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Jaylah’s Jitters (Reese Everett)

Jaylah’s Jitters (Reese Everett)

Learn how to be brave in Jaylah’s Jitters (Reese Everett). This sweet story is about a girl who feels very nervous about trying something new. Kids will read about how she faces her fears and finds her courage. The simple English text is perfect for beginner readers. It is a wonderful book to help children understand their feelings.

Lexile: 660L

Quiz

Câu 1: Why do people call Jaylah "Peepers"?

because she has amazing eyesbecause she wears glassesbecause she never sleepsbecause she liked to spy on everyone

Câu 2: Who is Julian?

Jaylah's big brotherJaylah's little brotherthe dogJaylah's toy

Câu 3: Why does Mom give Jaylah "a tight squeeze"?

she is tickling hershe is stopping Jaylah from running awayshe is trying to make her hurry upshe is comforting her with a hug

Câu 4: What name can be given to this chapter?

conclusionclimaxintroductionresolution

Câu 5: Which part of the word _unpin_ is the prefix?

pinunfastenpiun

Câu 6: Add a prefix to the word _breakable_ to form an opposite word.

exunnonanti

Quiz

Câu 1: What is Blankster?

a blue hata real doga toy doga blue blanket

Câu 2: What is the event that Jaylah is nervous about?

being a bridesmaid at her aunt's weddingsinging at her aunt's wedding and being a flower girlflying on a planesinging in the school concert

Câu 3: What does Jaylah mean when she says, "thinking about the wedding stirs up the bees in my belly again"?

thinking about the wedding makes her angryshe is afraid of beesshe swallowed a bee when she was riding her bikethinking about the wedding makes her nervous

Câu 4: What is Jaylah afraid of happening when she sings?

hitting a wrong notesinging the wrong songmaking other people jealous of her voiceembarrassing herself

Câu 5: Which word from the text is a compound word?

beautifulfamilybackpackstar

Câu 6: What does the sound "shhhhh!" mean?

be quietstand upsit downspeak up

Quiz

Câu 1: Why is mom angry?

because Jaylah is mean to her brotherbecause Jaylah's voice is huskybecause Jaylah doesn't want to singbecause Jaylah was hiding in the bathroom

Câu 2: Why does Jaylah hide in the bathroom?

she wants to miss the plane flight so she doesn't have to sing in the weddingshe wants to make her mom scaredshe wants to get away from her brothershe feels sick

Câu 3: Why does Jaylah cover her groan with a pretend yawn?

she wants Dad to think she is sickshe is not allowed to groanshe feels sickshe doesn't want Dad to know she doesn't want to sing

Câu 4: How is Jaylah feeling about singing?

excitedjealousconfidentanxious

Câu 5: What does _obsessed_ mean?

to be thinking about one thing all the timeto ignore the rulesto be jealous of another personto forget something

Câu 6: Which of the following is another word for _perk_?

benefitconfusionpunishmentjob

Quiz

Câu 1: What does Jaylah say Julian's screams are like?

a school bella fire enginea monkeyan alarm clock

Câu 2: What does Jaylah decide she will do to avoid singing at the wedding?

pretend to lose her voicemess up the weddingrun awayhide in the bathroom

Câu 3: Why does Jaylah say "holy smokes!" when she sees the limousine?

she is angryshe is shocked and scaredshe is surprised and impressedshe sees smoke coming out of the limousine

Câu 4: Why does Aunt Sara say "Woohoo!"?

she is angryshe is excitedshe is tiredshe is nervous

Câu 5: The letters "est" in the word _newest_ are known as what?

a similethe suffixthe prefixa contraction

Câu 6: What does it mean to feel _relieved_?

to lean back in your chair comfortablyto feel your fear or discomfort go awayto feel angryto feel anxious

Quiz

Câu 1: Where is the wedding taking place?

on the beachin a restaurantin a churchin Jaylah's grandparents' backyard

Câu 2: Why do they want to break plates at the wedding?

it's a Greek traditionso they don't have to eat the foodto be naughtyso that Jaylah doesn't have to sing

Câu 3: Why do Jaylah's hands start to feel shaky?

she has poor balanceshe is hungryshe is nervous about the weddingshe is sick

Câu 4: "Grandpa has been cooking all day and its almost time to dig in!" What does "dig in" mean?

dig in the gardenpick vegetables for dinner from the gardeneatgo to the beach

Câu 5: Which of the following is the antonym of _chaos_?

funturmoilcalmdisorder

Câu 6: What does it mean to _mumble_?

speak loudly and clearlyto sing a songtalk in a quiet way that is hard to understandto knock chairs over

Quiz

Câu 1: Why doesn't Jaylah want to sing?

her voice hurtsshe only likes singing by herselfshe hates singingshe doesn't like Aunt Sara

Câu 2: Why is Jaylah unsure about telling Cissy about her feelings?

she is worried Cissy will take her job of singing at the weddingshe is worried Cissy will tell Aunt Sarashe doesn't like or trust Cissyshe's worried she'll look like a baby for being nervous

Câu 3: How does Cissy respond to Jaylah telling her the truth?

she is angryshe laughs at Jaylah and thinks she's sillyshe is sympatheticshe offers to fix the problem

Câu 4: Why is this chapter called "The Guts are Spilled"?

it means Jaylah is being a babyit means that Jaylah tells someone the truth about how she is feelingit means Jaylah is sick in the bathroom because of her nervesit means Jaylah feels sick

Câu 5: Which word from the text is a compound word?

pillowbathtubshouldersspiders

Câu 6: The word "Ew" usually shows someone is feeling?

disgustjealousyfearhappiness

Quiz

Câu 1: How do Jaylah and Aunt Sara feel when they see each other in the treehouse?

surprisedexcitedscaredangry

Câu 2: Why does Aunt Sara cry in the treehouse?

she doesn't want Jaylah to singshe doesn't want to get marriedshe is nervous about singing tooshe is nervous something will go wrong on her wedding day

Câu 3: Why did Jaylah's face go red when the teacher called on her?

she was embarrassedshe was angryshe was hotshe didn't know the answer

Câu 4: How does Jaylah feel when she realizes she's not the only one who is nervous?

excitedjealousrelievedanxious

Câu 5: Which of the following is another word for _worried_?

interestedcuriousboredanxious

Câu 6: What does the word _Whew_ usually show the person is feeling?

reliefsadnessangerjoy

Quiz

Câu 1: Why did Jaylah give Blankster to Aunt Sara?

to hold her flowers togetherfor her to use as a handkerchiefto use if she was cold in the weddingto help comfort her

Câu 2: How does Jaylah calm her nerves?

she pretends everyone in the audience is a clownshe pretends there are bees in her stomachshe closes her eyesshe pretends she is at school

Câu 3: Why does Aunt Sara have everyone in the bridal party wear sunglasses?

to keep the sun outso her new husband can't see her eyesto give her confidenceto hide her crying eyes

Câu 4: What name can be given to this chapter?

bibliographyintroductionconclusionprocedure

Câu 5: What does it mean to _squirm_?

to wriggle aroundto jumpto stand upto be afraid

Câu 6: What does Jaylah mean when she calls Aunt Sara a _goofball_?

that she looks funnythat she is meanthat she likes baseballthat she is silly

Tag(s):Adventure

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