A Bad Case of Stripes

Fill in the blank with the correct response.
Camilla woke up for school one morning and she looked so _________ that her mother screamed.

• drowsy
• fret
• bizarre
• contagious

What is the problem in this story?

• Camilla doesn't want to go to school.
• Camilla's doesn't have any friends.
• Camilla is covered with stripes and then turns into whatever people around her talk about.
• Camilla wore the same outfit as one of her friends.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.3

Which event happened first?

• Camilla's classmates began calling out colors and shapes and Camilla began changing.
• Camilla became covered to look like the flag.
• Specialists were called in to see if they could cure Camilla.
• Camilla's classmates laughed at her and called her names.

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CCSS.RL.2.5

CCSS.W.2.3

How does Camilla change from the beginning of the story to the end?

• She admits that she likes lima beans and doesn't care what other people think of her.
• She turns into a house.
• She doesn't change.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.7

Why wouldn't Camilla eat lima beans?

• The store ran out of lima beans.
• None of her friends liked lima beans and she wanted to fit in.
• She didn't like lima beans.
• Her mother never cooked lima beans.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

Camilla fretted about what other people thought of her. 
What does the word fret mean?

• worry 
• happy 
• delight
• talk 

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

The parents were afraid Camilla’s stripes were contagious, and they didn’t want their child to catch them. 
What does the word contagious mean?

• to spread 
• funny
• cured
• scary 

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

Dr. Gourd was an expert scientist, and  knew everything about strange diseases. 
What does the word expert mean?

• skilled person
• amateur 
• young
• funny

Camilla was upset because they couldn’t find a remedy for her disease, and she thought she would be striped forever.
What does the word remedy mean?

• problem
• cure
• injury
• book 

Camilla wanted her appearance to be like everyone else, so she dressed in just the right clothes. 
What does the word appearance mean?

• attitude
• absence 
• look