The Day the Worms Moved In | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What is the setting of the story?

Maddie's house

Maddie's fifth-grade classroom

Maddie's imaginary world

Maddie's aunt's house

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What is composting?

a special way to prepare dinner

a way to recycle

a worm garden

a way to throw away food

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

interest

pillow

fear

friend

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Maddie keeps her fear of worms a secret because she......

doesn't want to make her mom angry

is really excited about composting

doesn't want to upset her brother

is afraid that her brothers and other kids will tease her

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

to play a trick on Maddie

to keep the worms as pets

to compost the family's leftover food

to save the worms' lives

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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?

terrified

proud

excited

relaxed

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Which sentence best supports how Maddie feels about the worms?

"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!"

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

got too hot and needed to cool down

were trying to crawl to Maddie's bedroom

wanted to go outside

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What is Maddie's first idea for what to do when she sees the worms on the garage floor?

put the worms back in the bin

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

close the door and not tell anyone

scream for her big brother to help

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Why are there small holes in the bottom and sides of the composting bin?

to take garden soil out

to put food scraps through

to let the worms out when they get too cold

to allow water drain out and air to get in

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In the story, Maddie says "my mind turns to trickery." What does this mean?

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

She was plotting to get back at her brother.

She was figuring out how to hide her worm phobia.

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......

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

ashamed/feeling regret

getting in trouble

feeling happy

grossed out

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