One Plastic Bag

Why does Isatou start picking up the plastic bags that are on the ground?

• She hears that the butcher needs more of them for his shop.

• She learns that goats have been getting sick from eating them.

• She thinks her family can use them when their old baskets break.

• She wants to clean them off so she can store her papers inside them.

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The passage says that mosquitoes swarm around the pile of plastic bags. What does swarm mean?

• bite

• search

• gather

• awaken

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One sentence in the passage says that Isatou watches while her sister crochets. Why did the author most likely write this sentence?

• to show that Isatou is interested in the people around her

• so readers can understand why Isatou is proud of her family

• so readers can learn how to crochet plastic thread along with Isatou

• to show what first causes Isatou to think of crocheting with plastic thread

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How are Isatou and her friends able to clean up their village?

• by turning plastic bags into purses to sell in the city

• by bringing plastic bags to a recycling center in the city

• by teaching others the harm that plastic bags can cause

• by asking their neighbors to use paper bags rather than plastic bags

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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What is the passage mostly about?

• how to make art from everyday things

• the way of life of people living in the Gambia

• a person who finds a clever way to solve a problem

• why countries must work together to take care of Earth

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On page 127, why does Isatou stumble with her words when she confesses to her grandmother?

• Isatou feels sorry about breaking the basket.

• Isatou feels happy about breaking the basket.

• Isatou feels excited about breaking the basket.

• Isatou feels happy to see her grandmother.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Where does Isatou live?

• in Gambia, in Africa

• in Alabama

• in China

• in Brazil

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On page 139, who is the child in the illustration?

• Isatou’s child

• Isatou’s brother

• Isatou’s nephew

• Isatou’s friend

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What familiar word structure is repeated on pages 136 and 137?

• the pattern “one, then two, then ten”

• One person laughs at her.

• recycled

• Fingers sore and blistered

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True or False:

When something is described as recycled, it has been used one time.

• True

• False

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