1 Answer:
Laurie needs his sneaker to
a. play basketball
b. play volleyball
c. go running
d. play soccer
2 Answer:
Jannie had earlier lost a(n)
a. book
b. hat
c. Easter egg
d. shoe
3 Answer:
Jannie gets many of her ideas from
a. television
b. friends
c. her imagination
d. books
4 Answer:
Jannie thinks that the sneaker
a. is under Laurie's bed
b. has been stolen by someone
c. is in the linen closet
d. has been taken as a keepsake by a girl
5 Answer:
Barry uses the prefix un- to mean
a. "not"
b. "the opposite of"
c. "evil"
d. "again"
6 Answer:
It is surprising that the sneaker was found under Laurie's bed
because Laurie
a. was sure it was in the linen closet
b. had not looked for it there
c. had not put it there
d. insisted that it was not there
7 Answer:
The main point of the story is that
a. magic will solve the problem
b. you should not give up until you reach your goal
c. seemingly trivial actions can lead to a major family crisis
d. staying calm can help to keep a family together
8 Answer:
The narrator of the story is
a. Laurie's father
b. Laurie's mother
c. Laurie's sister Jannie
d. Laurie
9 Answer:
The climax of the story occurs when
a. everyone gives up looking for the sneaker
b. Laurie discovers the sneaker in the hamper
c. Sally announces that the sneaker has been found
d. Laurie's mother looks in the linen closet
10 Answer:
The resolution of the story occurs when
a. the lost sneaker is found
b. the other sneaker is lost
c. Laurie misses the game
d. Jannie and Laurie find the sneaker
11 Answer:
Select the word that is most nearly the same as the following word:
keepsake
a. souvenir
b. antique
c. hand-me-down
d. memory
12 Answer:
Select the word that is most nearly the same as the following word:
formally
a. at one time
b. now
c. respectfully
d. dressed well
13 Answer:
Select the word that is most nearly the same as the following word:
rigorously
a. exactly
b. strongly
c. anxiously
d. energetically
14 Answer:
Select the word that is most nearly the same as the following word:
reconstructing
a. building
b. returning
c. rebuilding
d. reenacting
15 Answer:
Select the word that is most nearly the same as the following word:
inquired
a. exclaimed
b. asked
c. pondered
d. spoke
