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The Day the Worms Moved In

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  • What is the setting of the story?
    Maddie's fifth-grade classroom
    Maddie's aunt's house
    Maddie's imaginary world
    Maddie's house
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  • What is composting?
    a worm garden
    a way to recycle
    a special way to prepare dinner
    a way to throw away food
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  • I have a huge worm phobia." The word phobia means...
    fear
    interest
    pillow
    friend
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  • Maddie keeps her fear of worms a secret because she......
    is really excited about composting
    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
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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 keep the worms as pets
    to compost the family's leftover food
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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 wants to avoid using the compost bin
    she thinks leftover food is bad for the worms
    she doesn't want the worms to have any food
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  • Which word or phrase best describes how Maddie feels after two months of living with the worms?
    proud
    terrified
    relaxed
    excited
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  • Which sentence best supports how Maddie feels about the worms?
    "My bedroom is above the garage."
    "Sharing my home with those things is like living in a nightmare!"
    "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..........
    were trying to crawl to Maddie's bedroom
    wanted to go outside
    dug their way out of the bin while trying to get warm
    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?
    move the bin to the floor and put straw all around it
    scream for her big brother to help
    put the worms back in the bin
    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 allow water drain out and air to get in
    to put food scraps through
    to take garden soil out
    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......
    disappearing
    gardening
    squirming
    dying
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  • Can't be too hot. Can't be too cold. These worms sure are delicate." What does delicate mean?
    heavy
    not very strong
    small
    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?
    fall down suddenly
    break slowly
    get dirty
    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
    grossed out
    feeling happy
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