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A Hug in a Box

Last updated over 5 years ago
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What is the MAIN problem in the passage?

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Read this sentence from the passage.
“When Flora gets this package, she will be as happy as a lark!” Dorinda exclaimed.
What does the simile as happy as a lark mean?

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What problem is solved when Mr. Herrera looks at a website?

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What event happened last in the passage?

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What can you infer about why the Herrera family passed out fliers to their neighbors?

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Read this sentence from the passage.
“Just then Dorinda had a concern that struck like a bolt of lightning.”
The simile like a bolt of lightning suggests that Dorinda’s concern

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Why does Mrs. Goodman need help with her yard work?

Underline the sentences in the story that helped you answer this question.

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Read this sentence from the passage.
“The wind blew as cold as ice across my face as I knocked on Mrs. Goodman’s door.”
What does the simile as cold as ice mean?

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Read this sentence from the passage.
“As the wind blew, the leaves twirled around the yard.”
The author of the passage compares the leaves in the yard to a

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Rodney feels nervous about asking Mrs. Goodman for help until he_________________________.

Underline the sentences that helped you answer this question.

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Why is Rodney excited to hear that Mrs. Goodman is a retired math teacher?