Rory's Wait

Why can't Rory read the book she wants right away?

• The book is checked out from the library.

• Rory's best friend is reading the book.

• Rory's classmate is using it for a school project.

• A boy in the library is already reading it.

What does Rory do as she waits for the book she wants to read?

• She uses a computer in the library.

• She reads another book.

• She talks with her best friend.

• She eats a snack from her lunchbox.

How does Rory know if the book she wants to read is in the library?

What question does Rory want to ask the boy in the library, and why doesn't she ask him?

What important lesson does Rory learn at the end of the story? Choose the best answer.

• You can make a friend in unexpected ways.

• Sometimes things don't go your way, and that is okay.

• A good thing is worth the wait.

• Hard work pays off.

Match the word scanned from the story with its meaning.

• enjoyed completely

• looked at something carefully

• a person who oversees or works at a library

Match the word librarian from the story with its meaning.

• enjoyed completely

• looked at something carefully

• a person who oversees or works at a library

Match the word savored from the story with its meaning.

• enjoyed completely

• looked at something carefully

• a person who oversees or works at a library

Match the word frowned from the story with its meaning.

• made a troubled face

• looked at something carefully

• a person who oversees or works at a library

Match the word glance from the story with its meaning.

• made a troubled face

• a quick look

• a person who oversees or works at a library