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Unit 3- Story 1Pretty Pennies Picket

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Vocabulary

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A) To chooseB) To allowC) To buy from the internetD) To protest a company or business

regarding its conduct or policy; to strike

picket

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A) A line to start a raceB) A boundary established by those on strikeC) A fence to keep things inD) A place to sit

Picket line

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A) A name of a singing group B) True honesty with good intentionsC) To believe that you can win over othersD) A way to sell cars

Good and honest faith

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A) The general traits and characteristics attributed to people/humans

B) A name of a songC) A psychic D) Material used to allow heat/cold out

Human nature

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A) To spend your money againB) To give back money spentC) To add money to your accountD) To make sure that everyone is happy

refund

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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 intentions4. A) The general traits and characteristics

attributed to people/humans5. B) To give back money spent

Answers Vocab

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Comprehension

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A) She didn’t hear the questionB) She had cookies in her mouthC) The other girl answered the questionD) The boys interrupted the meeting

1) Why didn’t Ginny get a chance to answer a question?

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A) They are tired of how Beth bosses them around

B) The girls believe that they don’t do anything fun

C) They think she spends too much time working and earning money

D) They don’t like her dating Philip Hall

2)Why did the girls want a new president of the Pretty Pennies?

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A) She thinks that they should have a relay race

B) She thinks that they should go swimmingC) She asks them what do they want to do for

funD) She thinks that they should knit some hats

3) What idea does Beth come up with for the Pennies?

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A) They should get money to give to Rev. RossB) They should raise some money to put into

their treasuryC) They should have special uniforms that

they will makeD) They should have a picnic afterward with

the Tiger Hunters

4) What idea does Beth have about the relay race?

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A) Beth’s mom came in and interrupted a scary story

B) Beth came in yelling at themC) It was a game and the music stoppedD) They were scared by a banging noise

outside

5) Why did the girls drop their embroidery and grab one another?

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A) She is saving her money to buy a really nice watch

B) She is saving her money to go to college to become a veterinarian

C) She is going to have a partyD) The story never told us

6)Why is Beth saving her money?

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A) He said that he really liked BonnieB) The rock broke the window and she would

get in trouble from her momC) She couldn’t read his handwritingD) She thought that she wasn’t pretty when

he wrote: ‘You ain’t pretty’

7) Why is Beth upset by the note that Phillip Hall wrote?

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A) Go and run a few laps up and down the street

B) Go to bed and get rest and she would wash the shirt

C) Go and hang up the laundryD) Go and finish her homework

8)What did Ma tell Beth do the night before the race?

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A) They all shrunk from the wash and ruined their hard work of embroidery

B) They turned pink because the ink from the thread ‘ran’

C) They grew extra large from the wash.D) Nothing

9)What happened to the t-shirts?

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A) Go to the Busy Bee and yell at Mr. Putterham

B) Ask Mr. Putterham for a refund of their money

C) Go back and buy 5new t-shirts, 50 new skeins of embroidery thread.

D) Start over

10)What did Beth’s mom suggest they do about the t-shirts?

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A) A good listenerB) A prejudice personC) A tightwad, cheapskate, miserlyD) A really loud and obnoxious man

11) What type of person is Mr. Putterham

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A) He teased them and called them namesB) He went and got Sheriff Miller to arrest Mr.

PutterhamC) He didn’t tease them, told them to put off the

race, supported their cause D) He made t-shirts for them

12) How did Phillip Hall support the Pennies?

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A) He said that: ‘selling bad merchandise can get him in trouble with his customers, but not in trouble with the law’

B) He said that: ‘selling bad merchandise cannot get him in trouble with his customers’

C) He said that his t-shirt shrunk too and he couldn’t arrest him

D) He said that Mr. Putterham was a member of the city council

13)Why couldn’t the sheriff arrest Mr. Putterham?

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A) The people washed them in too hot waterB) The t-shirts were poorly madeC) The cotton came from another countryD) The cotton was really old

14) Why did the t-shirts shrink?

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A) Anne bought t-shirts from Logan’s, Rev. Ross told them to let him pass, a mom said that she’d wait another day

B) People were blocked from the store so no one could get in

C) The story didn’t tell usD) 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

15)How did the kids get support from the community about their picket line?

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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 angryD) Sheriff Miller walked into his store

16) How did Mr. Putterham change his mind about the refund?

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A) To show their support B) Because they are afraidC) It’s too bigD) It’s against the law

17) Why do most people respect picket lines?

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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 resultsD) They need to work together to help each

other when there are problems

18) What do the Pretty Pennies and the Tiger Hunters learn?

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1. C) The other girl answered the question2. B) The girls believe that they do anything fun3. A) She thinks that they should have a relay race4. C) They should have special uniforms that they will

make5. D) They were scared by a banging noise outside6. B) She is saving her money to go to college to

become a veterinarian7. 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

shirt9. A) They all shrunk from the wash and ruined their

hard work of embroidery

Answers Comprehension

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10. B) Ask Mr. Putterham for a refund of their money11. C) A tightwad, cheapskate, miserly12. C) He didn’t tease them, told them to put off the

race, supported their cause13. 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 made15. 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 line17. A) To show their support 18. D) They need to work together to help each other

when there are problems