Bootcamp Day 1

Based on the details in the story, what can the reader infer about Claudia?

• She enjoys her chores.

• She is annoyed by the mess people leave her.

• She likes to help her family out.

• She wants her chore to be cleaning the bathroom.

From the information in paragraph 3, what can the reader infer about Claudia?

• She does not want to make a mess with the trash.

• She always looks for things in her family’s trash.

• She wants to find a way to get out of her chores.

• She is going to throw the trash on the floor.

Based on the details in paragraphs 4 through 6, the reader can infer that -

• Claudia needs to take out the trash more than once a week.

• Claudia wants to give the ticket to her dad.

• Claudia finds it interesting that there’s a train ticket in the trash.

• Claudia will put the ticket back in the trash.

Which highlighted detail from the passage supports the

answer in Question 3?

• She managed to shift a shallow layer of

  Kleenex,

• a ten ride pass for the New

  York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad.

• Used train passes normally do not appear in

  home wastebaskets;

• they are

  punched one at a time as they are used.

What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 7?

• To give details about what a train looks like

• To show the different places trains travel

• To tell how to board a train

• To explain why the ticket was in the trash

What is the meaning of the word purchase as used in paragraph 9?

• sell

• buy

• hold

• give away

What does paragraph 10 reveal about Claudia and her feelings about finding the ticket?

• She feels frustrated.

• She feels relieved.

• She feels nervous.

• She feels excited.

What is the best summary of the story?

• Claudia finds a train pass while emptying the trashcans. She decides that she will use the pass to travel with Jamie.

• Claudia and Jamie decide to use a train pass to travel to New York.

• Claudia hates emptying the trashcans because her brother makes his basket messy on purpose. She finds something in her parents’ trashcan.

• Claudia spills the trash and makes a mess while doing her weekly chores. She makes a bigger mess when she tries to clean up.

What change should be made in sentence 4?

• Change hopped to hoped

• Delete the comma after large place

• Change an indoor to a indoor

• Change the period to a question mark

The author has included an unnecessary sentence. Which sentence should be removed from the paragraph?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4