Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend- Journeys

Why is Julian lonely at the beginning of the story?

• Huey doesn't want to play with him.

• The moving men won't talk to him.

• His friend is is moving to a new house.

• There are no kids his age to play with.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How can you tell that Julian does not like to be embarrassed?

• because he tries to copy what Gloria does

• because he plans to go home if Gloria laughs

• because he has never done a cartwheel before

• because he falls over when he tries to do a cartwheel

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which words BEST describes Gloria?

• loud and silly

• shy and scared

• serious and kind

• proud and unfriendly

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Why does Gloria believe that their wishes will come true?

• they only had a few wishes.

• they told each other what they wished.

• the kite looked like a white snake in the sky.

• the wind took the all the wishes off the kite's tail.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is being compared when the author says, "like a tired bird, the kite fell at our feet"?

• birds and feet

• kites and feet

• kites and birds

• feet and falling

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

How does Julian's feelings change by the end of the story?

• He feels sure that he and Gloria will be friends.

• He believes that making wishes brings bad luck.

• He understands that Gloria is too shy to make friends.

• He realizes that he needs to find a boy to be his friend.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Why does Julian show Gloria his room and things?

• he wants to play a game

• he is trying to be friendly.

• he knows Gloria will likes rocks.

• he wants to get something to drink.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why does Gloria climb down from the tree and quit watching the robins?

• She thinks the bird nest is boring.

• She wants to go see Julian's house

• She can tell she is upsetting the robins.

• She isn't used to seeing birds and trees.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Read the sentences.

What does this tell you about Julian?

• that her never tells the truth

• that he has been to Newport before

• that he does not want to seem foolish

• that he thinks Gloria is smarter then he is

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read these sentences from the story.

The kite started to rise. The tail jerked heavily like a long white snake.

Why does the author compare the kite's tail to a snake?

• to show how the kite feels

• to show how the kite looks

• to show how the kite smells

• to show how the kite sounds

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1