Student Name

What happened in the beginning?

• Cecily and her friends were going to the zoo.
• Cecily and her friends were going for a hike.
• Cecily and her friends were going to school.
• Cecily and her friends were arguing about what to do.

Which word best describes Cecily, Russell and Latisha?

• Lazy
• Smart
• Adventurous
• Mean

Which of the following were problems in the story? Choose THREE.

• Russell ran into an unhappy mountain goat.
• Latisha forgot their lunches.
• Cecily fell down a hill and got hurt.
• The three friends got lost.
• The three friends could not get along with each other.

Part A: Which of the following is an opinion?

• The three friends visited a lake.
• Russell backed up from the mountain goat.
• The lake was the most beautiful lake they had ever seen.
• Cecily pulled a muscle in her leg.

Part B: Which word or words in the opinion above make the statement an opinion?

• most beautiful
• pulled a muscle
• mountain goat
• three friends visited

WHY were the friends going on a hike?

• They were going on a hike for exercise.
• They were going on a hike to find their lost mountain goat.
• They were going on a hike to see a like with pretty views.
• They were going on a hike because they were bored.

Which of the following do you think might happen next?

• Russell and Latisha will rush Cecily to the hospital.
• The three friends will look for the mountain goat again.
• The three friends will eat their lunch at the lake.
• The three friends will tell others how beautiful the lake is.

What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

• to give information about lakes
• to teach you how to stay away from a mountain goat
• to tell a story about three friends taking a hike
• to convince you to take a hike for exercise

Read the following sentence from the passage. Finally, they got to the lake. Which word helps sequence the events of the story?

• they
• lake
• got
• Finally