Mississippi Common Core Questions

What can you infer about Maddie’s feelings toward flying before the trip? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does Maddie's mom help her feel more comfortable throughout the story? Use specific examples from the text.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does the author use the setting to show Maddie’s emotions in the airport and during the flight? Explain with examples.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Compare the characters of Maddie and Isabella. How are their experiences similar when they meet each other? How are they different? Use details from the story to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the theme of the story? How do Maddie’s experiences in Guatemala contribute to this theme?

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What does the word "mull" mean in the context of the sentence: “Maddie sat back in her seat and mulled over what her mom said”? What clue from the sentence helps you figure out its meaning?

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

In paragraph 14, the girl says "Bienviendos a mis amigos!” What does this phrase mean, and how does it make Maddie feel?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The word “content” is used to describe how Maddie feels at the end of the story. What does it mean, and how does this word help us understand her emotions?

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the meaning of nervously? How can someone act nervously? Use an example from the story or your own experience.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does anxiously mean? How do we know Maddie is feeling anxious in the story?

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4