Assessment
October/November 2016
LL
Name:
Date:
“The Ghost of Specter Elementary” Quiz
Directions: Read the story “The Ghost of Specter Elementary” in the October/November 2016 issue
of Storyworks. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer for each question below.
1. Which description best fits Mia at the
beginning of the story?
Ahappy
Cangry
Bbrave
Dexcited
2.How does Mia feel about her new school?
A She is glad to be there.
B She’s excited to make new friends.
C She’s nervous about the homework.
D She is upset to be at yet another new school.
3.Why doesn’t Mia want to make friends?
A She prefers to be alone.
B She doesn’t like the other kids.
C She thinks the other students are all ghosts.
D She doesn’t want to be sad to leave when she
has to move again.
4.Which line from the story supports your
answer to question 4?
A“She used to have friends, before her first
move.”
B “She wasn’t shy—she just wasn’t getting
attached.”
C “ ‘Uh, Specter’s fine.’ ”
D “But to her surprise, on Friday, two people
slid close to her.”
5.What does gullible mean in the sentence
“You think I’m that gullible?”
Adesperate
Ceasily tricked
Buncool
Ddepressed
6.At the end of the story, the ghost
convinces Mia to . . .
A make friends with people at school.
B run away.
C trick Natalie and Travis.
D start telling jokes.
Constructed Response
Directions: On a separate piece of paper, write your answer to each question in a well-organized response.
Make sure you support your answers with details from the story.
7. What important lesson does the ghost
8. How did Mia feel at the beginning of the
teach Mia?
story? How has she changed by the end of
the story?
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