1. Unit 3- Story 1
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2. Vocabulary
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3. picket To choose To allow To buy from the internet
To protest a company or business regarding its conduct or policy; to strike
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4. Picket line A line to start a race
A boundary established by those on strike
A fence to keep things in
A place to sit
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5. Good and honest faith A name of a singing group
True honesty with good intentions
To believe that you can win over others
A way to sell cars
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6. Human nature
The general traits and characteristics attributed to people/humans
A name of a song
A psychic
Material used to allow heat/cold out
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7. refund To spend your money again To give back money spent
To add money to your account
To make sure that everyone is happy
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8. Answers Vocab
1. D) To protest a company or business regarding its conduct or policy; to strike 2. B) A boundary established by those on strike 3. B) True honesty with good intentions 4. A) The general traits and characteristics attributed to people/humans 5. B) To give back money spent
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9. Comprehension
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10. 1) Why didn’t Ginny get a chance to answer a question?
She didn’t hear the question
She had cookies in her mouth
The other girl answered the question
The boys interrupted the meeting
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11. 2)Why did the girls want a new president of the Pretty Pennies?
They are tired of how Beth bosses them around
The girls believe that they don’t do anything fun
They think she spends too much time working and earning money
They don’t like her dating Philip Hall
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12. 3) What idea does Beth come up with for the Pennies?
She thinks that they should have a relay race
She thinks that they should go swimming
She asks them what do they want to do for fun
She thinks that they should knit some hats
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13. 4) What idea does Beth have about the relay race?
They should get money to give to Rev. Ross
They should raise some money to put into their treasury
They should have special uniforms that they will make
They should have a picnic afterward with the Tiger Hunters
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14. 5) Why did the girls drop their embroidery and grab one another?
Beth’s mom came in and interrupted a scary story
Beth came in yelling at them
It was a game and the music stopped
They were scared by a banging noise outside
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15. 6)Why is Beth saving her money?
She is saving her money to buy a really nice watch
She is saving her money to go to college to become a veterinarian
She is going to have a party
The story never told us
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16. 7) Why is Beth upset by the note that Phillip Hall wrote?
He said that he really liked Bonnie
The rock broke the window and she would get in trouble from her mom
She couldn’t read his handwriting
She thought that she wasn’t pretty when he wrote: ‘You ain’t pretty’
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17. 8)What did Ma tell Beth do the night before the race?
Go and run a few laps up and down the street
Go to bed and get rest and she would wash the shirt
Go and hang up the laundry
Go and finish her homework
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18. 9)What happened to the t-shirts?
They all shrunk from the wash and ruined their hard work of embroidery
They turned pink because the ink from the thread ‘ran’
They grew extra large from the wash.
Nothing
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19. 10)What did Beth’s mom suggest they do about the t-shirts?
Go to the Busy Bee and yell at Mr. Putterham
Ask Mr. Putterham for a refund of their money
Go back and buy 5new t-shirts, 50 new skeins of embroidery thread.
Start over
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20. 11) What type of person is Mr. Putterham
A good listener
A prejudice person
A tightwad, cheapskate, miserly
A really loud and obnoxious man
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21. 12) How did Phillip Hall support the Pennies?
He teased them and called them names
He went and got Sheriff Miller to arrest Mr. Putterham
He didn’t tease them, told them to put off the race, supported their cause
He made t-shirts for them
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22. 13)Why couldn’t the sheriff arrest Mr. Putterham?
He said that: ‘selling bad merchandise can get him in trouble with his customers, but not in trouble with the law’
He said that: ‘selling bad merchandise cannot get him in trouble with his customers’
He said that his t-shirt shrunk too and he couldn’t arrest him
He said that Mr. Putterham was a member of the city council
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23. 14) Why did the t-shirts shrink?
The people washed them in too hot water
The t-shirts were poorly made
The cotton came from another country
The cotton was really old
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24. 15)How did the kids get support from the community about their picket line?
Anne bought t-shirts from Logan’s, Rev. Ross told them to let him pass, a mom said that she’d wait another day
People were blocked from the store so no one could get in
The story didn’t tell us
Anne bought nail polish from another store, Rev. Ross respected their picket line, a mom said that she’d ‘trade at Logan’s’, a family turned away
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25. 16) How did Mr. Putterham change his mind about the refund?
A) The kids were really loud and he had to give in B) He was losing business from the picket line. C) He was very angry D) Sheriff Miller walked into his store
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26. 17) Why do most people respect picket lines?
A) To show their support B) Because they are afraid C) It’s too big D) It’s against the law
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27. 18) What do the Pretty Pennies and the Tiger Hunters learn?
A) Throwing notes threw a window will get results B) Challenging each other to races is a good way to stay out of trouble C) Picket lines get results D) They need to work together to help each other when there are problems
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28. Answers Comprehension
1. C) The other girl answered the question 2. B) The girls believe that they do anything fun 3. A) She thinks that they should have a relay race 4. C) They should have special uniforms that they will make 5. D) They were scared by a banging noise outside 6. B) She is saving her money to go to college to become a veterinarian 7. D) She thought that she wasn’t pretty when he wrote: ‘You ain’t pretty’ 8. B) Go to bed and get rest and she would wash the shirt 9. A) They all shrunk from the wash and ruined their hard work of embroidery
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29. 10. B) Ask Mr. Putterham for a refund of their money 11
10. B) Ask Mr. Putterham for a refund of their money 11. C) A tightwad, cheapskate, miserly 12. C) He didn’t tease them, told them to put off the race, supported their cause 13. A) He said that: ‘selling bad merchandise can get him in trouble with his customers, but not in trouble with the law’ 14. B) The t-shirts were poorly made 15. D) Anne bought nail polish from another store, Rev. Ross respected their picket line, a mom said that she’d ‘trade at Logan’s’, a family turned away 16. B) He was losing business from the picket line 17. A) To show their support 18. D) They need to work together to help each other when there are problems
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