Tuesday of the Other June

Which statement best expresses the main theme of the short story?

• Sometimes people don’t realize that they are being a bully to others.

• It’s important to stand up for yourself against people who mistreat you.

• It’s better to ignore a bully than to confront them.

• Don’t let fear keep you from doing the things that you love.

Which detail from the text best supports the the theme, "It’s important to stand up for yourself against people who mistreat you"?

• “‘Oh well, if it isn’t Fish Eyes.’ Then she’d punch me, blam! her whole solid weight hitting me.” (Paragraph 35)

• “‘Oh, sweetie, it’s great to be a good swimmer.’ But then, looking into my face, she said, ‘No, no, no, don’t worry, you don’t have to.’” (Paragraph 54)

• “Turn the other cheek, my Junie; smile at the world, and the world’ll surely smile back.” (Paragraph 89)

• “‘No,’ I said to the Other June. ‘Oh, no! No. No. No. No more.’ I pushed away the hand that held the pencils.” (Paragraph 94)

Which of the following describes how June feels about the Other June’s bullying?

• She doesn’t allow the Other June to have an impact on her.

• She wishes one of her friends would stand up for her.

• She wants to have the courage to stop the Other June.

• She wants to understand why the Other June is mean.

Which detail from the text best supports the idea that June wants to have the courage to stop the Other June?

• She had large square teeth; she was shorter than I was, but heavier, with bigger bones and square hands.” (Paragraph 35)

• “My arms were covered with bruises. When my mother noticed, I made up a story about tripping on the sidewalk.” (Paragraph 36)

• “oh, then I would have punched the Other June with a frisky heart, I would have grabbed her arm at poolside and bitten her like the dog she had made of me.” (Paragraph 42)

• “Alaska, I thought. Florida. Arizona. Someplace far away and wonderful, someplace without the Other June.” (Paragraph 44)

Read the following statement.

She frisked down the aisle, stabbing the pencils in the air toward me.

What does the word, "frisked" mean in the statement?

• to cause physical pain

• to stun or shock

• to hesitate

• to leap, skip or dance in a playful way

Which statement demonstrates a change in June's character?

• I pushed away the hand that held the pencils.

• I couldn't run home as fast as my feet would take me.

• I sank down into my seat, my head on my arms.

• I had to stay in school and in school there was the Other June.

Which of the following statements reveals June's internal conflict?

• June is bullied by the Other June.

• "Good-bye," I yelled, "good riddance to bad trash!"

• It seemed to me that Tuesdays would come forever and I would be forever trapped.

• She ground her elbow into my side and smiled her square smile at the swimming teacher.

The best character trait to describe June would be...

• insecure
• overconfident
• bossy
• sneaky

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

One of the main ideas of the story is that-

• Children try to avoid going to swim class.
• Most people don't like to move to other locations.
• People should learn to stand up for themselves.
• Children learn by examples, not by the book.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

What happens in the resolution of "Tuesday of the Other June?"

• The other students let Margot out of the closet.

• Other June walks away from June and sits down. June knows "that was the last Tuesday of the Other June."

• June's mom is brushing her hair. "Be good, be good be good," she sang.

• The children play outside in the sun for the first time in seven years.

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CCSS.RL.6.3