Energetic Emily

Why is Emily’s nickname “Energetic Emily”?

• She gives her dad energy.

• She has a lot of energy.

• She is interested in energy.

• She knows a lot about energy.

Emily asks questions throughout the story. What motivates Emily’s questions to Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Jacobs, and Farmer George?

• She wants to know what calories are.

• She wants to know how plants grow.

• She wants to know where energy comes from.

• She wants to know where food comes from.

The word “energy” has different meanings. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• Emily’s dad wishes he could have some of Emily’s energy.

• Emily gets an answer to the question, “Where does energy come from?”

• Emily’s dad tells her to ask her teacher about energy.

• Emily’s dad reads three definitions of energy from the dictionary.

How can Emily best be described?

• curious

• lazy

• tired

• kind

What is this passage mostly about?

• how to make breakfast

• the purpose of questions

• energy and where it comes from

• how food gives us energy

Why does the author have Emily asks so many questions about energy?

• so that the reader will become confused

• to tell the reader something they probably know

• to teach the reader facts about energy

• to make sure the reader is paying attention

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Emily asks Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Jacobs where she gets her energy. _______, she learns the answer from Farmer George.

• For example

• In contrast

• Currently

• Finally