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The Day the Worms Moved In

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  • What is the setting of the story?
    Maddie's aunt's house
    Maddie's house
    Maddie's fifth-grade classroom
    Maddie's imaginary world
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  • What is composting?
    a worm garden
    a special way to prepare dinner
    a way to throw away food
    a way to recycle
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  • I have a huge worm phobia." The word phobia means...
    interest
    fear
    friend
    pillow
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  • Maddie keeps her fear of worms a secret because she......
    is afraid that her brothers and other kids will tease her
    doesn't want to upset her brother
    is really excited about composting
    doesn't want to make her mom angry
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  • Why does Maddie's mother decide to raise worms in the garage?
    to play a trick on Maddie
    to save the worms' lives
    to compost the family's leftover food
    to keep the worms as pets
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  • Why does Maddie try to eat all of the food on her plate after the worms arrive?
    she wants to impress her mother
    she doesn't want the worms to have any food
    she wants to avoid using the compost bin
    she thinks leftover food is bad for the worms
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  • Which word or phrase best describes how Maddie feels after two months of living with the worms?
    proud
    relaxed
    terrified
    excited
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  • Which sentence best supports how Maddie feels about the worms?
    "Sharing my home with those things is like living in a nightmare!"
    "I faced my fear. And I survived."
    "My bedroom is above the garage."
    I also realize some of the worms are no longer wiggling."
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  • The worms end up on the floor in the garage because they..........
    dug their way out of the bin while trying to get warm
    wanted to go outside
    got too hot and needed to cool down
    were trying to crawl to Maddie's bedroom
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  • What is Maddie's first idea for what to do when she sees the worms on the garage floor?
    scream for her big brother to help
    move the bin to the floor and put straw all around it
    close the door and not tell anyone
    put the worms back in the bin
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  • Why are there small holes in the bottom and sides of the composting bin?
    to allow water drain out and air to get in
    to let the worms out when they get too cold
    to put food scraps through
    to take garden soil out
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  • In the story, Maddie says "my mind turns to trickery." What does this mean?
    She was thinking of ways to kill the worms.
    She was plotting to get back at her brother.
    She was figuring out how to hide her worm phobia.
    She was coming up with practical jokes to play on her brothers.
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  • In the phrase "hundreds of worms writhing around under the composting bin and across the floor," writhing means......
    disappearing
    gardening
    dying
    squirming
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  • Can't be too hot. Can't be too cold. These worms sure are delicate." What does delicate mean?
    heavy
    small
    not very strong
    good to eat
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  • I worry the floor will collapse and I'll fall into a pile of worms." What does collapse mean?
    break slowly
    fall down suddenly
    crack
    get dirty
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  • I consider putting what's left in the trash. But then I think about Mom and her worms, and I feel guilty." Guilty means
    getting in trouble
    ashamed/feeling regret
    feeling happy
    grossed out
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