Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

6. Kayla probably looked at herself in the mirror because she was

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

5. Which of these events from the story happened first?

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

4. What was Kayla’s conflict?

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

3. From the tone of their conversation, how did Kayla’s mother feel toward her daughter?

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

2.What is the setting of this story?

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

1.Based on her actions in the story, Kayla seemed to be

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

7. This story is best classified as

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

8. Why did Kayla pick up the magazine?

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

9. What did Kayla probably do next?

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

10. The conversation at the beginning of the story foreshadowed which later event in the story?

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Directions

Kayla wants to make the world a better place. Read the selection to see how she might solve her problem. Then answer the following questions.

Kayla’s Problem

“It’s just so frustrating to be in that under-fourteen category,” muttered Kayla. “You want to do your bit to make the world a better place, but nobody lets you if you’re not already fourteen.”

“Well,” said Kayla’s mother, giving her daughter a meaningful glance, “you could always try cleaning up your room.”

“Right, Mom, that’s just what I had in mind as my contribution to the good of humanity.”

“On a serious note, Kayla, I really appreciate all you do around here—taking care of your brothers after school and getting dinner ready for all of us.”

“But I want to do something that helps other people, people outside our family. Whenever I try to volunteer, they tell me to call back when I’m finally fourteen—a whole year-and-a-half from now. And you remember the disaster of my attempts to convert Charlie into a therapy dog.”

Hearing his name, Charlie thumped his bushy golden tail, smiled up at Kayla, and resumed his nap. “Kayla, I admire your eagerness to make a difference,” her mother reassured her, and then resumed entering data into her computer.

Seeing that Charlie and her mother were clearly preoccupied,

Kayla retreated upstairs to telephone her friend Claudia. No answer. Out of sheer boredom, Kayla started to neaten up her room. In the process, she found an interesting-looking magazine halfway through a pile of discarded clothes. Flipping through it, she completed a personality inventory, calculated her body-mass index, and coveted a pair of pink suede sandals.

Suddenly she stopped flipping and concentrated on a full-page advertisement, showing a child with a bald head. “Would you be willing to help this child?” asked the headline in 24-point type. The ad explained that the child was suffering from a medical condition that caused hair loss. It explained that many children were in similar situations and could be helped by volunteers willing to donate their hair for prosthetic wigs. Kayla read through the list of conditions— hair in a braid at least ten inches long, no dyed hair, no gray hair— and realized that she met all the conditions. The sponsoring organization was actually seeking donations from young people.

Kayla walked to her mirror, picked up her hairbrush, and pulled it gently through her long, slightly wavy, red hair. She loved her hair and the way that everyone commented on it. The question was, how much did she love it?

Then she remembered the picture and thought about her own good fortune. Her hair would be short, but not gone. And it would grow back. Kayla made up her mind. The ad had said that parental permission was required, so Kayla gathered up the magazine and headed downstairs.

“Hey, Mom,” she said. “Can I interrupt you for just a minute to talk about something important?”

11. What did Kayla do just after she called Claudia?

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

1. Which sentence is an imperative sentence?

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

2. Which sentence is a compound sentence?

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

3. Which sentence has an action verb?

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

4. Nicole split the apple into two equal __________.

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

5. The judge decided that Alyssa’s science project was the __________ one in the science fair.

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

6. Neither my brother nor my sister __________ well.

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

Henry should __________ home earlier than he did.

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The dog ran away with the __________ toy.

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

Which sentence is written correctly?

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Which sentence is written correctly?

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Which sentence is written correctly?

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

Which word is the adjective in the sentence below? The tiny boat sailed slowly westward toward the sunset.

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

Which word is an adverb in the sentence below?

    Andrea had nearly finished the race when she twisted her ankle.

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

Which word is adverb in the sentence below?

What is the adverb in the sentence below?

Mark your answer choice for the following questions.

Which word is an interrogative pronoun in the sentence below?

     Which of these colors will you choose for your team uniforms?

Which word completes the sentence below?

    If you are now gardening, the gardening expert can -----you on how to get started.

Which word correctly completes the sentence below?

After a long --------, Sherry finally gave her answer.

What does the word unforgivable mean in the sentence below?

   Marta thought Jesse’s rude behavior was unforgivable.

What does the word inaccurate mean in the sentence below?

Be sure to remove the inaccurate details before printing the report

Write a short story about the following topic. 

Imagine that you and your friends are going on a camping trip in to a mountainous area where wild animals live. Anything can happen! Bears, wolves, deer, and hawks inhabit the area, and a mountain lion has been sighted. Write a short story describing what happens to you and your friends as you journey into the wilderness.