Sarah and Janet - M-STEP Practice

Read this passage.

• Done

• Didn’t Read It

• Didn’t Read It

• Didn’t Read It

What does the word "bickering" mean as used in the sentence below? "I am so tired of hearing you two bickering."

• Fighting

• Complaining

• Singing

• Competing

Which meaning of the word "clear" is used in the sentence below? "It all became clear the following day."

• Free of clouds

• Fine or not cloudy

• Understood or known

• Able to be seen through

What is the mother’s main problem in the passage?

• Her daughters had too many outfits.

• Her daughters needed more clothes.

• Her daughters were the same size.

• Her daughters are always fighting.

Which sentence spoken by the mother best supports your answer to Question 4?

• "Why can't you girls just get along?"

• "Just because you can only have one outfit..."

• "But you don't wear each other's clothes."

• "You both chose nice clothes, so you can borrow them."

Read this sentence from the passage. "Why can't you girls just get along?" she would ask them time and time again. What does the phrase "time and time again" suggest?

• That the mother asked the question many times

• That the mother asked the question once

• That the mother asked the question the last time

• That the mother asked the question once an hour

Where would this passage most likely be found?

• In a book of poems

• In a magazine

• In a science textbook

• In a book of short stories

What most likely happens next in the passage?

• The girls stop competing

• The girls go to school looking the same

• The girls go and eat after finding an outfit

• The girls ask their father for help

What happens after the girls come downstairs for breakfast?

• They see that they are wearing the same thing

• They begin to argue

• They start to believe

• They get dressed for school

If the passage was given another title, which title would best fit?

• Being Your Best

• How to Say Well

• Fighting Over Nothing

• The Magic Dress