Lunch Money Lesson 16 Vocabulary and Comprehension

What does the word mental mean in the sentence below?

Caleb had a mental picture of himself giving his speech.

• colorful

• detailed

• in the mind

• in a frame

What does the word record mean in the sentence below?

Andrea set a new record by running the race at the fastest speed.

• a promise made to the public

• a statistic that has never been beaten

• a goal that will never be reached

• a problem that has many different solutions

What does the word episodes mean in the sentence below?

My grandparents used to listen to episodes of a story that was told on

the radio.

• discussion

• legends

• parts

• questions

What does the word developed mean in the sentence below?

Marta developed the schedule for her soccer team.

• condensed

• destroyed

• planned

• released

What does the word feature mean in the sentence below?

Today's talent show will feature the fifth-grade students.

• educate

• focus on

• appreciate

• consult with

Why did the author write “Lunch Money”?

• to teach

• to entertain

• to inform

• to persuade

Sweet! That means I sold seventeen units.

Which word best describes Greg’s voice, based on the sentence above?

• suspicious

• daring

• uncaring

• enthusiastic

Greg had set a sales goal for the first week.

The author wrote this sentence to show that Greg

• has only enough comics for one week.

• uses math in real life.

• is following a plan.

• Listens to his father’s advice.

The author indicates that some sentences from the passage are told in Greg’s voice by

• using italics

• enclosing some text in parentheses.

• capitalizing all the words.

• including captions

Which part of the passage did the author write to show that Greg is completely focused on selling his books?

• “Regular comic books were sort of tall. Also a little floppy. Not Greg’s.”

• “He chewed the warm bread and the soft cheese, but he didn’t taste a thing.”

• He got to pick the name because he was the author of all the Chunky Comics stories.”

• “Comic books had been part of Greg’s life forever, mostly because of his dad’s collection.”