1) Kyle ran into his house, slamming the door behind him. He threw his book bag on the floor and plopped onto the couch. After six hours of playing Grand Larceny VII, he ate some pizza and fell asleep with a slice on his stomach and his feet on his book bag. When Kyle came home from school the next day, he was noticeably distraught. He balled up his report card and placed it inside a soup can in the garbage. He then flipped the soup can upside down in the garbage can and arranged loose pieces of trash over it. As he plopped down on the couch, he let out a sigh and picked up his controller. a) Kyle lost in the video game. b) Kyle's grades were bad. c) Kyle is geting bullied at school. d) Kyle's parents are divorcing. 2) Anastasia sat by the fountain in the park with her head in her palms. She was weeping mournfully and her clothing was disheveled. In between gasps and sobs, Anastasia cried out a name: “Oh... John…” And then her cell phone beeped. Her hand ran into her purse and her heart fluttered. The text message was from John. She opened up the message and read the few bare words, “I need to get my jacket back from you.” Anastasia threw her head into her arms and continued sobbing. a) John and Anastasia are breaking up. b) Anastasia's dog, John, has died. c) John and Antastasia are best friends. d) John asked Anastasia to the prom. 3) Cassie rolled over in her bed as she felt the sunlight hit her face. The beams were warming the back of her neck when she slowly realized that it was a Thursday, and she felt a little too good for a Thursday. Struggling to open her eyes, she looked up at the clock. “9:48,” she shouted, “Holy cow!” Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the first outfit that she grabbed, brushed her teeth in two swipes, threw her books into her backpack, and then ran out the door. a) Cassie is sick, so she will miss school. b) Cassie is late for work, so she will get fired. c) Cassie overslept, and she's late for school. d) Cassie will be early for her appointment. 4) Kelvin was waiting in front of the corner store at 3:56. His muscles were tense and he was sweating a bit more than usual. The other kids gathered in front of the little storefront were much more relaxed, even playful. They joked back and forth lightly to each other but for Kelvin, time slowed. 3:57. “Don’t worry, Kelvin. He ain’t even gonna show up.” Kelvin hoped that he wouldn’t. A black four-door Camry with tinted windows pulled up and parked across the street. Kelvin gulped. 3:58. A group of teenagers piled out of the car. James was in the front. “Hi, Kelvin. Glad you could make it,” James said. Kelvin felt smaller. a) Kelvin is nervous about fighting James. b) Kelvin and James are best friends. c) Kelvin was a bully to James. d) Kelvin knows he's going to win the fight. 5) Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had often said. a) Alice was surprised at Paul's dirty clothes. b) Paul is a neat person, so he dislikes his job. c) Paul is a teacher and works at a school. d) Alice controls the house, and she likes things neat. 6) Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs. His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find something else to do.” She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!” A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed. a) Max is a teenager who likes to stay inside and play video games. b) Max is upset with his mother about the lunch she packed for him. c) Max's mother is overprotective of him and won't let him go outside. d) Max is upset about the stormy weather because he cannot go outside. 7) “Tommy!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I sure could use some help with these groceries. There was still no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the picture window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there. “You're grounded, Tommy!” Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone. a) Tommy broke the window playing baseball. b) Tommy has no idea how the window got broken. c) Tommy's mom overreacts about everything. d) Someone broke in the house and stole Tommy's shoes. 8) Today was a special day in Ms. Smith’s class. Some of the children were walking around the room, some of them were standing in small groups, and some of them were at their desks, putting finishing touches on cardboard mailboxes. After coloring a cool flame on the side of his racecar mailbox, Johnny hopped off his chair, strutted over to Veronica’s desk, and dropped a small white envelope into her princess castle mailbox. Veronica blushed and played with her hair. While this was happening, Bartleby was frantically trying to put a small white envelope into everyone’s mailbox. After giving one to Ms. Smith, Bartleby pulled out a medium-sized red envelope from his pocket. He blushed and tried to put it in Veronica’s mailbox, but it wouldn’t quite fit. Bartleby struggled with it for a few seconds and then ran off with the envelope. Veronica rolled her eyes and popped her gum. a) It's the first day of school and students are getting to know each other. b) It's the last day of school, and students are saying goodbye for summer. c) It's Valentine's Day and students are exchanging cards. d) It's graduation day and students are exchanging gifts. 9) Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried. a) Miya is trying to fix her phone because it got wet somehow. b) Miya is trying to avoid bullies, so she stays in the bathroom during lunch. c) Miya tried to ruin her phone, so she could get a new one. d) Miya is irresponsible and cannot be trusted with expensive things. 10) Gina looked in the mirror at the bright red pustule on her nose. She poked at it carefully, afraid that it might burst on her dress. It was large and painful. The more she prodded it, the larger it got. This is not how it was supposed to go! Gina thought to herself. Then she began crying. Her mother yelled up the stairs, "Gina! Eric is here!" This news made Gina even more distraught. Now her makeup was running and just as she feared, some of it got on her dress. "Why me? Why today?" Gina lamented to herself between sobs and gasps. a) Gina is upset because she doesn't really like her date, Eric. b) Gina is upset because she has a pimple on her nose before her date. c) Gina is upset she can't go on her date because she has chicken pox. d) Gina cannot get her hair and makeup right for the prom.

Making Inferences & Drawing Conclusions Game Show Quiz

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