Attention Grabbing

Which statement summarizes the selection?

• Two girls are trying to solve a mystery on a rainy day.

• Two girls are trying to play with a dog in the rain.

• Two girls are trying to trick a dog into playing with a bird.

• Two girls are trying to find something to do on a rainy day.

Why was Jade fascinated at the beginning of the selection?

• Sasha was playing a happy song on the piano.

• The dog was motionless in the window.

• The bird’s feathers were so bright.

• She was reading about magic in her book.

Which detail from the selection shows how Sasha and Jade felt  when the dog looked in their direction?

• “The girls walked up to the window and pressed their faces  against the glass streaked with rain.”

• “They turned around, hoping to discover whatever it was that  the dog was looking at.”

• “Then, they both began jumping up and down while they waved  their arms above their heads.”

• “The girls burst out laughing and turned to go home.”

Based on paragraph 19, what is the meaning of faintest?

• smallest

• light-headed

• slightest

• unclear

As used in paragraph 8, what is the meaning of tactics?

• planned actions

• devices

• lines

• treats

In paragraph 28, which could replace, “I guess we needed a ‘dog’s- eye view’ to solve our mystery,”

• The girls needed a different perspective to solve their mystery.

• The girls needed to be a dog to solve their mystery.

• The girls needed to move the dog to solve their mystery.

• The girls needed a different dog to solve their mystery. 

Why did the girls jumping quickly up and down get the dog’s  attention the second time but not the first time?

• The girls were closer to the dog the second time. 

• The girls were closer to the dog the first time. 

• The bird flew away.

• The bird was behind the girls the second time.