Storyworks

In the phrase, "but his teammates made him hobble up for the photo," hobble means...

• cheer

• glance

• limp

• raise

Which best states the message of the story?

• You should always put your family first.

• If you want to win, you must work hard.

• Sometimes you have to accept that there are things you can't change.

• Doing what is right sometimes requires risks and sacrifices.

What makes "In the Game" a good title for this story?

• The whole story takes place in one basketball game.

• The problem is solved at the basketball game.

• The kids got sucked into a board game that came to life.

How does Cory change from the beginning of the story to the end?

• Cory was disappointed at the beginning of the story and disappointed at the end.

• Although Cory did not give up his sneakers to help the boy at the beginning of the story, he sacrificed his spot on the team to help Jason at the end.

• Cory was dishonest in the beginning but trustworthy in the end.

Both novels and short stories contain the following:

• setting and characters

• plot and mood

• a theme

• all of the above

Your teacher comes into the room and places a book on the desk. The book begins to move. Write about what adventure occurs when the book is opened and tell what you learn from this adventure.

• Expository/Informative

• Persuasive

• Narrative

The children's librarian was often called upon to ____ fairy tales to the class.

• mythical

• fabulous

• denounce

• narrate

A ________ story is a story that is not true.

• fiction

• non-fiction

• novel

• text

Which sentence below supports the correct answer to question 1?

• “But soon, the passengers learned that the blizzard had grown more ferocious.”

• “A giant avalanche had hit the town of Cascade.”

• “At midnight a strong thunderstorm hit.”

• “It lifted both trains into the air and threw them off the cliff.”

Author Lauren Tarshis builds suspense at the end of the first section by __________.

• describing conditions on the Seattle Express

• describing the blizzard

• describing the avalanche coming down the mountain

• sharing Raymond’s thoughts