From Out of My Mind Test

In the story from out of my mind, who were the characters?

• Mrs. V and Melody

• Melody

• Dad

• None of the above

What was Melody's disability called?

• Cerebral Palsy

• Disability

• MS

• None of the above

Why did the narrator used bold faced words on page 23?

• Because that is Melody speaking through her communication board because she can not talk.

• That is called a Text Feature and authors use text features in stories.

• Because Melody is speaking.

• It doesn't make sense to me because I was not paying attention to Ms. Miller when she was teaching.

How does this statement from page 22 line 1 help us as readers understand Melody's disability?

"Once I started school, however, I discovered I had a much bigger problem than just falling out of my chair..."

• This statement shows us the affects from Melody's disability with Cerebral Palsy, and how it causes her not to be able to sit still.

• This statement tells us that she can not sit in a chair.

• This statement does not relate to anything

• All of the above

Who did Melody compared her situation to on page 22?

• Stephen Hawking

• Jerry Lewis

• Stephen Hawking and Jerry Lewis

• All of the above.

Why was Melody hungry for more on page 24?

• She wanted to read

• She wanted to learn more words

• She wanted food

• She wanted food and to learn how to read

Towards the end of the book, what was Melody and Mrs. V doing?

• Sitting outside on the porch watching the rain and talking about clouds.

• Sitting on the porch

• Playing in the rain

• Getting ready for her dad to come

What was one of themes in the story?

• To keep trying

• Never give up

• Keep going

• Don't stop learning

What was the Main Idea of this story?

• Melody's disability

• Cerebral Palsy people

• Melody's disability and how she wanted to read and talk more than anything else.

• None of these

True or false?

Melody is one of the smartest kids in her class?

• True

• False