A Penny Saved

In the beginning of the play, which speaker brings a concern to the family's attention?

• Tad

• Mom

• Rex

Choose a line from the play that helps you understand Tad's point of view about the piggy bank problem.

• "It seems that someone, perhaps one of you, has been raiding our vacation fund!"

• "Well, we all know that a penny saved is a penny earned, and we've stashed away lots of spare change over the months."

• 'I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation."

From Tad's point of view, what evidence does he have that shows someone has been stealing?

• Tad looks directly at Rex, implying that he stole the money.

• Many asks Rex how he know where Mom kept the tape.

• There has been a steady decline in the weight of the piggy bank and the tape has been replaced on the stopper.

How does Tad's point of view about the piggy bank problem influence the reader?

• His perspective seems flawed; he is not a believable character in the play.

• His perspective seems believable with all of the evidence he presents to the family.

• His perspective is based solely on opinion instead of facts, so he may not be telling the truth.

Which speaker offers a different point of view about what caused the piggy bank's weight loss? What is the point of view?

• Mom explains that she has taken change out of the piggy bank and replaced it with paper money, which weights less.

• Mom explains how she and Rex borrowed money for school snacks.

• Mom explains how this has all been a test to see whether Tad could figure out what happened.

Which context clue does NOT help you understand the meaning of a penny saved is a penny earned?

• "Well, we all know"

• "stashed away lots of spare change"

• "using that money for our summer adventure"

Use the context clues, choose the meaning of a penny saved is a penny earned.

• Earning money is as easy as saving it.

• Saving money is harder than earning it.

• Saving money is as good as earning it.

Using the context clues in the sentence, what is the meaning of look before you leap?

• Investigate a situation before making conclusions.

• Jump to conclusions right away.

• Always assume you are being told the truth.

using the context clues in the sentence, what is the meaning of there are two sides to every coin?

• Every argument has two sides to it.

• Coins have two sides: heads and tails.

• Explanations are too complicated.

Using context clues in the sentence, choose the meaning of a fool and his money are soon parted.

• Smart people usually lose their money.

• Foolish people are usually smarter than they appear.

• Foolish people usually lose their money.