Vivian's Move

Why did Vivian feel sad when leaving Boston?

• She was excited about moving to San Francisco.

• She didn't like the house in Boston anymore.

• She was going to miss her bus stop, bakery, and friends.

• She was worried about the rainy weather.

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What did Vivian and her dad do to prepare for their move to San Francisco?

• They read books and visited places in Boston.

• They read about San Francisco and visited beautiful bay and scenic hills.

• They packed their belongings without learning about San Francisco.

• They decided to learn about San Francisco after moving.

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What was Vivian's impression of San Francisco as they approached the city?

• She thought it was too similar to Boston.

• She was disappointed by the lack of history.

• She felt it was starting to feel more like home every minute.

• She was unhappy about the Italian food.

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What made Vivian smile when she found herself in a part of San Francisco called North Beach?

• The sight of the Golden Gate Bridge.

• The names of the restaurants like Mama Mia and Mangia Bene.

• The similarity to the Charles River area in Boston.

• The red door of their new house.

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Why did Vivian think that the hills in San Francisco would be fun?

• Because they reminded her of the hills in Boston.

• Because she thought they would be good for sledging.

• Because they were not as high as the ones in Boston.

• Because she had never seen hills before.

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Which sentence helps convey a lesson Vivian is learning about her move to a new place?

• For the past couple of months, Vivian and her dad had been reading about San Francisco and California.

• Boston was beautiful and had wonderful restaurants, and she adored the fall leaves and the snowy winters.

• The book that said San Francisco is hilly was right.

• San Francisco was starting to feel more like home every minute.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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Match the following definitions with the correct word.

• The ability to understand something

• silhouette (paragraph 8)

• a distinctive, typically pleasant smell

• understatement (paragraph 5)

• dark shape & outline of something

• scenic (paragraph 3)

• impressive or beautiful natural scenery

• aromas (paragraph 7)

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Which sentence best supports the idea that Vivian starts to like San Francisco better when she sees ways in which it is like Boston?

• "She thought it was too bad that San Francisco didn’t get snow like Boston does." (paragraph 5)

• "On the other hand, she thought about how much more fun the double-seated bike that she and her dad rode around Boston would be on these hills—at least going down!" (paragraph 5)

• "Vivian smiled when she saw restaurants with names like Mama Mia and Mangia Bene, and red, white, and green flags hanging in the windows." (paragraph 7)

• "She wondered if it were possible for San Francisco to be as wonderful as Boston." (paragraph 8)

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