Camp by Kayla Miller

1. At the beginning of the story, where is Maria about to go?

• a sleepover

• Camp Kanawa

• Aunt Jolie and Uncle Ed’s

• school

How do Maria’s feelings about camp change in the story?

• At first Maria is nervous, but then she is excited.

• At first Maria is excited, but then she is nervous.

• At first Maria is excited, but then she is bored.

• At first Maria is nervous, but then she is sad.

Maria is anxious and nervous about going to camp. What evidence from the story best supports this statement?

• Maria decides to eat French toast for breakfast before going to camp.

• Maria’s parents give her advice about making friends at camp.

• Maria and her mom joke with her dad about being hip and cool.

• The morning she leaves for camp, Maria wakes up with a stomach ache.

Read the following sentences: “Just be yourself, just be yourself." Maria repeated the words like a mantra as she sat with her new cabin mates in a circle on the grass. Based on this information, what conclusion can you make?

• Maria is confident that she will make friends.

• Maria is not sure if she will like her cabin mates.

• Maria is nervous about making friends.

• Maria has already made some new friends.

What is this story mostly about?

• Maria goes to camp for the first time.

• Maria really loves to eat French toast.

• Maria discovers her love for dragonflies.

• Maria jokes with her parents over breakfast.

Read the following sentences:

She walked briskly to the stove, placed two pieces of French toast on a plate and tapped a canister above them, powdered sugar snowing down.

“Just like you like it: super fluffy, slightly crispy...”

“…and lightly dusted,” said Maria, already in position, armed with knife, fork, napkin and full glass of milk.

What does the author mean when she describes the powdered sugar as “snowing down”?

• The powdered sugar was cold like falling snow.

• The powdered sugar was wet like falling snow.

• The powdered sugar smelled like falling snow.

• The powdered sugar looked like snow as it fell.

What does Maria learn from her camping experience?

• Growth can come from failure.

• Value your family.

• Be brave and try new experiences.

• Appreciate what you have.

Which words in paragraph 4 help you to understand the meaning of embrace?

• walked briskly to the stove

• she wanted to give me a hug

• French toast on a plate

• “There’s my big camper!”

What can we can conclude about the dad’s popularity at science camp?

• He studied very hard at camp and did not have time for friends.

• People knew him because of an accident he caused.

• He did not enjoy his time at camp because he had no friends.

• Being popular was not important to him when he was at camp.

Which is the best summary for the story “Happy Trails?”

• A freckled face girl was very glad to be at camp and was excited to learn how to make a bracelet.

• Maria’s parents tried to get Maria to be excited about going to camp by telling her she just needed to be herself.

• Maria was nervous about going to camp, but once she arrived and met some people she felt excited to be there.

• Gina and Audrey were the camp counselors and they made all campers feel better about being at camp.