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Mara woke up with a start. “Oh no!” The sun was shining brightly on her face. She looked at her alarm clock. She was not going to make it to school. She hurriedly put on her uniform, gathered her things and dumped them into her bag. She rushed so that she could be in school before the bell rang. As she was going out the door, her mother stopped her and asked, “Why are you rushing? Did you forget? It’s Saturday today!” (82 words)

Mara woke up with a start. When a person wakes up with a start, it means that one got out of bed ____________________. (Inferential) *
sad
happy
worried
excited
Why does Mara have to rush? (Literal) *
so she would get to school on time
so she would be the first student in school
so she would be the fastest runner in school
so she could eat breakfast before going to school

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What did Mara forget? (Inferential) *
that she did not set her alarm clock early enough for the next day
that she did not need to rush because there were no classes today
that she cannot anymore eat breakfast if she was rushing to school
that she cannot anymore go to school because she was very late
How do you think did Mara feel after her mother talked to her? (Inferential) *
anxious
nervous
relieved
unhappy
What did the author intend when she wrote the selection? (Critical) *
to inform
to entertain
to evaluate
to convince