The Case of the Missing Sandwiches

Read the sentence from the passage: When Mom describes us, she says, Birds of a feather flock together. What does that phrase mean?

• Everyone should have as many friends as possible.

• Birds from northern areas migrate south in the winter.

• Birds live in flocks, unlike people who live in families.

• People, like birds, associate wit those who are like themselves.

Who is the narrator of this passage?

• Alexa

• Garrett

• Mikayla

• an outside observer

Which evidence from the text best supports who the narrator of the passage?

• Hi, Im Mikayla, and my best friend is Alexa.

• Garrett, my brother, was going fishing, and we had to stay with him.

• Alexa and I enjoy watching the ducks on the river, while Garrett fishes.

• At the riverbank, Garrett was trying to reel n a bass.

Think about Mikayla's attitude about Garrett at the beginning of the passage. What what is like?

• She is grateful for Garrett.

• She points out Garrett's faults.

• She wants to play with Garrett.

• She is upset that Garrett is with her.

What is the text evidence to prove what Mikayla's attitude about Garrett was like in the beginning?

• Alexa and I went with our dogs, Sparky and Fetch, on a picnic, but my mom laid down one rule.

• I don't know if you have an older brother, but if you do, you know how bossy he can be.

• He should come right away, or we would eat all of the lunch.

• I had to agree that older brothers are sometimes helpful.

Think about Mikayla's attitude about Garrett at the end of the passage. What what is like?

• She is grateful for Garrett.

• She points out Garrett's faults.

• She wants to play with Garrett.

• She is upset that Garrett is with her.

What is the text evidence to prove what Mikayla's attitude about Garrett was like at the end?

• Alexa and I went with our dogs, Sparky and Fetch, on a picnic, but my mom laid down one rule.

• I don't know if you have an older brother, but if you do, you know how bossy he can be.

• He should come right away, or we would eat all of the lunch.

• I had to agree that older brothers are sometimes helpful.

Which two sentences best show the point of view of the narrator?

• She means we are alike, and she's right because we are both eleven, and we both like movies, popcorn, ad baseball

• Let me tell you about the latest one because it shows that we always should expect the unexpected.

• As soon as we got tot he picnic spot, Garrett told us not to leave there and went off with is tackle box and fishing pole.

• We spent some time admiring the huge fish, and then we told Garrett we were ready to eat.

• When Garrett appeared, we told him about the missing sandwiches, and he said, "Girls, they didn't walk off on their own."

Read the sentence from the passage, As Mom always says, "Two heads are better than one", but this time, it took three heads to solve the mystery of the missing sandwiches. What does that phrase mean?

• A mom always knows best.

• Sharing ideas can be helpful.

• Every group needs a leader to make decisions.

• One person cannot ever solve a problem without help.

Which phrase from the sentence, As Mom always says, "Two heads are better than one," but this time, it took three heads to solve the mystery of the missing sandwiches, best supports what the phrase, Two heads are better than one, means?

• Mom always says

• but this time

• to solve the mystery

• missing sandwiches