The New Student by Nancy Bruen

Did you read the passage?

• Yes

• No

According to the passage, why did everyone start laughing when Nick introduced himself?

• Because he was wearing funny clothes

• Because he talked funny and was from another state

• Because he dropped his lunchbox

• Because he told a joke

How did Nick feel after everyone laughed at him?

• Angry

• Happy

• Sad, with tears in his eyes

• Excited

Who came over and introduced himself to Nick during lunch?

• Andy

• Tom

• Michael

• David

What did Nick and Andy discover about their lunch boxes?

• They both had superhero lunch boxes

• They both had matching dinosaur lunch boxes

• They both forgot their lunch boxes

• They both had the same sandwiches

Andy thought things were getting better already after talking to Nick.

• True

• False

What problem does Andy have?

• He is too tired to go to school.

• He is too sick to go to school.

• He doesn’t have any friends.

• He wants a new dinosaur.

Why was the class excited?

• There was a new teacher.

• There was a new lunch time.

• They were given new seats.

• There was a new student.

How did Nick feel when the class laughed at him?

• sad

• angry

• happy

• excited

Which sentence shows the feeling from Part A? Put a check mark in FRONT of the sentence that shows the feeling.

• Nick sat down with tears in his eyes.

• Nick sat down and looked at his book.

• Nick sat down and tied his shoes.

• Nick sat down and smiled at his friend.