Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

1. Lilly loved school, but most of all she loved___

• her teacher, Mr. Slinger.
• recess with Chester.
• the bell at the end of the day.

2. Which word best describes Mr. Slinger?

• boring and not interesting
• interesting and creative
• mean and serious

3. Why did Lilly change her mind about being a teacher in the middle of the story?

• Her parents told her she could not be a teacher.
• she decided to be a principal.
• She got mad at Mr. Slinger

4. How did Lilly feel when Mr. Slinger took away her purple plastic purse?

• Excited
• Furious
• Proud

5. What is the genre of the story?

• Literary text: fiction
• Drama
• Poetry

6. This story is ____.

• Non-fiction
• Fiction
• Biography

7. You can tell from the story that Lilly ______.

• will change schools
• will throw away her purple plastic purse
• will not interrupt the class anymore

8. What was the author's purpose for writing Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse?

• To teach us to be selfish.
• To teach us to be patient.
• To teach us that teachers are wrong.

9. The problem in the story was that Lilly drew a mean picture of Mr. Slinger and then regretted it. How did she solve the problem?

• she apologized to Mr. Slinger.
• She got a new teacher.
• She changed schools.

10. Lilly wrote a mean story about Mr. Slinger at the _____.

• Moonlight Lab
• Class-Light Lab
• Light-bulb Lab