A Gift of Nature

Which words from paragraph 14 best help the reader understand what cradled means?

• at her classmates

• down the trail

• with the tour guide

• gently in her hands

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The details in paragraph 1 are important to the plot of the story because they help the reader understand that Layla —

• is easy to please

• enjoys being alone

• loves and respects nature

• has been to a forest on another field trip

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is the main message of the story?

• People do not always learn from their mistakes.

• Spending time outdoors can be rewarding.

• Rules are made for the safety of everyone.

• Making the right choice can be difficult.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which of these events leads to Layla finding the geode?

• She stops to take a photograph.

• She listens to what Cooper tells her.

• She remembers the tour guide’s words.

• She starts to jog toward her classmates.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read this sentence from paragraph 10. The imagery in this sentence suggests that Layla feels —

• angry, because she doesn’t like what she is thinking to herself

• uncomfortable, because she knows that she is making a mistake

• curious, because she wants to study the rock and learn more about it

• proud, because she realizes that she is the one who found an unusual rock

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Read paragraph 11. What do these sentences show about Layla?

• She wants to take pictures of the geode.

• She is good at recalling important ideas.

• She is not sure what the tour guide meant.

• She is considering what she should do with the geode.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the most likely reason Layla decides against taking the geode home?

• She cannot think of a way to make the rock useful.

• She realizes that the rock should stay in its natural surroundings.

• She is afraid of what others might say if she keeps it.

• She is worried that Cooper will try to take it away from her.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What can the reader tell about how Layla feels toward the tour guide?

• Layla wishes the tour guide had selected a more interesting path

• Layla thinks the tour guide is boring

• Layla thinks the tour guide forgot to talk about the geode

• Layla respects the tour guide's knowledge

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What does the imagery in the first sentence suggest about Layla?

• She is tired from doing schoolwork

• She is excited about being on a field trip

• She is concerned about hiking in a national park

• She is curious about where her class will go next

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence from paragraph 13. The author uses this description to suggest that —

• the geode looked beautiful as it shined

• Layla really wanted to keep the geode

• the forest had many other hidden geodes

• Layla was wondering how the geode formed

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5