Trouble Sleeping - PSSA 3rd Grade Practice

"It hung in the sky, a bright circle of light in a sea of darkness."

Which sense does this description appeal to most?

• taste

• sight

• touch

• hearing

Which word best describes how Julie feels in the passage?

• angry

• happy

• guilty

• excited

Why does Julie have trouble falling asleep?

• The moon is shining too brightly.

• The alarm clock is ticking too loudly.

• She has a stomachache from eating too much pie.

• She knows it was wrong to eat the pie and blame the cat.

Which detail from the passage best shows that Julie and her cat love each other?

• Julie says, "Come here, Snowball!"

• Julie tells her mom that the cat did not eat the pie.

• Julie's cat sleeps by her feet every night.

• Julie smears pie on the cat's face.

Julie pauses before knocking on her mom's door most likely because she...

• is afraid to tell her mom the truth.

• wants to make sure her mom is awake.

• forgot why she went to her mom's room.

• wants to be sure to surprise her mom.

How does Julie's mom feel when Julie tells her about the pie?

• She is angry that Julie ate the pie.

• She is glad that Julie told the truth.

• She feels very sorry for Julie's cat.

• She feels that she can never trust Julie again.

What is the lesson of the passage?

• Having a good talk can help one fall asleep.

• Eating too much pie will make one sick.

• Lying only makes a bad situation worse.

• Sometimes it is better not to tell the truth.