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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 special way to prepare dinner
    a worm garden
    a way to throw away food
    a way to recycle
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  • I have a huge worm phobia." The word phobia means...
    friend
    fear
    pillow
    interest
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  • Maddie keeps her fear of worms a secret because she......
    doesn't want to make her mom angry
    is afraid that her brothers and other kids will tease her
    is really excited about composting
    doesn't want to upset her brother
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  • Why does Maddie's mother decide to raise worms in the garage?
    to compost the family's leftover food
    to keep the worms as pets
    to save the worms' lives
    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 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
    relaxed
    terrified
    excited
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  • Which sentence best supports how Maddie feels about the worms?
    "I faced my fear. And I survived."
    "Sharing my home with those things is like living in a nightmare!"
    I also realize some of the worms are no longer wiggling."
    "My bedroom is above the garage."
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  • The worms end up on the floor in the garage because they..........
    wanted to go outside
    got too hot and needed to cool down
    were trying to crawl to Maddie's bedroom
    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?
    close the door and not tell anyone
    move the bin to the floor and put straw all around it
    put the worms back in the bin
    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 let the worms out when they get too cold
    to take garden soil out
    to allow water drain out and air to get in
    to put food scraps through
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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 coming up with practical jokes to play on her brothers.
    She was thinking of ways to kill the worms.
    She was plotting to get back at her brother.
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  • In the phrase "hundreds of worms writhing around under the composting bin and across the floor," writhing means......
    dying
    gardening
    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
    not very strong
    heavy
    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
    ashamed/feeling regret
    grossed out
    getting in trouble
    feeling happy
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