Birthday Surprise

The main idea was...

• Mom saving the day

• shopping for presents

• birthday games

• best birthday cakes

I predict the narrator would be ________ if her mom didn't save the day.

• patient

• relaxed

• happy

• embarrassed

What was the narrator scared of the most?

• Birthday games

• Not having a present

• Her mom's reaction

• Getting lost

What trait best describes the narrator?

• calm

• easy-going

• careful

• forgetful

What is a synonym for ecstatic?

• Joyful

• Scared

• Angry

• Sad

A reason to be heartbroken would be...

• Going to a birthday party

• Getting a new bike

• Breaking your favorite toy

• Winning the game

When it came time for presents to be unwrapped I wanted to disappear.

What does disappear mean?

• Impossible to be seen

• Running fast

• To buy a present

• To be sad

My mom wrapped it in _________ pink polka-dot wrapping paper.

• Bright

• Wet

• Sticky

• Gorgeous

What would an alternative title for this passage?

• A Magical School Day

• Going to the Grocery Store

• A Special Birthday Present

• Working on the Farm

Where did the narrator and her mom go to buy Maddie's birthday present?

• The mall

• The grocery store

• The shed

• The basement