Work Smarter not Harder text

In paragraph one of the story, what does it mean that Kari has to work under the withering gaze of two suns?

• The two suns disapprove of Kari’s efforts.

• Kari feels judged by unseen persons in Parival.

• Kari is very angry at whoever brought her to Parival.

• The light from the suns is extremely hot and bright.

Which sentence signals a major shift in the action of the story?

• “The suns beat down on her neck as she stepped closer to examine the chart.”

• “She stamped her foot and let out a loud groan.”

• “Kari suddenly remembered a magic trick she had performed at her little brother's birthday party.”

• “Then she watched as the pile of snow came falling down to rest on the dirt that had been underneath the grass field.”

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Kari work to carry out the tasks written on the board?

• She likes the challenge of creative problem-solving.

• She thinks completing them is the only way to get home.

• She is bored and doesn't have anything else to do.

• She is frighten of the red fruit hanging by the board.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Kari checks to see if the edge of the field can be lifted because she realizes that each previous task she completed required a creative solution. Which of the following sentences from the story best supports this statement?

• So far each task had proved to be more complicated than it seemed at first.

• She had to make choices about how she was going to complete each task.

• She had been shoveling for days, but she had applied any original thought to the task?

• Kari gave the grass in her hands and shake and watched the pile of peppermint snow.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which sentence from the story helps illustrate how little information the narrator shares with the reader?

• And while this massive snow-like mound, definitely looked like peppermint, red stripes and all, the one time she curiously licked some that fell on her hand, she learned that it definitely did not taste like it.

• Each day she worked as fast as she could, but she could never quite finish the job before falling down exhausted.

• She wasn't sure exactly how long she's been in this strange world, Parival, if that's even where she was.

• Kari had thought these things were just stories, though, even if Otto always protested that they were true.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6