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WorksheetsHow to trick your sister
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 11mins
What trick does Rick play on his sister?
He hides her car keys and makes her two hours late for work.
He disconnects the oven and makes her think that Thanksgiving dinner will never be finished.
He sets off fireworks inside the cupcakes at her birthday party.
He attaches a string to her notebook and uses a motor to pull it into the fireplace.
What is the resolution at the end of the story?
Tears begin to slip from Emily's eyes because the cupcake icing has gotten everywhere.
Emily keeps playing the party over in her mind instead of going to sleep.
Emily feels a firm grip on her elbow and tells Rachel that she is good with machines.
Emily takes revenge on her brother by pulling his journal into the fireplace with a string and motor.
Emily is excited about her birthday party.
What evidence from the passage supports this statement?
Emily cannot fall asleep the night before the party.
Emily helps her brother do the dishes and lets him sleep on long car trips.
Emily uses nine different pens to take notes in school.
Angela Beck wants to eat the red cupcake.
Why does Rick decide to ruin his sister's birthday party?
He is a messy kid who likes his bedroom to be covered in dirty clothes.
His sister's birthday party is a great opportunity for playing a trick.
He can fix washing machines, dishwashers, showers, and garage door openers.
He army-crawls around the house to the door that leads to the kitchen.
What is this story mostly about?
a girl who wants to eat all the cupcakes at someone else's birthday party
a trick that a boy plays on his sister and the trick she plays in return
a mother who gets mad when her son plays a trick on her daughter
a journal that a boy uses to keep a record of the tricks he plays on people
Read the following sentences: "He sat in the back of the room, deep in thought. To the teacher, it looked like he was taking notes."
What does the phrase deep in thought mean?
It means that someone is sitting in a short chair very close to the floor.
It means that someone is sitting in a tall chair very far from the floor.
It means that someone is thinking a lot about something.
It means that someone is not thinking very much about something.
Emily also plays a trick on Rick. She ______ his journal in the __________ using a _________________.
(a)
Whose idea is it to get revenge on Rick?
Emily
Emily's mum
Rachel
Andy
How do Emily and Rachel feel at the end of the story? Explain your answer with evidence from the passage.
