An Honest Mistake Quiz

How are you feeling?

What is the theme of the story?

• Never hide things from your family.

• It is important to tell the truth.

• Even adults make mistakes.

• Hard work always pays off.

How do Karie's feelings change from paragraphs 9-15?

• She goes from feeling proud of her spelling to worried when she sees that her mother wants to have a party.

• She goes from feeling excited about her perfect score to upset when she figures out she made an error.

• She goes from feeling nervous about showing her mom her spelling test to happy that she did.

• She goes from feeling bad about her spelling test to proud about how she acted.

In paragraph 19, the word "plodded" shows that Karie —

• rocked back and forth.

• nervously skipped.

• walked heavily.

• ran quickly.

How is Kevin's point of view different from his mom's point of view in paragraphs 21-23?

• Kevin thinks that it is important for the cashier to know they made a mistake, but his mom thinks it is not polite to tell her.

• Kevin thinks that it is not necessary to return the money, but his mother thinks that it is not right to keep it.

• Kevin thinks that he earned the money and should be allowed to keep it, but his mother does not agree.

• Kevin thinks that they should keep the pizza, but his mom thinks that they should return it.

What do Karie's thoughts and actions show about what kind of person she is?

How should you respond when you get something you did not earn? Is your response closer to what Karie and her mother would do or with what Kevin would do? Using the story, what is good and how do we know when something is good?

Have you ever benefited from someone else's mistake like Karie did in the story? If so, describe what the mistake was and how you responded. After reading about Karie, what might you do next time?

Karie really wants to get a perfect score on her test, but ends up telling her teacher that she did not earn it. Do you think that it is more important to get good grades or to be an honest person? Explain your choice.