A Visit to Grandmother's House

Where do Emily and Hannah go in the story?

• shopping with Mom

• Uncle Joe's house

• Grandma's house

• to a restaurant

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What main problem do Emily and Hannah face?

• They don't want to go to Grandma's house.

• They don't want to look at old photographs.

• They don't want to go shopping with their mom.

• They do not get along well with each other.

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Emily is uncomfortable going to Grandma's house without her mom. What evidence from the story supports this conclusion?

• Emily does not want to hurt her mom's feelings, so she pretends to like Grandma's house.

• Emily does not understand why Hannah is so optimistic about visiting Grandma.

• Usually Emily and Hannah whisper to each other while Mom talks to Grandma.

• Emily's stomach drops when she learns she and Hannah will be alone.

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How do Emily and Hannah feel about seeing old pictures of her mother?

• bored

• interested

• unhappy

• excited

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What is this story mostly about?

• two sisters who end up enjoying a visit at their grandma's house

• why two sisters feel uncomfortable visiting their grandma alone

• why visiting relatives is a good thing to do

• two sisters who visit their grandma and Uncle Joe

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Read the following sentences:

"Bye!" their mom called, waving from the car before she drove away. Emily and Hannah walked up the long driveway to their grandma's house.

"This is going to be so weird," Emily said.

"It'll be fine, Emily. Maybe Grandma will let us watch TV," Hannah said, swinging her arms. Emily didn't understand why Hannah was so optimistic: Grandma, like their mom, "didn't believe in television."

What does "optimistic" most nearly mean?

• uninterested

• disappointed

• hopeful

• excited

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Emily is very unhappy about visiting Grandma's house. ________, Hannah is much more optimistic about the visit.

• Finally

• Especially

• Such as

• In contrast

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