FSA Reading Bootcamp/The Spy Next Door & Hidden Reasons

13. Select two questions about Passage 1 that are answered by the image in Passage 1.

• A. What do binoculars look like?

• B. What does the lady in the flowered dress see when she uses binoculars?

• C. How do binoculars help you see objects far away?

• D. What does a journal look like?

• E. What does the lady with the flowered dress write in her journal?

14. Reread paragraph 16 in Passage 2. If the story were told in the first-person, which of the following would most likely be part of the story?

• A. Different ways multiple characters viewed Liam and Robert's friendship.

• B. More information about the school they attended.

• C. Liam's internal thoughts and feelings about Robert not walking home with him.

• D. Details about Liam and Robert's actions, but not their point of view about the basketball game.

15. How does the picture in Passage 2 help the reader understand what Robert was doing after school?

• A. The amount of paint brushes help the reader understand how important it is to use different size brushes when painting.

• B. The size of easel helps the reader understand what Robert's painting looked like.

• C. The art supplies in the picture help the reader understand what Robert was busy painting.

• D. The different size cans help the reader understand the importance of being organized when you paint.

16. If the story "Hidden Reasons" were written as a drama, how would it most likely be different?

• A. It would have verses.

• B. It would have stanzas.

• C. It would have paragraphs.

• D. It would have stage directions.

17. Passage 1 and 2 are told by third-person narrators. Select two sentences that indicate the narrator is a third-person narrator.

• A. "Now she is taking notes! It's clear she is spying on us." (Passage 1)

• B. "As she watched, the women sat, put down the binoculars, and wrote something in a notebook." (Passage 1)

• C. "Liam bolted away from the door." (Passage 2)

• D. "...nodding toward the neighbors yard." (Passage 2)

• E. "I don't have many trees in my yard, as you can see, but there are a lot of birds in the woods behind your grandpa's house." (Passage 1)

18. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A.

How are the points of view in both passages similar?

• A. Both passages are told from the first-person point of view.

• B. Both passages are told from someone outside of the story.

• C. Both passages are told from the point of view of many characters.

• D. Both passages are told from the point of view of the main character.

19. Part B.

Choose two phrases that best support the answer to Part A.

• A. "Every summer, Kate and her brother, Bobby" (Passage 1)

• B. "if you have any binoculars" (Passage 1)

• C. "just a few paces away" (Passage 1)

• D. "bustle of activity" (Passage 2)

• E. "Liam walked home" (Passage 2)