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The Day the Worms Moved In

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  • Game Code: 1499475
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  • What is the setting of the story?
    Maddie's imaginary world
    Maddie's aunt's house
    Maddie's house
    Maddie's fifth-grade classroom
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  • What is composting?
    a worm garden
    a special way to prepare dinner
    a way to recycle
    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......
    is really excited about composting
    doesn't want to make her mom angry
    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 save the worms' lives
    to compost the family's leftover food
    to keep the worms as pets
    to play a trick on Maddie
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  • Why does Maddie try to eat all of the food on her plate after the worms arrive?
    she thinks leftover food is bad for the worms
    she wants to avoid using the compost bin
    she doesn't want the worms to have any food
    she wants to impress her mother
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  • Which word or phrase best describes how Maddie feels after two months of living with the worms?
    proud
    excited
    relaxed
    terrified
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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!"
    "My bedroom is above the garage."
    "I faced my fear. And I survived."
    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..........
    got too hot and needed to cool down
    were trying to crawl to Maddie's bedroom
    wanted to go outside
    dug their way out of the bin while trying to get warm
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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
    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
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  • Why are there small holes in the bottom and sides of the composting bin?
    to put food scraps through
    to take garden soil out
    to allow water drain out and air to get in
    to let the worms out when they get too cold
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  • In the story, Maddie says "my mind turns to trickery." What does this mean?
    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.
    She was figuring out how to hide her worm phobia.
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  • In the phrase "hundreds of worms writhing around under the composting bin and across the floor," writhing means......
    gardening
    dying
    disappearing
    squirming
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  • Can't be too hot. Can't be too cold. These worms sure are delicate." What does delicate mean?
    good to eat
    small
    not very strong
    heavy
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  • I worry the floor will collapse and I'll fall into a pile of worms." What does collapse mean?
    fall down suddenly
    get dirty
    break slowly
    crack
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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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