Butterfly with a Broken Wing

Based on the details from the passage, what is Daphne’s response when Ella isn’t laughing and jumping after jumping off the swings?

• She continues to laugh and tries to cheer Ella up.

• She takes Ella to mom and holds ice against her arm.  

• She drives Ella to an orthopedist’s office to get a cast.

• She forces herself to relax so that the saw won’t cut her arm.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Based on the details from the passage, how does Ella feel about having to rest her arm?

a.     She felt grateful that she could rest her arm.

b.     She felt tired of resting her arm.

c.      She felt angry for having to rest her arm.

d.     She felt sorry that she had to rest her arm.

• a

• b

• c

• d

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Based on the details from the passage, how does Ella feel about jumping off of the swing by the end of the story?

a.     She feels scared to jump off the swings.

b.     She feels optimistic about jumping off the swings.

c.      She feels mad because she can’t jump off the swings.

d.     She feels tired of jumping off the swings.

• a

• b

• c

• d

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Based on Daphne’s actions in the excerpt, what can you infer about her character traits?

a)     Daphne is selfish and rude.

b)     Daphne is confused and fearful.

c)      Daphne is angry and tired.

d)     Daphne is loving and caring. 

• a

• b

• c

• d

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which story event listed below is considered a turning point that signals a change in Ella’s feelings about her cast?

a.     Dr. Doug was right. It did take time.

b.     Finally, the bone was mended.

c.      With the cast off, I felt like I could fly!

d.     I could hardly wait to show Dad when we got home.

• a

• b

• c

• d

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Which of the selections below best summarizes Butterfly with a Broken Wing?

• a.     Daphne and Ella jumped off the swings. Ella fell on her arm and broke it, so they had to go to the orthopedist to get a cast put on it. Ella was excited at first, but got tired of having to rest her arm. When she finally got the cast off, she decided to be more careful in the future.

• b.     Daphne and Ella were playing when Daphne pushed Ella off the swings. Mom and Dad were angry but took Ella to the doctor anyway. It took forever, but Ella’s arm finally healed, and she got her cast off.

• c.     Ella and Daphne were playing when Ella hurt her arm. She tried to be brave but could not hide it anymore and mom gave her some ice. Dad told her to be more careful next time. The cast burned her arm and she hated it.

• d.  Ella broke her arm and could not wait to show off her cast. She had fun drawing on it with permanent markers but got tired of having to rest it. Dad called her the butterfly with a broken wing and told her that she needed to hold on next time.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Select the correct meaning of the word “itchy” in this sentence.

• full of itch

• opposite of itch

•   like an itch

• more than one itch

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read the sentence from the passage.

The suffix -ed in the word rolled changes the root word roll to mean:

• It will happen soon

• It happened in the past

• It will not happen.

• It is happening now.

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CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D