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Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below.

Bryan doesn't like going to school anymore.


He is tired of being bullied.
Some of the bigger boys at school are mean to him.
They push him to the ground.
They hide his books.
They call him names.
They are bullies.
When things get really bad, Bryan tells his mom he is sick.
You should stay home and rest, Mom says. You'll feel better tomorrow.
Then Bryan gets to stay home.
He reads books. He watches television. He eats what he wants. He is not scared.
You should tell someone you are getting bullied at school, says Bryans best
friend, Link.
But Bryan is scared. He doesn't want to tell an adult.
That will make things worse, Link, says Bryan. You dont go to my school. You
have no idea how mean these guys can be.
You cant keep missing school, says Link. Your grades will fall. You will be in
trouble at home. And besides, you don't want to be in the seventh grade forever,
do you?"
Bryan thinks Link is probably right. He will tell his mom about the bullies when
she gets home from work tonight.
He will see what happens.

Questions:
1) Why doesn't Bryan like going to
school anymore?
A. The work is hard.
B. The kids are mean.
C. His best friend does not go
there.
D. He wants to read books at
home.

3) Who are the bullies in this story?


A. Bryan and Link
B. the gang members at Bryan's
school
C. the teachers
D. the bigger boys at Bryan's
school
5) What do the mean kids do to Bryan?
I. call him names
II. steal his money
III. hide his backpack
A.
B.
C.
D.

I only
I and II
II and III
I, II, and III

7) Why doesnt Bryan tell his mom he


is being bullied?
A. She might hurt the mean kids.
B. He is scared of what the bullies
will do if he tells an adult.
C. She might talk to the teachers at
the school.
D. She will make Bryan go to
school.

2) How might Bryan feel when the kids


at school are mean to him?
I. angry
II. scared
III. strong
A.
B.
C.
D.

I only
I and II
II and III
I, II, and III

4) What grade is Bryan in?


A.
B.
C.
D.

fourth grade
sixth grade
seventh grade
tenth grade

6) Why hasn't Bryan's mom helped


him?
A.
B.
C.
D.

She is busy at work.


She does not care.
She does not know.
She does not want to.

8) What does Bryan do when he stays


home from school?
A.
B.
C.
D.

does his homework


plays video games
gets scared
reads books

Questions (continued):
9)) Who tells Bryan that he should tell
someone about being bullied?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Link
Bryans mom
the school counselor
the school principal

11) When does Bryan plan to tell his


mom about the bullies?
A.
B.
C.
D.

today
tonight
tomorrow
tomorrow night

10) What is likely to happen if Bryan


keeps missing school?
A.
B.
C.
D.

He will get into a fight.


His grades will fall.
Link will stop being his friend.
The bullies will come to his
house.

12) Which of the following adjectives


accurately describe Link?
I. shy
II. caring
III. helpful
A.
B.
C.
D.

I only
I and II
II and III
I, II, and III

13) What does it mean to be bullied?


A. to not have friends at school
B. to have a lot of work
C. to have people say and do mean
things to you
D. to not like school

Have you ever been bullied? Do you know someone who has? Explain.
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Answers and Explanations


