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Story Questions

1. 
   Which of the following would make a good title for the story?
   
   1. 
      “Up, Up, and Away” c. “Give Him a Hand”
      
   2. 
      “The Hand in the Store” d. “Grocery Shopping with Emma”
      
2. 
   Does Emma understand what happened to Ed?
   
   1. 
      No. She thinks that Ed is playing around.
      
   2. 
      Yes, and she is tired of him messing around.
      
   3. 
      Yes. She could see it happening from the next aisle over.
      
   4. 
      No, but the store owner told her what was going on.
      
3. 
   Which sentence from the story helps you answer the previous question?
   
   1. 
      Ed glanced back at the aisle.
      
   2. 
      Ed was stunned.
      
   3. 
      Emma saw Ed dangling and reached up to pull him down.
      
   4. 
      “Ed! What are you doing? I can’t take you anywhere,” said Emma.
      

Touch and Go

Brett had been planning a fishing trip for a very long time. He loaded his gear and hiked down to the river. He set up his pole and leaned back against a rock. Just then, he felt a tug on his line like he had never felt before. He began reeling his line in and pulled as hard as he could. Out popped a fish at the end of his line. It was a big one! Brett continued to reel it in. He cut the line and took the fishhook out of the mouth of the fish. As he set it in a pail of water, the fish began to talk!

“Hey, Brett,” said the fish, “you sure caught a good one, didn’t you?” “What?” asked Brett in an astonished voice. “You can talk?”

“I can talk,” said the fish. “I can even tell your future.” “You can?” asked Brett, still stunned.

“I can,” said the fish. “You are going to have a science test tomorrow and you haven’t studied for it.”

“Wow,” said Brett as he contemplated what it might be like to have a fish that could talk and tell his future.

“I also know that you didn’t make your bed this morning, and you will be served broccoli tonight at dinner,” stated the fish.

At this point, Brett realized that he didn’t really need this talking fish and threw him back into the river. He gathered his pole and headed home. He’d had enough fishing for the day.