Candy Wrappers

Otto stuffed another candy bar in his mouth. He lay sprawled on the floor with his back against his bed. Candy wrappers surrounded him. His shirt was caught in the folds of his belly and he had melted chocolate all over his face and hands. "Ugh…" he groaned weakly as he struggled to finish chewing. Suddenly, the front door opened. "Otto, I'm home!" It was his mom. Otto rolled almost gracefully from his sprawled position and began kicking the candy wrappers under his bed. As she walked slowly up the stairs to his room, he managed to get all of the wrappers under the bed and then he threw a blanket over them. She opened the door, took one look at his face, and knew.

Can you infer? What was it that his mom, "knew"?

• She knew that he had not cleaned his room.

• She knew that he had eaten her candy.

• She knew that he had been eating candy.

• She knew that he was afraid of something.

Otto stuffed another candy bar in his mouth. He lay sprawled on the floor with his back against his bed. Candy wrappers surrounded him. His shirt was caught in the folds of his belly and he had melted chocolate all over his face and hands. "Ugh…" he groaned weakly as he struggled to finish chewing. Suddenly, the front door opened. "Otto, I'm home!" It was his mom. Otto rolled almost gracefully from his sprawled position and began kicking the candy wrappers under his bed. As she walked slowly up the stairs to his room, he managed to get all of the wrappers under the bed and then he threw a blanket over them. She opened the door, took one look at his face, and knew. What text evidence proves that Otto ate multiple candy bars?

• " he groaned weakly as he struggled to finish chewing. "

• Line 1, "Otto stuffed another candy bar in his mouth."

• "She opened the door, took one look at his face, and knew."

• "...he struggled to finish chewing. "

What is the main theme of the passage about Otto and the candy wrappers?

• A) Responsibility

• B) Honesty

• C) Gluttony

• D) Fear

Which word best describes Otto's actions when his mom comes home?

• A) Relaxed

• B) Frantic

• C) Joyful

• D) Indifferent

What literary device is used in the phrase 'Otto rolled almost gracefully'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Irony

• D) Personification

What can be inferred about Otto's relationship with his mom?

• A) He is afraid of her.

• B) He respects her.

• C) He tries to hide things from her.

• D) He is honest with her.

What does the word 'sprawled' suggest about Otto's position?

• A) He is sitting upright.

• B) He is lying down carelessly.

• C) He is standing.

• D) He is kneeling.

What is the significance of the candy wrappers in the story?

• A) They show Otto's creativity.

• B) They indicate Otto's laziness.

• C) They reveal Otto's secret.

• D) They symbolize Otto's fear.

Which sentence from the passage indicates that Otto is trying to hide something?

• A) 'Otto stuffed another candy bar in his mouth.'

• B) 'He lay sprawled on the floor with his back against his bed.'

• C) 'Otto rolled almost gracefully from his sprawled position and began kicking the candy wrappers under his bed.'

• D) 'She opened the door, took one look at his face, and knew.'

What does the phrase 'melted chocolate all over his face and hands' imply about Otto's eating habits?

• A) He eats neatly.

• B) He eats messily.

• C) He doesn't like chocolate.

• D) He shares his candy.