An Unexpected Trip

Where do Sarah and her parents go?

• a movie theater

• a store that has stuffed animals

• a house in the country

• the house where Sarah's grandmother lives

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is the climax of the action in the story?

• Sarah's parents make her popcorn.

• Sarah falls asleep after her mom puts one of her favorite movies on the TV.

• Sarah's parents let her pack as many toys as she wants.

• A huge animal leaps at Sarah in the garage.

Read the following sentences: "Sarah's mom and dad had said not to worry and that everything was fine. If everything was fine, though, why had they gotten so upset when the phone had rung last night?"

What can be concluded from these sentences?

• Something may be wrong, but Sarah's parents do not want to talk about it.

• Last night a stranger called Sarah's home to give her mom and dad some good news.

• Sarah's mom and dad are cheerful people who never worry about anything.

• Sarah's mom and dad are worried about how much it will cost to go on a family trip.

How does Sarah feel on the trip she takes with her parents?

• confident and happy

• confused and scared

• angry and upset

• eager and hopeful

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is this story mainly about?

• making popcorn on the stove instead of in the microwave

• the car in which Sarah and her parents drive to a house in the country

• the special nights that a girl spends with her grandmother

• two parents who try to keep a secret from their daughter

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the following sentences: "Going to the house by itself did not worry Sarah. The chains rattling around the back seat next to her, though, were a different story."

What does the author mean by calling the chains in the back seat a different story?

• The author means that another story has already been written about the chains in the back seat

• The author means that the chains worried Sarah.

• The author means that Sarah worries too much.

• The author means that Sarah is used to visiting the house in the country.

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Sarah is spending the night with her parents _______ she usually spends it with her grandmother at this time of the month.

• as a result

• before

• although

• such as