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1.R.1.A.a

Description: Comprehension predicting what will happen next using prior knowledge
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 8B

Exemplars

8B: Reasoning

8B: Reasoning

Description: Reasoning

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: A-50

A-50

Grade level: 1
Word count: 883 words
Author: Misha Berman
Synopsis: Odon is large and in charge. Can the small and meek teach him a lesson?
Excerpt: Late one night, after the giant went to sleep, the parrot called a meeting. "I can't bear it anymore. We can't keep living this way!" she said. "The giant is NOT the boss of us."

"Who's going to tell him that?" buzzed the mosquito. "Not me," she added.

Question: Reread this part of the selection. What would probably happen if the creatures simply told Odon, "You are not the boss of us"?
  1. He would laugh and ignore them.
  2. He would say he is sorry for his bad behavior.
  3. He would run out of his house.
  4. He would ask them to explain what they mean.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: What makes people or characters do the things they do? Use details from a selection you have read, as well as your reasoning skills, to support your answer.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions