Out of My Mind Study Guide

Who are the characters of our story?

• Mrs. V and Stephen Hawking

• Melody and Mrs. V

• Melody and Stephen Hawking

• Ms. Mallory and Mrs. Martin

Which disease does Melody have?

• Cerebral Palsy

• Malaria

• Diabetes

• All of these

What is Melody's biggest struggle?

• Moving her thumbs

• Sitting in the rain

• Communicating by Speaking

• All of these

How does Melody communicate?

• Arranging word cards in order

• Speaking in a microphone

• Typing on a device

• By watching a documentary

How does Mrs. V help Melody?

• Giving her more word cards to form more ideas and sentences

• Telling her stories

• Taking her outside for experiences in different weather

• All of these answers

What is realistic fiction?

• Non-fiction

• An autobiography

• A term coined by the poet Jeffrey Martin

• A made-up story that could really happen

What is an inference?

• The author doesn't tell you all of the information directly about a character

• The author gives you everything you need to know about a character

• An allergy

Which word matches this definition?

"Feeling annoyed at being unable to change something"

• feeling

• frustrated

• cool

• stylish

Which vocabulary word matches this definition?

"Interesting or stylish"

• Ms. Mallory

• Mrs. Martin

• Cool

• Both 4th grade teachers

Which vocabulary word matches this definition?

"Unable to understand"

• cool

• irritable

• bothered

• confused