The Word Collector

Why does Jerome collect words?

• He enjoys reading a variety of books.

• He see other people with collections and he doesn't have one.

• He wants to earn money to buy video games.

• He wants his parents to be proud of him.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

According to the text, where does the book say Jerome finds his words?

• Jerome found his words when he played video games.

• Jerome found his words at school.

• Jerome found his at camp.

• Jerome found his words by listening, reading, & seeing them.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

In what type of book did Jerome fill up with words?

• Yearbook

• Scrapbook

• Coloring Book

• Cooking Book

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

For Jerome, which type of words were the most powerful?

• Interesting

• Complicated

• Simple

• Pretty

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What did Jerome do with his words at the end of the story?

• Empty them into the wind

• Send them to his friends in an email

• Keep them a secret from everyone else

• Sell them in a shop

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Jerome didn't organize his words.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

According to the text, what did multi-syllable words remind Jerome of?

• They sounded like little songs.

• They reminded him of movies he'd watched.

• They sounded like cars and trucks whizzing by.

• They reminded him of his favorite video games.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

According to the book, did Jerome always know the meaning of the words he collected?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

According to the book, Jerome only collected big words.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

How does Jerome lose his prized word collection?

• Jerome gave them away to his family and friends.

• His mother accidentally threw them out when cleaning.

• He slips and they go flying everywhere.

• He lost them in a contest for the best collection.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2