Unit 3AB Review

Read the following sentence from paragraph 2.

I searched for what seemed like forever, but I could not find them.

The author includes a simile in this sentence to help the reader understand what?

• Betsy got lost looking for her friends.

• Betsy looked for her friends for a long time.

• Betsy cannot tell time.

• Jerri and Kathy found a really good hiding spot.

Why does the author change the setting after Betsy and her friends play the game?

• To make the reader dislike Betsy’s friends.

• To help the reader understand Betsy’s loneliness.

• To show the three friends do not live in the same house.

• To make the reader feel sorry for Betsy.

Which words in paragraph 4 help the reader understand the meaning of the word bawling?

• ran across the street

• went right to my bedroom

• checked in on me

• could not stop crying

In the story, Betsy's friends yell, "One, two, three, four…we don't like you anymore!" Why is this event important?

• It solves all the story's problems.

• It describes how Betsy acts when she has a problem.

• It identifies Betsy's conflict.

• It helps the reader understand why Betsy's friends are upset.

How does the fact that the story is told from Betsy’s point of view affect the reader?

• It helps the reader understand Betsy’s feelings.

• It shows how mean other kids can be.

• It helps the reader see why no one wants to be Betsy’s friend.

• It shows how someone can be bullied.

Which of the following sentences best shows that Betsy is not sure that her mom is right about her friends?

• When my mother got home from work, she came to my room and asked me what was wrong.

• Through my tears, I told her everything that had happened.

• I hope she is right. What will I do without my best friends?

• She hugged me and said, “They didn’t mean it.”

After reading Betsy’s journal entry, do you think that Betsy, Kathy, and Jerri will be friends again? Restate the question, then answer the question.

Which of the following best describes the main theme of the story?

• Be a good friend.

• Patience is important.

• Be careful what you wish for.

• Never give up.

What was the author's purpose for writing the story?

• to entertain the reader with a story

• to tell the reader not to play games with their friends

• to describe a group of friends

• to explain how to play a game

Look at the diagram.

Which event belongs in the empty box?

• Betsy looks for her friends.

• Betsy runs to her room.

• Kathy and Betsy pretend to be snakes.

• Betsy's mom comes home from work.