Work Smarter, Not Harder

In paragraph 1, what does it mean that Kari had to work "under the withering gaze of two sun"

• The two suns are carefully watching Kari.

• Kari feels judged by unseen person in Parival.

• Kari is angry at whomever brought her to Parival.

• The light from the two suns is making Kari hot.

What does the sentence below from paragraph 6 tell the reader about Kari?

"She stamped her foot and let out a loud groan."

• that she quits when things get hard

• that she hurt her foot while shoveling

• that she is discouraged by the task

• that she has come up with a good idea

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the meaning of liberated in pagrapgh 7?

• freed

• shredded

• stained

• folded

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence from the selection best explains why Kari has to use her intelligence to finish the chores?

• "It was her third day attempting to move the mush."

• "So far each task had proved to be more complicated that it seemed at first."

• "Exhausted, Kari stopped shoveling the mush and dropped the shovel on the ground."

• "Kari suddenly remebered a magic trick she had performed at her little brother's birthday party."

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?

• to explain why Kari is confused

• to describe the task Kari must complete

• to amuse with a humorous story about Kari

• to introduice how Kari traveled to a new place

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

How does the author develop Kari's point of view throughout the selection?

• by sharing each of the chores Kari must finish

• by sharing the stories that family members told Kari

• by describing how Kari responds to challenges

• by describing the strange environment Kari is in

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How has Kari changed from the beginning of the selection to the end?

• Kari realizes that she has to take a different approach to her chores in order to succeed.

• Kari understands that working hard isn't getting her anywhere, so she decides to search for another way home

• Kari quits the task and passes the time by thinking about her family and friends back home.

• Kari figures out that she has not been working hard enough, so she shovels faster

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which statement summarizes the selection?

• Kari has been working for three days to get peppermint-colored snow off a field, Her job is to get the snow off the field and onto a dirt track.

• Kari remembers a trick that was performed at her brother's birthday party. Then she is able to figure out ways to complete strange chores so she can get home.

• Kari falls down a well and finds herself in a strange world. She has to figure out ways to complete strange chores so she can get home.

• Kari is not sure how long she has been in another world or even how she got there. She is determined to find her uncle Otto.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2