1.3 ( first)

1.Read the paragraph from the passage.

I looked around at the other kids in the room. We were all members of

the new student welcoming committee. Each member of the group

was once a new kid at this school, and we knew what the first few

days in a strange place were like. Then the advisor of the committee,

Mrs. Campos, walked in.

What does the word committee mean in the paragraph?

• group

• member

• student

• teacher

2.This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Part A: What does the point of view in the passage help to show

about Suwon?

• the reasons why she did not like her new school

• the reasons why she came to a new school

• the reasons why she was nervous at lunch

• the reasons why she loves her old school

Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer

in part A?

• “Then Jordan added, ‘The buddy could sit with the new kid at

  lunch because it’s scary to eat alone.’”

• “I had entered the lunchroom cautiously because I was so afraid

  that I would have to sit by myself.”

• “‘It would have to be before school because the halls are too busy

  during the day.’”

• “‘When I was a new student, I saw a lot of kids wearing shirts

  with the school’s name on them.’”

3.This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Part A: Read the paragraph from the passage.

I beamed with pleasure when Mrs. Campos said, “I really like that

idea, Suwon. We would have to ask the principal for permission to

have students in the building before school starts, but I am confident

that he will like the idea. I know he wants new students to feel

comfortable.”

What does the word confident mean in the paragraph?

• comfortable

• confined

• satisfied

• sure

3.Part B: Which phrase from the paragraph best supports your answer

in part A?

• “beamed with pleasure”

• “ask the principal”

• “before school starts”

• “I know he wants”

4.Type the sentence that best shows what Suwon thinks of

Hunter’s idea.

Then Mrs. Campos asked us for other ideas. Hunter shared his idea.

“When I was a new student, I saw a lot of kids wearing shirts with the

school’s name on them. They wore them on school spirit day. I didn’t

have a shirt like that, and I felt really left out. I think we should give

school shirts to new students.”

I liked Hunter’s idea but wondered how we would get the money to

pay for these shirts. Mrs. Campos said, “I will talk to the school’s

parent group. They might be able to donate shirts for new students.”

5.Pick two things the reader would know if the passage were written

from Mrs. Campos’s point of view.

• how Jordan feels about Mrs. Campos

• which idea Mrs. Campos likes the best

• if Leah wants to be a new student budd

• if the parent group would pay for new shirt

• what Mrs. Campos thinks about during the meeting