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Story Questions
1. 
What is the meaning of the spell “prosperity” that Tina was trying to cast?
a. secrecy
b. success
c. humor
d. peace
2. 
According to the passage, how did Tina’s wand get bent?
a. Tina broke it when she was trying to straighten it.
b. Someone had sat on Tina’s wand.
c. Tina’s sister bent the wand while she was playing with it.
d. You can’t tell by reading the passage.
3. 
The best way to find the answer to the previous question is to . . .
a. reread the entire passage.
b. skim the entire passage and determine the main idea.
c. reread the second paragraph and search for clues.
d. use context clues to determine the meaning.

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#3491 Daily Warm-Ups: Reading
Alien Invasion
Bounce! Bounce! Bounce! Ethan slowly opened one of his eyes. Who was bouncing on his bed?
Between the crack of his eyelids, Ethan saw a little green figure jumping on his bed. Ethan closed his 
eye. There is no way a green figure could be jumping on his bed. Ethan opened both of his eyes this 
time and saw a green figure smiling at him.
“Onal;xnc,” said the green creature.
Oh, wow! This is going to be a tough one to believe, thought Ethan to himself. He smiled and closed 
his eyes again. He needed time to think about this. Just then, he heard footsteps coming down the hall.
It sounded like his mom.
“Ethan? What are you doing? Settle down in there,” called his mom as she passed.
“Mom, it’s not me!” yelled Ethan.
“Right, Ethan,” answered Mom.
“I knew it,” said Ethan. “Mom, come here!”
“Just a minute!” called Mom.
There was a look of panic on the face of the green creature. It seemed to sense something bad was 
going to happen. It hopped off the bed and scurried over to the closet door.
A few moments later, Ethan’s mom came through the door.
“Okay, Ethan, let’s hear your story,” said Mom.
“Alright, here’s my story: I woke up and there was a little green creature, sort of like an alien, sitting 
right on my bed,” explained Ethan.
“Right,” said Mom.
“You think I’m crazy, but look inside the closet and you will see proof!” said Ethan. Ethan’s mom 
walked over to the closet and opened the door.
Warm-Up 2
Name _________________________ Date _________
Fiction: Fantasy