Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet

What does Jake learn in this story?

As it is used in paragraph 9, the word ex means a person who -

• is highly skilled

• is willing to help

• enjoys working with machines

• has learned from watching others

What does Jake mean when he says he is "saved by the bell"?

• Jake can now leave the awkward situation behind.

• Jake can finally go to his favorite class of the school day.

• Jake is tired of trying to help make the computer work.

• Jake is certain his classmates will forget what they saw.

Which of Mrs. Snavin's actions helps the reader visualize why Jake is embarrassed?

• Mrs. Snavin was my third-grade teacher, and she acted like computers were scary, especially the new ones.

• She was confused about a program we were supposed to use for a math project.

• Then she shook her head and let out this big sigh.

• She said it so loud that every kid in the classroom stopped and turned to look at us, just in time to see Mrs. Snavin pat me on the top of my head like I was a nice little poodle or something.

What is the best summary of the story?

• Jake enjoys working with computers, so his teacher Mrs. Snavin tells the students in the class to ask Jake when they need help using their computer.

• Jake helps Mrs. Snavin use the computer. When Mrs. Snavin announces that Jake has helped her, he worries what the other students are thinking.

• Mrs. Snavin is used to asking for help with the classroom computer, but she discovers that one of her students knows a lot about computers.

• Mrs. Snavin wants her students to use the new computers in their classroom, but she is having trouble getting the computers to work.

Jake's interaction with his teacher shows that he

• does not like attention

• does not like computers

• wants to be Mrs. Snavin's favorite student

• wants Mrs. Snavin to help him with his math project

Paragraph 6 is important to the development of the plot because it is where

• Jake learns a lesson

• Jake's problem begins

• Jake makes a difficult decision

• Jake's problem is solved