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Daily 
Warm-Up
8
Fiction: Fantasy
The Gift of Sight
Christopher adjusted his eye patch, then shouldered his 
backpack for the trek home from school. He didn’t 
need the patch, really, but it made him feel less 
embarrassed to wear it. Years ago, the doctor had given 
him a glass eye to replace his injured eye, and it didn’t 
match the remaining good eye.
Stomach rumbling, Christopher decided to detour by 
the local market to pick up a snack. He contemplated 
his options as he approached the corner opposite the 
market and waited for the signal to change. Next to 
him, a man with a white cane stood, listening intently 
to the sounds of traffic.
“Hello, sir,” Christopher attempted to capture the 
man’s attention without startling him. “I’ll cross with 
you if you’d like.”
“Thank you, young man. I’d appreciate it. This is a 
dangerous intersection for all of us.”
“Yes,” Christopher agreed. “The light just turned; you 
have two steps before the curb.” He resisted the urge to 
take the gentleman’s arm to guide him, knowing that 
such an action might set him off balance.
As they reached the sidewalk on the opposite side, the 
man handed Christopher a small box with twine 
fastened around it. “You gave me your sight, I’d like to 
return the gift,” the stranger said.
Puzzled, Christopher loosened the knot to lift the lid 
and reveal the parcel’s contents. A thumbnail-sized, 
circular plastic disk lay nestled on foam; its color was 
an exact match to his functioning eye.
Text Questions
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 1 . What does “decided to detour” mean?
a. He had to go a different way because of traffic.
b. He went a different way than his usual route.
c. He wanted to avoid the signal light.
d. He decided to walk instead of taking the bus.
 2 . Why did Christopher wear an eye patch?
a. He was ashamed of his mismatched eye colors.
b. He couldn’t see out of his glass eye.
c. It would force his good eye to do the work of both eyes.
d. It was part of a costume.