#3 The Speech

1. Why does Principal Mellon pick Rodgers as the person to show Orn around?

• A. He couldn't find Malina
• B. Everybody likes Rodgers
• C. Orn requested Rodgers
• D. Rodgers speaks Icelandic

2. How does Megan Zimmerman respond when Rodgers introduces her to Orn?

• A. She pretends she can't understand him
• B. She compliments his crisply ironed shirt
• C. She ignores him and runs to her friend
• D. She shows him a picture on her phone

3. Which of these best summarizes Rodgers's dilemma about translating the speech?

• A. He thinks Megan Zimmerman should hear Orn's criticism but not everybody else
• B. He wants to relay Orn's exact meaning but he doesn't know some of the words
• C. He wants the school to hear the truth but he also feels sorry for Principal Mellon
• D. He thinks most of what Orn says is true but he also disagrees with some of it

4. What do the lines "a bright candle in a dark room" and "a pretty flower in a wasteland" reveal about Orn's thinking?

• A. Orn thinks Megan Zimmerman is something nice in an awful place
• B. Orn thinks Megan Zimmerman is only popular because she is mean
• C. Orn thinks the worst part of Fairview Middle is Megan Zimmerman
• D. Orn thinks the prettiest thing about Megan Zimmerman is her smile

5. Which adjectives show how Principal Mellon is feeling during Orn's speech?

• "relieved" and "proud"
• "stern" and "biting"
• "odd" and "hectic"
• "pale" and "sweaty"

6. Choose the best version of the sentence

• A. Eric reminded Mr. Nitman that the nurse does vision exams on the first Tuesday of February.
• B. Eric reminded Mr. Nitman that the nurse does vision exams on the first Tuesday of february.
• C. Eric reminded Mr. Nitman that the nurse does vision exams on the first tuesday of february.
• D. Eric reminded Mr. Nitman that the nurse does vision exams on the first tuesday of February.

7.

• A. "I new there was something different about this new brand of toothpaste," Cooper said.
• B. "I knew there was something different about this new brand of toothpaste," Cooper said.
• C. "I knew there was something different about this knew brand of toothpaste," Cooper said.
• D. "I new there was something different about this knew brand of toothpaste," Cooper said.

8. Choose the best version of the sentence

• A. Megan Zimmerman's video favorite to watch on her phone involves a penguin extremely energetic.
• B. Megan Zimmerman's favorite video to watch on her phone involves a penguin extremely energetic.
• C. Megan Zimmerman's video favorite to watch on her phone involves an extremely energetic penguin.
• D. Megan Zimmerman's favorite video to watch on her phone involves an extremely energetic penguin.

9. Choose the best version of the sentence

• A. "You know what they say," said Principal Mellon. "The bigger the croud, the louder the bowling tournament."
• B. "You know what they say," said Principal Mellon. "The bigger the crowd, the lowder the bowling tournament."
• C. "You know what they say," said Principal Mellon. "The bigger the crowd, the louder the bowling tournament."
• D. "You know what they say," said Principal Mellon. "The bigger the croud, the lowder the bowling tournament."

10. Which of these do you think is the major theme of Story 3: compassion, honesty, or equality? Why do you say so?

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