The Secret Garden

How does the introduction help the reader understand the story?

• It explains why the gardener is Mary’s best friend.

• It presents the problem that Mary is trying to solve.

• It establishes that Mary feels out of place in her new home.

• It compares Mary’s life in another country with her life now.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

Who is NOT a main character in the story?

• Mary's parents

• the gardener, Ben Weatherstaff

• Robin

• Mary Lennox

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Mary is just learning how to skip rope. How does she address this challenge?

• She finds that she can skip well naturally and doesn’t need to practice.

• She skips only when someone is there watching and encouraging her.

• She sets goals and tries to skip farther and farther each time.

• She stops skipping for the day when she becomes too overheated and tired.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

Choose ALL that apply to Mary.

• She is an orphan.

• She moved to live with her uncle.

• She is 8 years old.

• She finds a secret garden.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

One of the characters that helps Mary in the story is not human. What is this character?

• a bird

• a vine

• a statue

• a fountain

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CCSS.RL.5.1

The story says that the heavy cover of ivy over the garden door was a “swinging curtain.” This is an example of what figure of speech?

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

The story takes place both inside and outside the secret garden. How do these two settings compare?

• The garden is mysterious. The outside is familiar.

• The garden is dangerous. The outside is safe

• The garden is bright. The outside is dreary.

• The garden is warm. The outside is cold.

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CCSS.W.5.9B

True or false: Ben Weatherstaff leads Mary to the key.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.1

True or False: Mary's uncle lives in a castle.

• True

• False

How did Mary find the door to the secret garden?

• The robin blew open the door.

• Ben, the gardener, showed her the way.

• A wind suddenly blew the leaves and vines that were hiding the door.

• The robin sang a song that made the leaves and vines show the door.

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CCSS.RL.5.1