09/26/2024

 Dear Parents,

Today in class we did the following:

□ 1. Read Tripping Over the Lunch Lady

□ 2. Unit test review

□ 3. Homework: Unit test review worksheet

 

Name: __________           Class: 602/603/604                         Number: ________

Part A: Pronouns and antecedents

Part B: Story comprehension – Circle the correct answer

____ 1.  What is the genre of this story?
A. literary nonfiction	B. realistic fiction	C. biography
____ 2.  Which member of her family is Jinx most like?
A. her sister, they are both athletic	B. her mother, they are both good square dancers	C. her uncle, he was also uncoordinated and clumsy
____ 3.  Why does Jinx have to cut her meat using a plastic knife?
A. she isn’t allowed to use a steak knife	B. it is the safest kind of knife to use when her hand is in a cast	C. steak knives are too dangerous for fifth grade kids to use
____ 4.  Why does Jinx only eat saltines on gym days?
A. she is too nervous to east anything that can cause her to throw up	B. she is banned from the cafeteria on gym days	C. she doesn’t only eat saltines on gym days; she eats tuna casserole too.
____ 5.  What happened during the gym class with the substitute teacher?
A. Jinx sprained her ankle and got a concussion and Josh ended up with a bruised forehead.	B. Jinx broke her substitute teacher’s nose during the class	C. Jinx won the title of square dance champion during the gym class