Answer Sheet: A Fun Way to Start the Day

What conflict does Charlie face in the story?

• He forgets his news script.

• He wants to make the morning news show more exciting.

• He doesn’t know how to sing the school song.

• He is nervous about speaking in front of the school.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which sentence best shows that Charlie is creative?

• “Charlie gathered his belongings into his modified backpack.”

• “Charlie handed the news script to Mrs. Barnes.”

• “Charlie realized that music was the answer he had been seeking.”

• “Charlie walked down the hall toward his classroom.”

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does the word “modified” mean in the sentence “Charlie gathered his belongings into his modified backpack”?

• Old and worn out

• Changed or adjusted

• Thrown away

• Clean and neat

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does the school setting help develop the events in the story?

• It shows that Charlie wants to be a teacher someday.

• It creates a reason for Charlie wanting to improve the morning announcements.

• It helps explain why the students are nervous.

• It shows why the students do not want to sing.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does the author include dialogue between Charlie and Mrs. Barnes in paragraphs 1–3?

• To describe how Mrs. Barnes feels about music

• To explain the steps to creating a news show

• To show how Charlie and Mrs. Barnes share a joke

• To reveal Charlie’s desire to improve the news show

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the effect of the author including the line “Now isn't that something that most students want to know?” in paragraph 2?

• It adds humor to show that pizza is important to students.

• It shows Mrs. Barnes is upset with Charlie.

• It explains how the lunch schedule works.

• It creates a serious tone.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

7. The resolution of the story occurs when Charlie —

• A. hands Mrs. Barnes the news script after saying something is missing from the show

• B. hears his classmates join in as he hums the school song in the hallway

• C. talks with Mrs. Barnes after school about adding the school song to the announcements

• D. prepares for the morning broadcast with his papers stacked neatly on the desk

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Charlie first begins to understand how to improve the morning news when he —

• talks with Mrs. Barnes about needing something extra

• watches his classmates start singing in the hallway

• thinks about pizza day and the announcements

• experiments with adding extra pockets to his backpack

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

If the story were told from Mrs. Barnes's point of view, the reader would better understand —

• why Charlie feels the morning news is missing something

• how Mrs. Barnes feels seeing the students sing together

• why pizza day is so important at Eleanor Elementary

• what Mrs. Barnes thinks about Charlie's backpack invention

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Select a synonym and an antonym for the word “experimenter” as it is used in paragraph 6.  

Synonym for the word experimenter​ (a)  

Antonym for the word experimenter​ (b)  

• inventor
• traditionalist
• follower
• leader
• teacher
• listener 
• adventurer 

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4