• worried

Then he saw a slight movement out of the corner of his eye. Sadie had slithered out of her box and was headed straight toward Mrs. Brent!

What does slithered mean in the sentences above?

• flew

• jumped

• slid

• slimed

However, by the look on her face, he saw that her fear was genuine. Mrs. Brent really thought Sadie was dangerous.

Which word means almost the SAME as genuine?

• fake

• harmful

• painful

• real

A word that means almost the same as another word is

• synonym

• antonym

A word that means almost the opposite as another word is

• synonym

• antonym

I can determine the means of words by

• looking for definitions within the text

• looking for synonyms and antonyms

• look at clues around the word