A Package for Mrs. Jewls

Question 1

What is the first important event in the passage?

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Louis starts cleaning up junk on the playground.

Question 2

The house of cards collapsed just as I placed the last card on top. What does collapsed mean?

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fell

Question 3

The athletes all tried their best in pursuit of the grand prize? What does pursuit mean?

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an effort to achieve

Question 4

How does Mrs. Jewls solve the problem of letting Louis into the classroom?

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She holds a spelling bee.

Question 5

What is the effect of this passage's point of view?

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The reader gets to know the thoughts of more than one person

Question 6

I ran vigorously after my homework when the wind carried it away.. What does vigorously mean?

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in a strong way

Question 7

The toddler wobbled toward the door. What does wobbled mean?

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walked unsteadily

Question 8

Teddy kept disturbing us while we were doing our homework. What does disturbing mean?

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bothering

Question 9

This passage is told from the point of view of

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third-person limited

Question 10

The end of the passage is ironic because

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the reader does not expect her to use the computer that way.

Question 11

How does the use of irony affect the passage?

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It adds humor and surprise.

Question 12

Louis goes to Mrs. Jewls's classroom by

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climbing up the stairs.

Question 13

What causes Louis the most trouble in making sure that Mrs. Jewls gets her package?

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Mrs. Jewls's class is on the top floor of Wayside School.

Question 14

At the end of the passage, Mrs. Jewls thanks Louis for

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helping her teach the students about gravity.

Question 15

The baby's crying interrupted our conversation. What does interrupted mean?

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stopped

Question 16

That clock has a tendency to fall behind by a few minutes. What does tendency mean?

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habit

Question 17

Which of the following is a clue that helps the reader determine the passage's point of view?

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the use of pronouns such as she and he

Question 18

The restaurant's specialty is making perfect pizza? What does specialty mean?

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unique talent

Question 19

Allison felt jubilant when she heard the wonderful news. What does jubilant mean?

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joyful

Question 20

Oscar called his sister as soon as he got her urgent message. What does urgent mean?

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very important

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