1. Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
   I could not have foreseen it as a child, but many of my beliefs about everyday things

   would change as I grew older.

   Think about the prefix fore-. What is the meaning of foreseen above?

• repeated

• questioned

• agreed with

• known about

1. Read the sentence from paragraph 2.

   Of course, there are limits: children’s decorating choices shouldn’t damage property or harm anyone’s health.

   What is the meaning of limits as it is used above?

• 1. patterns that cannot be copied

• 1. rules that cannot be broken

• 1. manners that are taught

• 1. honors that are earned

3. What is the central idea of paragraph 3?

• 1. There are many ways for children to learn the skills needed to keep a room neat.

• 1. Children should be neat all around the house and not just in their rooms.

• 1. There are good reasons for children to be neat at home and at school.

• 1. Children should count on their parents to keep the whole house neat.

3. Which idea about children’s lives does paragraph 4 support?

• 1. Children spend too little time doing homework.

• 1. Children need to belong to clubs or sports teams.

• 1. Children have many things to do that fill their day.

• 1. Children enjoy earning money outside of their homes.

Which sentence from the article best supports the point that parents are often very busy?

• 1. Now that I’m a parent, I know more about both cold-weather clothing and healthy eating.

• 1. The other places they go—the rest of the house, schools, restaurants—are all controlled by grownups.

• 1. Parents just need to insist on this in all common areas in the home, such as the kitchen.

• 1. Many grownups work full-time, on top of doing the housework, childcare, and more.

Select all answers that are facts.

• And young people should understand that beyond their four walls, they are expected to be neat.

• According to one study, the average middle schooler has about three hours of homework each night!

• Let them see their room as a place where they can take it easy rather than as another cause of work or worry.

Select all answers that are opinions.

• And young people should understand that beyond their four walls, they are expected to be neat.

• According to one study, the average middle schooler has about three hours of homework each night!

• Let them see their room as a place where they can take it easy rather than as another cause of work or worry.

1. Which sentence should end with a question mark instead of a period?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

1. Read sentence 4.
   It’s not a dinosaur you would recognize from a picture in a book or a fossil in a

   museum—it’s a bird.

   What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence?

• 1. in—a museum it’s a bird

• 1. in a—museum it’s a bird

• 1. in a museum it’s—a bird

• No change is needed.

1. What is the correct way to write sentence 9?

• 1. “well, I never imagined that robins had a secret life,” she said.

• 1. “Well, I never imagined that robins had a secret life”, she said.

• 1. “Well, I never imagined that robins had a secret life,” she said.

• No change is needed.