Out of my Mind

Which of the following is NOT a setting of the story?

• school library

• Melody's house

• Melody's classroom

• restaurant

Which literary genre does Out of My Mind belong to?

​ (a)   ​

• Realistic fiction
• fantasy
• historical fiction
• science fiction

What did the Ollie incident symbolize?

HINT: Select all the correct options

• Melody’s powerlessness

• Melody's inability to help someone in need

• Melody’s desire to express herself

• Melody’s wish to escape the confines of her body

• Ollie was a magical goldfish

Melody suffers from a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury or malformation that occurs while the child’s brain is under development. What is it called?

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Cerebral Palsy

• Asperger Syndrome

• Treacher Collins syndrome

​ (a)   is a neurological condition in which information meant to stimulate one of your senses stimulates several of your senses.

• Synesthesia
• Onomatopoeia

"...the morning had started out like crystal but the day had turned into broken glass”.

Which figure of speech is used here? What did Melody mean by this?

• simile; she expresses how the weather was clear in the morning and then it suddenly started to rain heavily

• simile; she expresses how something positive and hopeful dramatically turned into something negative and painful

• simile; she expresses how she felt fit in the morning and then suddenly came down with a fever

• metaphor; she compares two different things like crystal and the morning

What does Melody do when her teammates give Melody the trophy they received?

• She has one of her 'tornado explosions'

• She cries tears of joy

• She laughs and knocks it to the floor, breaking it

• She accepts the trophy graciously

When Claire is interviewed on television, she claims that Melody is her close friend, thereby revealing her superficial nature. How would you describe this situation?

• ironic

• farcical

• comical

• thrilling

Why does Melody love Garfield comics?

• because like Garfield, she loves lasagna, too

• because Garfield is yellow and her favourite colour is yellow

• because she wishes someone would draw speech bubbles above her head

• because she loves cats

What is the underlying message in Melody's story?

HINT: Select all the correct options

• Melody feels trapped inside her mind

• be empathetic

• do not judge others by their appearance

• Melody is an intelligent girl

• everyone has multiple intelligences