The Day the Worms Moved In | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What is the setting of the story?

Maddie's aunt's house

Maddie's fifth-grade classroom

Maddie's house

Maddie's imaginary world

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What is composting?

a way to throw away food

a way to recycle

a special way to prepare dinner

a worm garden

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I have a huge worm phobia." The word phobia means...

pillow

friend

interest

fear

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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 make her mom angry

doesn't want to upset her brother

is really excited about composting

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Why does Maddie's mother decide to raise worms in the garage?

to compost the family's leftover food

to save the worms' lives

to play a trick on Maddie

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 thinks leftover food is bad for the worms

she wants to avoid using the compost bin

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Which word or phrase best describes how Maddie feels after two months of living with the worms?

excited

terrified

relaxed

proud

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Which sentence best supports how Maddie feels about the worms?

I also realize some of the worms are no longer wiggling."

"I faced my fear. And I survived."

"My bedroom is above the garage."

"Sharing my home with those things is like living in a nightmare!"

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The worms end up on the floor in the garage because they..........

wanted to go outside

dug their way out of the bin while trying to get warm

were trying to crawl to Maddie's bedroom

got too hot and needed to cool down

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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

put the worms back in the bin

close the door and not tell anyone

move the bin to the floor and put straw all around it

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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 figuring out how to hide her worm phobia.

She was plotting to get back at her brother.

She was coming up with practical jokes to play on her brothers.

She was thinking of ways to kill the worms.

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In the phrase "hundreds of worms writhing around under the composting bin and across the floor," writhing means......

gardening

squirming

dying

disappearing

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Can't be too hot. Can't be too cold. These worms sure are delicate." What does delicate mean?

heavy

good to eat

not very strong

small

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I worry the floor will collapse and I'll fall into a pile of worms." What does collapse mean?

get dirty

break slowly

crack

fall down suddenly

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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

grossed out

feeling happy

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