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 2 . In what type of environment were Trevor and Ellie hiking?
a. desert
b. tropical
c. polar
d. temperate
 3 . In what ways were Trevor and Ellie unprepared for their adventure?
a. They didn’t pack enough water for the climate.
b. They didn’t allow enough time to get to their destination before dark.
c. They didn’t consult a trail guide.
d. They didn’t wear tennis shoes.
 4 . What is the main idea of the text?
a. Tropical hikes have beautiful scenery.
b. A tropical hike can be strenuous.
c. It’s important to reach your destination no matter what.
d. Do not take someone younger than you on an adventure hike.
 5 . What could Trevor and Ellie have done differently to make the hike more enjoyable?
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Fiction: Mystery/Suspense/Adventure
Security Guards
“Where do you suppose they go?” Katrina whipped her 
long braid around as she rotated slowly on the metal 
cafeteria bench.
Perched on the end of the bench, Melinda leaned 
forward, crossing her long legs and swinging one foot.
“I dunno. D’ya suppose they go off to sleep 
or something?”
Taking a bite of apple, Katrina chewed, pondering the 
question. “I think filling the role of security guard is 
just a cover for their real job. What if the security 
guards were actually the principal’s personal agents, 
hired to snoop in kids’ lockers, gathering information?”
Both girls giggled as they gathered up their garbage and 
threw it away.
“Maybe their police academy instruction was so awful 
that they have to train at a martial arts center.” Melinda
put her hands alongside her cheeks as if to restrain 
herself. “Maybe their alternate job is to clean the 
marsupial cages at the local zoo.”
Tears trickled down Katrina’s face, and she made a 
feeble attempt at swiping them away. “You’re so weird.
What if they’re really aliens—masked aliens!”
The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch and the 
passing period for afternoon class. The laughing girls 
picked up their backpacks and headed to gym class, 
stopping at their lockers on the way. Behind them a 
boy trailed, the son of one of the security guards. He 
had always assumed his dad ate lunch, just as he did.
But the overheard conversation made him wonder, how 
would anyone really know what security guards do?
Neither the boy nor the giggling girls noticed the lights 
flickering as they walked down the corridor.
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 1 . What made the boy wonder about the job of security guards?
a. His dad was a security guard.
b. He overheard the girls talking.
c. He had never seen his dad eat lunch.
d. He had seen his dad hanging around the lockers.
 2 . What does the word principal mean as it is used in the text?
a. the head of the school
b. the main actor in a performance
c. the person with the most authority
d. the person primarily responsible for an obligation
 3 . What is the mystery in the story?
a. the true role of security guards at school
b. what security guards eat for lunch
c. where the other kids were during lunch
d. why the lights in the corridor flickered
 4 . Which of the following is the least likely explanation for the girls’ question regarding the whereabouts of 
the guards?
a. personal agents
b. additional training during the day
c. cleaning cages at the zoo
d. masked aliens
 5 . What explanation would you give for the lack of visibility of the security guards and the flickering lights?
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