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Plot, turning points, and character change

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 11-14
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. Nia whispers in the school library, then cheers loudly at the soccer game that afternoon. Which conclusion stays within the passage's evidence?

    • She feels more confident at games than in libraries
    • She uses different voice levels in the two settings
    • She prefers watching soccer to reading in the library
  2. Which detail shows a character changing during a story?

    • The character reveals a long-standing dislike of crowds
    • The character keeps a promise despite another setback
    • The character learns to listen after seeing a plan fail
  3. On the way to school, Ravi's bike chain snaps with a loud click. He sighs, then walks the bike to the repair shop. Which part shows Ravi reacting to the event?

    • Ravi walks his bicycle to the repair shop
    • Ravi hears the bicycle chain snap loudly
    • Ravi rides his bicycle on the way to school
  4. Which sentence explicitly gives an event as the reason for Jo calling for help?

    • Because a window breaks, Jo calls for help
    • Before a window breaks, Jo calls for help
    • While Jo calls for help, a window breaks
  5. At the start, Maya leaves her gear in a heap after every practice. Which ending gives the best evidence that this habit has changed?

    • She hangs up a jacket once after a practice
    • She puts her gear away after each practice
    • She helps stack cones after a team practice
  6. Leo bumps into Sam, knocking Sam's sandwich onto the floor. Leo apologizes for the accident and offers half his own lunch. Which order shows these events in cause-and-effect order?

    • Bump, sandwich falls, apology
    • Apology, bump, sandwich falls
    • Sandwich falls, apology, bump
  7. In a play, Mira finds a letter revealing a family secret. She says, "This changes what I thought. I need to ask my sister about it." She goes to find her sister. What role does finding the letter play?

    • It resolves Mira's question about her sister
    • It explains Mira's earlier decision to visit
    • It prompts Mira to seek answers from her sister
  8. Halfway through a story, a family moves from a busy city to a quiet island. What should a reader watch for next?

    • What transport the family used for the move
    • Which island place has the most detailed description
    • How island life affects the family's moods and choices
  9. A story can still have a plot even if the main character is exactly the same at the end as at the beginning.

    Circle one:   True   False

  10. Nia previously cried whenever the power went out. Omar always stayed calm. During a new outage, both calmly tell jokes while an adult finds a flashlight. Whose response differs from their earlier pattern in the same situation?

    • Nia: her calm differs from her earlier crying
    • Omar: his jokes differ from his earlier calm
    • Both: their matching actions show equal change
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  1. She uses different voice levels in the two settings · The passage states different voice levels in different settings. It does not state Nia's confidence, preferences or reason for changing her voice.
  2. The character learns to listen after seeing a plan fail · Learning to listen describes a new response. Revealing an existing dislike gives information, and keeping a promise does not by itself describe a change.
  3. Ravi walks his bicycle to the repair shop · The snapped chain is the event. Walking the bike to the shop is what Ravi does in response, and that reaction moves the story forward.
  4. Because a window breaks, Jo calls for help · Because gives the window breaking as Jo's reason. Before and while describe timing without stating that causal link.
  5. She puts her gear away after each practice · Putting away her gear after each practice shows a routine that contrasts with her earlier habit. Hanging a jacket once gives less evidence of a routine; stacking cones concerns another task.
  6. Bump, sandwich falls, apology · The bump knocks down Sam's sandwich. The accident gives Leo a reason to apologize and offer some of his lunch.
  7. It prompts Mira to seek answers from her sister · Mira's dialogue connects the information to her decision to seek her sister. The link is supported by more than event order.
  8. How island life affects the family's moods and choices · Watch the characters' responses for possible effects of the new setting. Moving alone does not establish that their moods or personalities change.
  9. True · Plot concerns events and their relationships. Those events can unfold while the main character stays consistent.
  10. Nia: her calm differs from her earlier crying · Nia's calm differs from her earlier crying. Omar was already calm. This scene alone does not establish that Nia will always respond calmly.
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