The Weird Ones 3 Going Viral

Why are Crystal and Sunil called into the principal’s office?

• because a video of them using their powers has gone viral online

• because they were acting out in class and they need to apologize

• because they both were late turning in different homework assignments

• because they used their powers to scare people at school

What happens when Crystal shows up to school the morning after the video was posted?

• Her parents are waiting for her there because they’ve figured out her secret.

• Ms. Herrera knows what’s happening and tells her parents about it.

• She finds Naviway vans in the parking lot and people in suits looking for her and Sunil.

• She can’t find Sunil anywhere and realizes that he’s been taken by Naviway people.

Read the following sentences from the text.

"'We don’t have time,’ [Chloe] hissed, looking around. ‘They’re coming back. We have to get out of here...'

’Okay, that’s enough!’ [Crystal] said. ‘Why should we go with you? Who are the people in the suits? How do you know all this?’

Chloe straightened up, looked back at the school anxiously. ‘I’ve been watching you two since I saw the video. I knew it wasn’t a fake.’

‘Because you can do it, too?’ Sunil asked.

‘Sorta. Listen, those people don’t know about me yet, but they showed up this morning and started asking about the two of you. We have to get out of here.’”

What can you conclude based on this information?

• Chloe is testing Crystal and Sunil to see if they trust her before deciding to work with them.

• Chloe is a new student at school and is looking for friends, so she wants to help Crystal and Sunil.

• Sunil is angry that Chloe knows about his powers, but Crystal doesn’t mind and thinks it’s helpful.

• Chloe, Crystal, and Sunil don’t trust the people in suits and think they have bad intentions.

The viral video of Crystal and Sunil using their powers causes the Naviway people to come looking for them. What is one positive effect caused by the video?

• It forces them to tell their parents about their powers.

• It helps them become better at avoiding other people.

• It helps them become more popular at school.

• It helps Chloe find them and form a team with them.

What is the main idea of this text?

• When a video goes viral online, it usually means that it has become very popular very quickly and many people around the world have seen it, which can be a big deal for people in the video.

• Crystal and Sunil thought they were the only people with special and strange powers, but Chloe, a girl neither of them know well, claims to also have strange powers.

• Crystal's powers are getting stronger as she keeps practicing, which is a good way to understand any kind of exercise, like running or lifting weights, that trains your muscles to be stronger.

• After a video of Crystal and Sunil using their powers goes viral, people from a tech company called Naviway show up at school looking for them and a girl named Chloe joins their group to help them.

Why do you think the author mentions Crystal’s thoughts that Ms. Herrera knows about their powers?

• to make the readers upset and angry with Ms. Herrera

• to make the readers worry that people know about Crystal and Sunil's secret powers

• to make the readers think about their own teachers and reflect on their lives

• to make the readers happy and excited about Crystal and Ms. Herrera's relationship

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Crystal and Sunil both think their powers are getting stronger _____ they’ve been practicing.

• however

• at first

• although

• because