Pie Diary

Why does Liana yell at the beginning of the story?

• A. She is frustrated with her babysitter, Emma.

• B. She dropped her cherry pie.

• C. She knew her mother would be angry with her.

• D. She did not like the taste of her cherry pie.

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What motivates Liana to bake so many pies?

• A. She wants to become an official pie taster at the county fair.

• B. She wants to impress her mother with the perfect pie.

• C. She wants to win “best overall” at the county fair’s baking contest.

• D. She wants to win “best presentation” at the county fair’s baking contest.

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"As I approached what remained of my pie on the display table, there was no ribbon. . . . Some old ladies came up and congratulated me on participating, and I shook their hands even though what I felt like doing was launching my pie into the air."

Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made?

• A. Liana could not contain her excitement at the contest.

• B. Liana was upset about losing the baking contest.

• C. The old ladies were not very kind to Liana.

• D. No one liked the taste of Liana’s pie.

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How can Liana's personality be described?

• A. Liana is impatient and unfocused.

• B. Liana is nervous and fearful.

• C. Liana is emotional and shy.

• D. Liana is determined and competitive.

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What is the main idea of this story?

• A. Liana learns how to make tasty pies from her babysitter, Emma.

• B. Liana does her best to win a local pie-baking contest.

• C. Liana learns to appreciate the kindness of her babysitter.

• D. Liana discovers that baking pies is not for her.

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Read this sentence from the text.

"I pasted a recipe clipped from a library cookbook (don’t tell!) into my pie diary and got to work."

Why did the author probably include the phrase “don’t tell!” in parentheses?

• A. to emphasize that Liana wants to keep her recipe a secret from her babysitter

• B. to show that Liana is afraid of getting into trouble for taking the recipe from the library

• C. to add humor to the story

• D. to add suspense to the story

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Liana didn’t make all of the pies on her own. __________, she found a pie recipe at the library and had help from Emma.

• A. For example

• B. In conclusion

• C. Yet

• D. Before

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What did Liana do with the rest of her pie after the contest?

• A. She ate the rest of the pie.

• B. She gave it to one of the judges.

• C. She asked the audience to taste it.

• D. She threw the rest of her pie at a scarecrow near the pie-judging building.

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