The Spelling Test

What lesson does Herbie learn in this play?

• Finding humor in a difficult task makes it more enjoyable.

• Depending on help from others is often challenging.

• Performing well all the time is impossible.

• Success is possible through hard work.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The stage directions in paragraphs 42 and 43 are included to help —

• make the play humorous

• create suspense

• show a new problem

• introduce a new character

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Herbie’s reaction when he learns about Olivia’s study method shows that he is —

• certain that Olivia is making fun of the way he studies

• jealous that Olivia always makes better grades than he does

• surprised to learn that the plan is very simple

• eager to demonstrate some of his own study habits

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Why does the playwright include a narrator in this play?

• To make the main character’s conflict seem more suspenseful

• To help the audience understand what the characters are thinking

• To assist the main characters in figuring out how to solve a problem

• To give the audience details about the characters’ actions in the scene

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Read the dictionary entry for the word keep. Which definition best fits the way the word keeping is used in paragraph 31?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The narrator’s lines in paragraph 9 are important to the play because they —

• show that Herbie is serious about studying for his spelling test

• describe Herbie’s favorite method of studying for spelling tests

• explain why Olivia is surprised to see Herbie studying for a spelling test

• show that Olivia wants to help Herbie do well on his spelling test

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7