How to trick your sister, Questions

What trick does Rick play on his sister?

• He hides her car keys and makes her two hours late for work.

• He disconnects the oven and makes her think that Thanksgiving dinner will never be finished.

• He sets off fireworks inside the cupcakes at her birthday party.

• He attaches a string to her notebook and uses a motor to pull it into the fireplace.

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What is the resolution at the end of the story?

• Tears begin to slip from Emily’s eyes because the cupcake icing has gotten everywhere.

• Emily keeps playing the party over in her mind instead of going to sleep.

• Emily feels a firm grip on her elbow and tells Rachel that she is good with machines.

• Emily takes revenge on her brother by pulling his journal into the fireplace with a string and motor.

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Emily is excited for her birthday party.

What evidence from the passage supports this statement?

• Emily cannot fall asleep the night before the party.

• Emily helps her brother do the dishes and lets him sleep on long car trips.

• Emily uses nine different pens to take notes in school.

• Angela Beck wants to eat the red cupcake.

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Why does Rick decide to ruin his sister’s birthday party?

• He is a messy kid who likes his bedroom to be covered in dirty clothes.

• His sister’s birthday party is a great opportunity for playing a trick.

• He can fix washing machines, dishwashers, showers, and garage door openers.

• He army-crawls around the house to the door that leads to the kitchen.

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What is this story mostly about?

• a girl who wants to eat all the cupcakes at someone else’s birthday party

• a trick that a boy plays on his sister and the trick she plays in return

• a mother who gets mad when her son plays a trick on her daughter

• a journal that a boy uses to keep a record of the tricks he plays on people

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Read the following sentences:

“He sat in the back of the room, deep in thought. To the teacher, it looked like he was taking notes.”

What does the phrase deep in thought mean?

• It means that someone is sitting in a short chair very close to the floor.

• It means that someone is sitting in a tall chair very far from the floor.

• It means that someone is thinking a lot about something.

• It means that someone is not thinking very much about something.

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Rick tricks Emily; _______ Emily tricks Rick.

• in contrast

• for instance

• first

• then

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