Lizzie Escapes (Readworks)

Where does Lizzie not want to return?

• school

• the hospital

• summer camp

• the second floor of the library

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the conflict in this story?

• Lizzie wants to go to summer camp, but her mom wants her to stay home.

• Lizzie does not want to go to summer camp, but her mom is making her go.

• Lizzie likes the early writing of Don DeLillo, but she does not like DeLillo’s later writing.

• Lizzie wants to go to the library at six in the morning, but the library does not open until nine.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What can be concluded from this sentence? “Lizzie’s idea of an exciting summer was sitting in an air-conditioned library and systematically devouring a high stack of novels.”

• Lizzie likes to read.

• Lizzie does not like to read.

• Lizzie wants to go to summer camp.

• Lizzie does not want to go to summer camp.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why does Lizzie vow that she will not return to summer camp?

• Lizzie’s mom tells her that the summer camp added knitting and archery as new activities this year.

• Lizzie would rather spend every day of the summer at home with her mom than be at camp.

• Lizzie got into a fight at camp last summer with her bunkmate and does not want to see her ever again.

• Lizzie did not like summer camp in the past and does not expect to like it in the future.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is a theme of this story?

• People who do not have anything in common can still be friends.

• Something you expect to be bad can turn out to be good.

• Parents should not make their children do anything their children do not want to do.

• It is more important for children to spend time playing outside than reading.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What does the phrase “she gathered herself” mean? “For a moment, Lizzie was too surprised to speak. Then she gathered herself. ‘I like early DeLillo.’”

• Lizzie got very upset.

• Lizzie got herself under control.

• Lizzie picked up something she had dropped

• Lizzie could not think of anything to say.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Lizzie goes back to summer camp _______ she does not want to.

• although

• before

• so

• as a result

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What job does Mr. Scottadino ask Lizzie to do?

• be the camp librarian

• be the camp artist

• go play outside

• go home

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3