Weird Ones

What caused Crystal and her parents to move to a new town?

• Her parents wanted to move closer to her grandparents.

• Her parents thought that the city was too chaotic for Crystal.

• The new town had better schools than their old town.

• Her parents both got jobs at a bioengineering research lab.

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What scares Crystal about her powers?

• She is worried that she’ll lose control and hurt someone.

• She is worried that the powers will change her personality.

• She is worried that people will think she’s a “freak.”

• She is worried that she’ll have to leave home.

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Why does the author choose to end part one with the tree branch falling?

• to make readers angry

• to create suspense

• to make readers laugh

• to create enemies

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What are two ways Crystal begins to test the limits of her powers?

• By trying to fly off the stairs

• By trying to send mental messages to her mother

• By trying to read her dog's mind

• By trying to pick her math book up of the floor

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What object does Sunil stop from falling on top of them at the beginning of part 2?

• a flower pot

• a huge tree branch

• a small dog

• a school desk

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Read the following sentences from the text.

“As they talked about their lives, they discovered other similarities. It turned out that Sunil had also just moved to Clearwater and that his mom also worked at the Institute.

‘It’s like a movie,’ she said. ‘It can’t be a coincidence. It must be connected to the Institute. Bioengineering… whatever that is.’”

What can you conclude about Crystal and Sunil based on this information?

• Crystal and Sunil want to find everyone else who shares their powers.

• Crystal and Sunil don’t have much in common except their powers.

• Crystal and Sunil don’t want to talk about their families or their lives.

• Crystal and Sunil think that one outside force caused their powers to appear.

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How would you describe Sunil and Crystal’s relationship by the end of part two?

• They are friends who have bonded over their shared powers.

• They are jealous of each other but trying to become friends.

• They are unsure of whether they like each other or not.

• They don’t like each other but agree to keep their secrets.

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What does the word relieved mean?

• no longer feeling stressed or anxious

• realizing that someone is lying to you

• no longer feeling happy or excited

• understanding something you didn't understand before

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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

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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.

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