Camping with Cousins

What happens because the narrator goes to the water

• She finds the perfect place to listen to a story

• She becomes good at fishing and catching a fish in a net.

• She discoveres an interesting new place to play with her cousins.

• She becomes too cold and has to put on more clothes to warm up.

Which detail from "Camping with Cousins" supports that the narrator found an interesting place to play with her cousins?

• "The fishing is best early," my dad says, and he takes me and my sister and Nate fishing." (paragraph 4)

• "We explore the stream and find a secret fort under some low tree branches." (paragraph 5)

• "After lunch Gramps and my mom find sunny spots for reading." (paragraph 8)

• "Back in our tent, my sister and I climb into our sleeping bags." (paragraph 11)

Based on evidence in "Camping with the Cousins," which sentence describes the narrator?

• She thinkings sleeping in a tent is uncomfortable.

• She feels bored with fishing in the stream.

• She enjoys preparing meals for her family.

• She likes exploring the outdoors with her family.

Which detail from "Camping with the Cousins" supports that the narrator likes exploring the outdoors with her family?

• "Gramps has a sore back from sleeping in a tent." (paragraph 3)

• "...heart jumps just as the trout did..." (paragraph 4)

• "We gather large rocks to make a bradge over the stream." (paragraph 5)

• "...lemonade that we mix ourselves..." (paragraph 7)

How does this illustration add to the meaning of the text?

• It helps the reader see how the family enjoys spending time together.

• It shows the reader how the family sings its favorite songs.

• It shows the reader how the narrator's mother and aunt make the fire.

• It helps the reader understand how uncomfortable the cousins are outdoors.

Which sentence from "Camping with the Cousins" supports that the family enjoys spending time together?

• "Aunt Chris and my mom start a fire." (paragraph 10)

• "Anna's marshmallow burns." (paragraph 10)

• "We laugh and sing around the camprifre." (paragraph 10)

• "It's getting dark and cold." (paragraph 10)

Which statement best describes the central message in the story?

• The most enjoyable times to go fishing is early in the morning.

• Sharing love and happy times with family is the best part of camping.

• Camping is most enjoyable when it is warm outside.

• The best place to use imagination is in nature.

Select TWO sentences from the story that support the answer that sharing love and happy times with family is the best part of camping.

• "Aunt Chris is lighting the stove." (paragraph 1)

• "Mabs and Gramps are up, and we cousins give them big hugs." (paragraph 3)

• "When I feel the cold, spotted scales of the fish in the net, my heart jumps just as the trout did on the line." (paragraph 4)

• "Then my cousins and I go back to our secret fort." (paragraph 8)

• "Uncle George makes the best dinners, too." (paragraph 9)

What character trait best describes the narrator?

• stubborn

• gloomy

• imaginative

• curious

What is Uncle George good at?

• Catching fish

• Exploring

• Cooking

• Making whistles out of the grass