Jenna and the Black Cat

According to the passage, Jenna does all of the following EXCEPT

• volunteer as a tutor

• work at an animal shelter

• toss salt over her shoulder

• walk under ladders

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The passage describes Jenna’s problem of finding a black kitten in a tree. How does Jenna solve the problem?

• She lets Erica climb up and get the cat.

• She and Erica coax the kitten out of the tree.

• She walks quickly past the tree and runs away.

• She climbs up the tree and gets the cat.

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After reading the passage, what can you conclude about Jenna?

• She has many superstitious beliefs, but she isn’t afraid of black cats.

• She is very superstitious but also thoughtful and kind.

• She wants to become less superstitious and more like Erica.

• She is so superstitious that she is impossible to be around.

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Read this sentence from the passage:

“She also had a slew of superstitious beliefs that were unique.”

In this sentence, the word unique means

• funny

• unusual

• exciting

• creepy

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The primary purpose of the passage is to describe

• how Erica and Jenna became friends and make a good team

• the importance of being a good friend and helping others

• why people who are superstitious are afraid of so many things

• how a superstitious girl deals with finding a black cat

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The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Jenna screamed, “That’s bad luck!” __________ she saw Erica walk under a ladder.

• and

• unless

• until

• when

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Erica considers Jenna to be the kind of person who

• is proud of her schoolwork.

• cannot think straight.

• doesn’t like soccer.

• often helps others.

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One theme of the story is that

• bad luck comes in threes.

• fears can be put aside in an emergency.

• good friends always help each other.

• superstitions are ridiculous.

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Which of the following sentences supports the theme of the passage?

• Jenna was afraid of the ghost tree, but she still helped the kitten.

• Jenna told Erica to shake salt over her right shoulder after Erica walked under a ladder.

• Jenna wouldn’t wear the same color shirt two days in a row.

• Jenna volunteered as a tutor after school and worked at an animal shelter.

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n the sentence, “After getting the salt to toss over her shoulder, Jenna and Erica began the walk from the mall back to Jenna’s house,” the pronoun “her” refers to

• Jenna.

• Erica.

• both Jenna and Erica.

• none of the above.

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