The Mystery of the Breathing Bush

Before Kayla goes to Lori's house to ask her to walk with her to the store the first time, Kayla-

• Finds a hidden pipe in a bush

• Thinks of several names of a pet

• Tells her mother she wouldn't be afraid with a dog

• Hears a whooshing sound coming from a nearby alley

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Which sentence from the story best represents Kayla and Lori's relationship?

• Clutching the bag of groceries, Kayla and Lori hurried home.

• Kayla's friend Lori opened the window of the house next door.

• As the girls passed, the bush "inhaled," gurgling like water chocking down a clogged drain.

• Kayla and Lori's rule was: if one of them had to go by the breathing bush, the other went, too.

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Read the sentence from paragraph 5 of the story

An immense oleander bush spread across most of the alley behind the store

The word immense means

• drooping

• frightening

• giant

• leafy

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Read the dictionary entry below

Casting

verb 1. throwing off or away

2. directing the eyes toward a certain place

3. making light appear in a place

4. removing something from the mind

Which meaning fits the way casting is used in the following sentence in paragraph 13 of the story?

Sunshine streamed through the leaves, casting eerie shadows on a concrete box.

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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Read the sentences from paragraph 10 of the story.

Kayla peeked down the alley. The shadows from neon store signs were monsters behind every trash can.

The author compares the shadows to monsters to show that

• the alley is unfamiliar to Kayla

• the alley is very spooky to Kayla

• Kayla likes to make up ghost stories

• Kayla cannot see very well in the alley

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Kayla's second trip to the store is important because afterward she

• realizes Lori is her best friend

• solves the mystery of the bush

• receives money from her mother

• decides what kind of pet she wants

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

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What causes Kayla to dive into the breathing bush?

• Her curious nature

• Her love of animals

• Her fearless attitude

• Her need for attention

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Who is the narrator of the story?

• Kayla

• Lori

• Mom

• Someone outside of the story

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Which is one of the story's themes?

• Facing one's fears is easy to do

• Things are not always what they seem

• Dogs are the best pets for young people

• True friends spend most of their time together.

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What is the genre of the story and how did you know?