The Girl Who Loved Spiders Comprehension

Where does the passage take place?

• in a zoo

• in Florida

• in a school

• in New York

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What happens BEFORE Luis moves?

• Mom finds a dead scorpion.

• Ashanti goes on a spider safari.

• Billy tells Luis stories about spiders.

• Luis gets bitten by a brown recluse spider.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is Luis's MAIN problem?

• He misses his friend Billy.

• He is very afraid of spiders.

• He has not made any friends.

• He does not get along with Ashanti.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What is Ashanti doing the FIRST time Luis sees her?

• jumping on a trampoline

• playing at the playground

• searching for a brown recluse spider

• dusting a spider web with cornstarch

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

What happens when Luis and Ashanti FIRST meet?

• They play together.

• Ashanti frightens Luis.

• Luis makes Ashanti angry.

• They find they have a lot in common.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

How are Luis's mom and Mrs. Smith ALIKE?

• They both teach at the university.

• They both collect African artifacts.

• They both photograph different spiders.

• They both force their children to be friends.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What happens AFTER the children finish their dinner?

• They go on a spider safari.

• They play at the playground.

• They play a trick on their parents.

• They look at a painting of Anansi.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does Mrs. Smith show Ashanti?

• a brown recluse

• an African painting

• a "Beware of Snakes" sign

• a photograph of a crab spider

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which sentence from the passage shows that Luis has solved his problem?

• "Ashanti knows what to do, Mom', I say."

• "I take a deep breath and go over to the board."

• "I just wish Billy were here now to teach me how to do a flip."

• "I moved closer to see a powerful looking spider, standing upright, flexing six of its eight legs."

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What do the children plan to do the next day?

• study for a test

• look at a spider web

• jump on the trampoline

• tell stories about Anansi

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5