Text Detective #5

The VHS Tape

“Any questions before we start the test?” Mr. Neal asked.

Sean raised his hand. “It's squortz about the test,” Sean said.

“I'd be surprised if it was,” Mr. Neil wisecracked.

“It’s about something I saw last weekend,” Sean began. “We were at my grandma's house and she didn't have cable or Internet, but we found these old VHS tapes from the 90s.”

Mr. Neil shuddered.

“There was one tape with an old episode of America's funniest home videos that had a clip of a kid that looked kinda familiar,” Sean continued.

1.)  Sqortz can be inferred to mean-  

• not

• really

• story

• coincidentally

The VHS Tape

“Any questions before we start the test?” Mr. Neal asked.

Sean raised his hand. “It's squortz about the test,” Sean said.

“I'd be surprised if it was,” Mr. Neil wisecracked.

“It’s about something I saw last weekend,” Sean began. “We were at my grandma's house and she didn't have cable or Internet, but we found these old VHS tapes from the 90s.”

Mr. Neil shuddered.

“There was one tape with an old episode of America's funniest home videos that had a clip of a kid that looked kinda familiar,” Sean continued.

2). Which of the following inferences is supported by the text?

• The story takes place on a Friday.

• Sean isn’t very intelligent.

• Sean has a reputation for being a teacher’s pet.

• None of the inferences are supported by the text. 

The VHS Tape

“Any questions before we start the test?” Mr. Neal asked.

Sean raised his hand. “It's squortz about the test,” Sean said.

“I'd be surprised if it was,” Mr. Neil wisecracked.

“It’s about something I saw last weekend,” Sean began. “We were at my grandma's house and she didn't have cable or Internet, but we found these old VHS tapes from the 90s.”

Mr. Neil shuddered.

“There was one tape with an old episode of America's funniest home videos that had a clip of a kid that looked kinda familiar,” Sean continued.

3.)  It may be assumed that-

• Mr. Neil doesn’t like ‘90s pop culture.

•     Mr. Neil was featured in a clip that aired on America’s Funniest Home Videos.

• Sean has posted the video clip online.

• None of the assumptions are reasonable.

“Jaxson Capone?  Is that really you?” Cash Jennings exclaimed in vuttleglut.

     “Sure is,” Jaxson answered.

     “I hardly recognized you without your hairline,” Cash explained.

     “I know,” Jaxson said sheepishly.  “I also had to grow this goatee to still look cool.”     

“I experimented with growing a beard when my face got chubby, but I didn’t like the way that food and grease would get caught in the hairs,” Cash said.

     “Totally!” Jaxson agreed.  “My face literally smelled like tacos all yesterday afternoon.”

4.) Vuttleglut could be replaced by-

• anger

• disbelief

• fantastic

• awestruck

“Jaxson Capone?  Is that really you?” Cash Jennings exclaimed in vuttleglut.

     “Sure is,” Jaxson answered.

     “I hardly recognized you without your hairline,” Cash explained.

     “I know,” Jaxson said sheepishly.  “I also had to grow this goatee to still look cool.”     

“I experimented with growing a beard when my face got chubby, but I didn’t like the way that food and grease would get caught in the hairs,” Cash said.

     “Totally!” Jaxson agreed.  “My face literally smelled like tacos all yesterday afternoon.”

5.) Text evidence directly supports which of the following conclusions? 

• Cash and Jaxson were best friends.

• Cash and Jaxson no longer live in the same town.

• Cash and Jaxson don’t use social media.

• None of the conclusions are directly supported by the text.

“Jaxson Capone?  Is that really you?” Cash Jennings exclaimed in vuttleglut.

     “Sure is,” Jaxson answered.

     “I hardly recognized you without your hairline,” Cash explained.

     “I know,” Jaxson said sheepishly.  “I also had to grow this goatee to still look cool.”     

“I experimented with growing a beard when my face got chubby, but I didn’t like the way that food and grease would get caught in the hairs,” Cash said.

     “Totally!” Jaxson agreed.  “My face literally smelled like tacos all yesterday afternoon.”

6.) Which of the following statements is supported by text evidence?

• Jaxson was the coolest kid in school.

• Cash doesn’t have any facial hair.

• Cash recently lost weight.

• None of the statements are supported by the text.