Trading Places - NYS review

What do details in paragraphs 1 through 5 suggest about Amy and Todd?

• Todd has different interests than Amy does.

• Todd is more focused on school than Amy is.

• Todd is more interested in watching TV than Amy is.

• Todd has a different reaction to his mother’s voice than Amy does.

What does the word “straggled” in paragraph 5 suggest about Todd, Amy, and their father?

• They are trying to keep the mother from seeing the kitchen.

• They are determined to finish the work in the kitchen.

• They want to keep close together in the kitchen.

• They want to avoid going into the kitchen.

Why does Todd and Amy’s father refuse to look at the Sixty-Minute Gourmet cookbook?

• He thinks that they do not have the skills to make the recipes.

• He knows the family does not have the right ingredients.

• He knows that the recipes will take too long to make.

• He thinks that the mother will dislike the meal.

The narrator’s description of the conversation in paragraphs 11 through 13 shows that

• the family has different ideas about a balanced diet

• Amy knows which foods her mother likes best

• Todd has experience with cooking

• the father relies on his children’s knowledge

The illustration best supports the information provided in which paragraph?

• paragraph 12

• paragraph 13

• paragraph 24

• paragraph 27

How does paragraph 28 relate to paragraph 8?

• Paragraph 28 provides further details about the problem.

• Paragraph 28 shows the result of the mother’s instructions.

• Paragraph 28 presents a summary of the tasks that are introduced.

• Paragraph 28 explains how the meal is unlike the mother’s request.

Which theme is supported by the events in the story?

• Solving problems becomes easier with daily practice.

• Challenges can give people opportunities for learning.

• Doing work can help people forget their problems.

• Feelings of guilt may go away over time.