Unit 6 Week 3 Both Passages

What is the central message of the passage "Being Neighborly"?

• Friends can make your troubles seem small.

• Taking big risks can bring big rewards.

• Playing with kittens makes people happy.

• The best place to get well is in your own home.

Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that Jo is helping Laurie feel better?

• “Laurie opened the window, and croaked, ‘Better, thank you. I’ve had a

  bad cold, and been shut up a week.’”

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  “‘I’m not quiet and nice, but I’ll come, if mother will let me. I’ll go ask her.

  Shut that window, like a good boy, and wait till I come.’”

• “‘Beth thought her kittens would be comforting. I knew you’d laugh at

  them, but I couldn’t refuse Beth. She was so anxious to do something.’”

• “It so happened that Beth’s funny loan was just the thing, and in laughing

  over the kittens, Laurie forgot his bashfulness, and grew sociable at once.”

Read this sentence from paragraph 11 of "Being Neighborly".

“‘Boys make such a row, and my head is weak.’”

Now read the dictionary entry for row.

row (ro) noun 1. a line of things or people. 2. a line of seats, as in a

theater. (row) 3. a loud noise or commotion. (ro) verb 4. to move a

boat using oars.

Which meaning of row best fits the way it is used in the sentence?

• meaning 1

• meaning 2

• meaning 3

• meaning 4

What two things does Jo do to get to know Laurie?

• She gets his attention by throwing snow at his window.

• She asks her mother to tell him she wants to visit.

• She reads a story to him.

• She brings kittens over for him to enjoy.

• She shovels snow outside his window.

Read the sentence from paragraph 19.

“‘I knew you’d laugh at them, but I couldn’t refuse Beth.’”

Now read the dictionary entry for refuse.

re • fuse (ri fuz’) verb 1. to say no or turn down something. 2. to

withhold. 3. to be determined not to do something. (ref’ uz) noun 4.

trash or rubbish.

Which meaning of refuse best fits the way it is used in the sentence?

• Meaning 1

• Meaning 2

• Meaning 3

• Meaning 4

In which detail from the passage does Jo tell Laurie what kind of person

she is?

• “‘I'm sorry, but what do you amuse yourself with?’”

• “‘There isn’t any one I’d like to see.’”

• “‘Sometimes girls are quieter.’”

• “‘I'm not quiet and nice, but I'll come, if Mother will let me.’”

Which two events in the passage change how Laurie feels in "Being Neighborly"?

• He happens to notice Jo shoveling snow.

• He says that he is too sick for visitors.

• He invites Jo to come up and visit him.

• He stays in bed to recover from his cold.

What lesson does Beth learn in the passage "Mr. Laurence's Slippers"?

• Being kind to others can bring rewards.

• Everyone should learn to play a musical instrument.

• Having sisters to support you can lift your spirits.

• Nothing is as special as a handmade gift.

Read this sentence from paragraph 6. of "Mr. Laurence's Slippers"

“‘O Beth, he’s sent you—’ Amy began to say, but she got no further, for Jo

quenched her by slamming down the window from inside.”

Now read the dictionary entry for quench.

quench (kwench) verb 1. to satisfy a need, such as thirst. 2. to put

out or extinguish (a fire). 3. to cool suddenly in a liquid. 4. to quiet or

shut down.

Which meaning of quench fits the way it is used in this sentence?

• Meaning 1

• Meaning 2

• Meaning 3

• Meaning 4

How do Meg and Jo affect the events in the passage "Mr. Laurence's Slippers"?

• They help Beth choose a pattern for the slippers.

• They teach Beth to play the new piano.

• They help Beth write a note to Mr. Laurence.

• They sneak in with Beth and put the note on the table.