Series 5: Lucky Lizzy & Revising page 14

1. 1. How does the narrator's relationship to Lizzy change throughout the passage?

• Lizzy does not like the narrator at first but when her luck changes, they become best friends.

• In the beginning, Lizzy and the narrator are unlucky, but their luck changes when they become best friends.

• The narrator seems jealous of Lizzy in the beginning, but is happy in the end to reveal that they are best friends.

• Lizzy is just another girl in the narrator's fifth grade class.

2. 2. Read the following sentence from paragraph 4.

First, we had the worst snow and ice storm we've seen in a million years.

The narrator uses hyperbole in this sentence to--

• show how cold the weather can be between Waco and Temple

• emphasize how lucky Lizzy has been

• remind readers to drive very carefully on the interstate highway

• communicate that the storm was very severe

3. 3. The author uses italics in paragraph 6 in order to--

• emphasize that Lizzy is lucky to know the narrator

• reveal that the narrator is actually Lizzy

• show that Lizzy's luck changed when she met the narrator

• show that the narrator is just as lucky as Lizzy

4. 4. What can the reader conclude from the fact that the narrator started keeping a record of Lizzy's luck?

• The narrator wants to write a book about Lizzy and her luck

• The narrator thinks Lizzy's luck is so unusual that he or she wanted to make note of it

• The narrator is the class secretary and is keeping records of many different incidents

• The narrator wants to prove to Lizzy how lucky she is

5. 5. What is the best summary of the story?

• Lizzy, a fifth grader, has been lucky her whole life. She always win contests and never gets hurt.

• Lizzy is a fifth grader whose luck started in third grade when she won tickets to a water park and met a famous YouTuber

• A narrator reports on the long-running luck of a fellow fifth grader named Lizzy who is lucky in both small and large ways, including winning water part tickets, saving her dad's life and becoming best friends with the narrator.

• A fifth grader is jealous because a good friend named Lizzy seems to have all the luck.

6. 6. According to the narrator's incident record, which two lucky incidents both occurred in September of Lizzy's 4th grade year? (Select two)

• Lizzy won Supersoak tickets

• Lizzy's cousin gave her a new car

• Lizzy found money while walking to school

• Lizzy won a costume contest

• Lizzy vacationed in colorado

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Kehinde would like to use a more descriptive word than BEST in sentence 3. Which word should he use in place of BEST? ​ (a)  

• strongest
• goodest
• better
• greatest

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Kehinde needs to add a detail after sentence 5 to support his claim that Houston is huge. Which of the following sentences should he add after sentence 5?

• Texas is the second largest state in the country.

• It's the largest city in all of Texas.

• It really is one of the largest cities in the country.

• Over 2.3 million people call the city home.

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Kehinde wants to add a sentence to help readers transition from paragraph 2 (sentences 5-11) to paragraph 3 (sentences 12-14). Which sentence should he add before sentence 12?

• Houston doesn't just have a lot of people; it has a lot of different kinds of people.

• Houston has people from all over the world who live in this great city.

• Many people come to Houston from all over the world, making it a culturally diverse city to live in.

• Next, it is important to think of the many different kinds of people who live in Houston.

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On the lines below, combine sentences 19 and 20 in a clear and effective way.

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