The Word Collector

Transporting means ___________.

• traveling

• carrying

• playing

Marvelous is a strong adjective that means __________.

• good

• bad

• friendly

Jumbled means ___________.

• sleepy

• confused

• mixed up

If you do something eagerly, you are ___________.

• tired

• excited

• determined

Who is the main character of the story?

• Jason

• Jessica

• Jerome

Which of the following is a theme in the story?

• You should share things that make you sad.

• You should share things that make you happy.

• You should not share anything.

What did the author mean when he wrote, "Certain words caught his attention."

• Jerome caught certain words.

• Jerome caught a cold.

• Jerome noticed certain words.

What two things did Jerome do with the words he collected?

• He wrote poems and songs.

• He wrote letters and poems.

• He wrote letters.

What did Jerome do at the end of the story?

• He organized his collection in books.

• He hung his words on a clothesline.

• He shared his word collection with other children.

Jerome slipped while transporting his words. His collections became jumbled. What did Jerome do with the words next?

• He began stringing the words together.

• He shared the words with other children.

• He used his words to write a story.