My View Out of My Mind

What does Mrs. V do when Melody laughs when rain drops fall in her hand?

• Takes her inside to keep her dry and safe.

• Mrs. V realizes that Melody enjoys the rain, so she asks Melody if she wants to feel all the rain.

• Worries that the rain might terrify Melody.

• Makes up a story about them getting drenched with the rain.

On paragraph 24, what does it mean when Melody say, "Every single day I learned new words. I sucked them in and gobbled them up like they were Mrs. V's cherry cake."

• She is comparing the delicious cake to how she enjoys every word she is learning.

• She is expressing that she is always hungry.

• She believes that words are food.

• She is comparing delicious cake to words that she wants to write down and eat.

The author used the word drench to ----

• make the rain seem powerful and to give readers a more vivid picture

• confuse us with a higher vocabulary word

• show us how much Melody wanted to be in the rain

• show us that Melody has dreams too

How can the reader tell this story is realistic fiction?

• There are talking animals

• There are events in the story that can never actually happen

• It is a story that can actually take place.

• It is about life of a real person.

From the detail "Talk.Talk.Talk," the reader can infer that Melody really wants to ---

• have a greater selection of words.

• change her life

• replace her communication board with something better.

• communicate with others

Who is the narrator of this story?

• Mrs. V

• Melody

• Mom

• Dad

How does the point of view affect the text?

• The reader knows Melody's thoughts and feelings.

• The reader knows why Mrs. V is good at her job.

• The reader knows why Mrs. V takes care of Melody.

• The reader knows how Mrs. V feels about taking care of Melody.

Based on the details in paragraph 35, the reader can conclude that Mrs. V -----

• has a lot of time on her hands

• wants Melody to learn bout science only

• goes above and beyond for Melody

• wants Melody to be hot and uncomfortable

Which detail from the selection supports the idea that Melody feels content at the end of the text?

• I dreamed of chocolate clouds all night.

• Eventually, Mrs. V rolled me back up the ramp and into the house, where she dried me off, changed my clothes, and gave me a cup of chocolate milk.

• She stopped when we got to the grass, and we let the rain drench us.

• I nodded my head. Yes, yes, yes.

The author organizes the text by ---

• describing the reasons for the characters' actions

• ensuring that the reader will understand the main idea

• explaining how the characters are similar and different

• relating the events in the order they occur