Week 1 Post Assessment

How does Lisa try to help Abby with her homework?

• She works very quietly so as not to disturb Abby

• She reminds Abby about a family vacation they took

• She tells her that their parents will help when they return

• She cheers her by saying they can go shopping tomorrow.

Read the sentences from paragraph 5.

“So far, all I have is how to take out the garbage, which I can probably stretch to four

or five sentences—at most. I’m discouraged.”

Think about the prefix dis-. What is the meaning of discouraged above?

• angry

• excited

• gloomy

• amazed

Read these sentences from paragraph 11.

“Good news!” I said, holding up the metal tube like a runner bearing the Olympic

flame. However, when I pushed the button on the handle, nothing happened.

What is the purpose of these sentences?

• to explain why the family needs to be better prepared for storms

• to explain why Lisa can stop looking for candles in the drawer

• to show that some of the lights in the house are still working

• to show that Abby stays cheerful no matter what happens

Read the sentence from paragraph 12.

Her triumph was short-lived, though, as she pulled out a pair of glue sticks.

What is the meaning of triumph as it is used above?

• urge

• search

• chance

• success

Read the sentences from paragraph 17.

“What luck! We’ve got light bulbs going on in the neighborhood—and inside your

head at the same time!”

Based on the sentences above, what message is the author trying to get across in the

story? Use details from the story to support your answer

What causes Abby the most trouble in the story?

• She finds it difficult to come up with an idea for her paper

• She is fearful that her parents will be caught in the rain

• She is unable to help Lisa with her science homework

• She is worried that the storm might damage the house

Which two things might a third-person narrator add to the story that Abby cannot?

• what Lisa is doing

• what Abby is doing

• what Lisa is thinking

• what Abby is thinking

• what the parents are thinking