Daniel's Terrible Day

1. 1. The first paragraph reveals that Daniel is- (SELECT 2)

• A. upset he has to go to school

• B. wishing he were back in bed

• C. is not handling his morning very well

• D. trying to hold onto his patience

• E. wishing he was dreaming

2. 2. Why does Daniel care so much about his clothes? Support your answer with evidence from the story.

3. 3. Daniel's day starts off bad and gets worse which causes--

• A. his dog to misbehave

• B. him to have a bad attitude

• C. a disaster in the kitchen

• D. him to realize it's Saturday

4. 4. The foreshadowing in paragraph 6 hints that--

• F. the day is only going to get better

• G. Daniel is dreaming

• H. nothing will go right for Daniel

• J. Daniel should still be in bed

5. 5. Which definition best matches the way utter is used in paragraph 2?
   He sunk to the floor in UTTER despair.
   

6. 1. articulate with a cry

7. 2. express audibly

8. 3. put into circulation

9. 4. total

• A. Definition 1

• B. Definition 2

• C. Definition 3

• D. Definition 4

He dug around his clothes' pile and FISHED out a passable outfit...
The word "fished" in paragraph 3 means

7. 7. Read the sentence from paragraph 2.
   "He was the perfect storm."

This metaphor is used to show that Daniel--

• A. likes to over dramatize

• B. gets angry easily

• C. is not a patient person

• D. is having trouble controlling his anger

8A. When Daniel gets home, he will--

• F. find decent food

• G. go right to bed

• H. wait for his mom to get home

• J. do his laundry

8B. Which sentence from the story supports the answer in Part A?

• F. His voice was thunder, his eyes lightning

• G. Which meant Daniel had to take the bus.

• H. "I should climb back into bed."

• J. "I bet I'm still dreaming," he said as he bundled up and started to walk.

Which of these is the best summary of the story?

• A. Daniel sleeps through his alarm. He breaks his glasses and realizes his clothes are dirty. It is picture day, and he's very upset at the thought of not looking nice for pictures. He manages to get himself out the door, only to realize one terrible thing.

• B. Daniel isn't cursed, but it sure feels like something terrible is happening to him. He misses his alarm and his bus, and there's no food to eat. Daniel wishes he could just go back to bed, and then, he discovers it's Saturday. He never had to wake up.

• C. Daniel's alarm clock did not ring, and he breaks his glasses. He has no clean clothes and when he goes to the kitchen, he sees there is no food for breakfast. His dog gets his shirt dirty, and he misses the bus. When he is walking to school, he realizes it's Saturday.

• D. After sleeping through his alarm, Daniel is sure his day can't get worse. But it soon is clear nothing about his day is going right. From not having breakfast to missing his bus, Daniel is sure he is cursed.