OOMM Ch. 5-9

Read this sentence from the passage.

Mom came back in and scolded me once more. “Your goldfish didn’t make it, Melody. I don’t get it.

Why would you do that to the poor little fish? He was happy in his little world.”

What does the word scolded mean as it is used in this sentence?

• to ask someone a question that only they would know

• to comfort someone and to make them feel better

• to be spoken to in an angry or upset way because you did something wrong or made a mistake

• to punish someone

  for not making a great or safe choice

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

How does the setting of the H-5 classroom at Spaulding Street Elementary add to the plot of the passage?

• It explains why teaching kids with disabilities is hard

• It explains why Melody loves school so much

• It explains how the students in H-5 are treated differently than other students

• It explains what it is like to be disabled

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

Why was Stephen Hawking so interesting to Melody?

• He looks like someone Melody would be friends with

• He cannot walk or talk, but everyone knows he is extremely smart

• He like science and Melody finds science interesting

• Both Melody and Stephen really like Black Holes

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Read this excerpt from the book.

At Mrs. V’s house I learned to scoot and then to crawl. I’d never win a baby-crawling contest,

but by the time I was three, I had learned to get across a room. She made me figure out

how to flip myself over from front to back and back to front again.

What character trait fits best with this piece of evidence?

• controlling

• responsible

• curious

• determined

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read this sentence from Chapter 7.

Along with the assortment of teachers we’ve had in room H-5,

there have been more classroom aides than I can count.

What does the word assortment mean as it is used in the sentence?

• couple

• variety

• professional

• knowledgeable

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Match the Cause with the Effect from Out of My Mind.

• Melody

  proves she can persevere.

• Melody wants to talk more.

• Moms scared about having another baby.

• Mrs. V places the monkey far enough from Melody that she cannot reach.

• Mrs. V wiped her board and added more.

• Melody was born with CP and cannot walk or talk.

• Melody feels unwanted by mom.

• Melody fell out of her wheelchair.

• Butterscotch tried to alert mom to help.

• Mom returned the broken baby doll.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Ollie jumping out of his fishbowl is an example of Symbolism. What does it symbolize?

• Ollie symbolizes how students in H-5 are treated.

• Ollie symbolizes what it's like to be a pet goldfish.

• Ollie symbolizes how mom feels about Melody having CP.

• Ollie symbolizes how Melody feels trapped in her body.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the quote from Dad in Chapter 9.

“Right. I’ll get to potty training tonight—on the twenty-fifth hour of my day!”

What does dad mean by the twenty-fifth hour of my day?

• He is trying to say that he does not have enough time to potty train.

• He will potty train Penny when he comes home from work.

• He is saying that he will potty train Penny tomorrow.

• He is trying to say that potty training Penny is not important.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the sentence from Chapter 9.

During Mom’s entire pregnancy, however, my parents’ attention to

me never wavered, even though, yeah, I worried that it would.

What does the word wavered mean as it is use in the sentence?

• remained

• stayed

• changed

• shook

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

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How might Melody be feeling as she is watching Penny start to talk, walk and roll over?

• strong

• empowered

• miserable

• jealous

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3