1) B
At the beginning of the story it says, Bryan doesn't like going to school anymore. After that, we learn
that the reason Bryan doesnt like going to school is that he is being bullied and that some of the
bigger boys at school are mean to him. Bryan does not like going to school because some of the kids
are mean. This makes (B) correct.
The story does not tell us whether Bryans schoolwork is hard, so (A) is incorrect. Bryan tells his best
friend, Link, You dont go to my school. You have no idea how mean these guys can be. We know that
Bryans best friend does not go to his school, but this is not the reason why Bryan does not want to go
to school. Therefore (C) is incorrect. In the story, we learn that when Bryan stays home, he reads books,
but that is not the reason why he stays home. This means (D) is incorrect.
2) B
At the beginning of the story, we learn that some bigger boys at school bully Bryan. In the middle of the
story, Link tells Bryan to tell someone about the bullying, but Bryan is scared. He doesnt want to tell an
adult because Bryan thinks that telling an adult will make things worse. We can understand from this
that Bryan is scared of the bullies. This supports option (I). The bullies do many mean things to Bryan:
They push him to the ground. They hide his books. They call him names. When people are pushed
around and made fun of, it is natural for them to feel angry. Since the bullies were mean to Bryan, Bryan
probably feels angry. This supports option (II). We know that Bryan stays home from school because he
doesnt want to be bullied. We also know that Bryan does not want to tell an adult because he is afraid
that the bullying will get worse. Feeling strong is feeling forceful and brave. Someone who feels forceful
and brave would not hide from what he is scared of. This eliminates option (III). Therefore (B) is correct.
3) D
Near the beginning of the story it says, Some of the bigger boys at school are mean to him.
Therefore (D) is correct.
At the beginning of the story, we learn that Bryan is the name of the boy who is being bullied. In the
middle of the story, we learn that Link is Bryans best friend. Therefore, Bryan and Link are not the
bullies. This means (A) is incorrect. The story does not talk about any gang members, so (B) is
incorrect. The story does not mention teachers at all, so (C) is incorrect.
4) C
At the end of the story, Link tells Bryan that if Bryan keeps missing school, Bryans grades will fall.
Link then asks Bryan, You dont want to be in the seventh grade forever, do you? We can
understand from this that if Bryans grades fall, he wont be able to move up to the next grade and will
have to
stay in the grade he is in now. This means that Bryan is in the seventh grade now. This means (C) is
correct.
The story does not contain information to support answer choices (A), (B), and (D). Therefore they
are incorrect.
5) A
At the beginning of the story, the author lists the things that the older boys do to bully Bryan. One of the
things they do is call him names. This supports option (I). The story does not say that the bullies steal
Bryans money. This eliminates option (II). The story does say that the bullies hide Bryans books.
However, the story does not say that the bullies hide Bryans backpack. Hiding a backpack, which holds
books, is not the same as hiding the books themselves. This eliminates option (III). Therefore (A) is
correct.
6) C
Bryan tells his mom he is sick so that he can stay home and not be bullied. Bryans friend Link tells him
you should tell someone you are being bullied at school. From these statements, we can understand
that Bryan has not told his mother about the bullying. At the end of the story, we learn that Bryan will tell
his mom about the bullies when she gets home from work. Since Bryan is planning to tell his mother
about the bullying, we can infer that he has not already told her and so she does not know that Bryan is
being bullied. This makes (C) correct.
The story does not contain information to support answer choices (A), (B), and (D). Therefore they

are incorrect.
7) B
In the middle of the story, Link tells Bryan that he should tell someone about the bullying. Right after that
we learn that Bryan is scared. He doesnt want to tell an adult. Bryan thinks that telling an adult will
make things worse. We can understand from this that Bryan doesnt want to tell his mother, who is an
adult, about the bullying because he is scared that telling an adult will make the bullying will get worse.
Therefore (B) is correct.
There is no information in the story to make us think that Bryans mother will hurt the mean kids. This
makes (A) incorrect. Although Bryans mother might talk to the teachers at school, there is nothing in the
story that leads us to believe that Bryan doesnt tell his mother about the bullying because he is afraid
that she will talk to the teachers. This means (C) is incorrect. Bryan tells his mother that he is sick so that
he can stay home and avoid the bullies. There is no information in the story to make us think that Bryans
mother will definitely make him go to school if he tells her about the bullying. This means (D) is incorrect.
8) D
In the middle of the story, we learn that when Bryan stays home, Bryan reads books. This means (D) is
correct. The story does not contain information to support answer choices (A) and (B). Therefore they
are incorrect. The story says that when Bryan stays home, Bryan is not scared. This makes (C)
incorrect.
9) A
In the middle of the story, Bryans best friend, Link, says, You should tell someone you are getting
bullied at school. This means (A) is correct. The story does not contain information to support
answer choices (B), (C), and (D). Therefore they are incorrect.
10)B
At the end of the story, Bryans friend Link says that Bryan cant keep missing school, because
Bryans grades will fall. Therefore (B) is correct. The story does not contain information to support
answer choices (A), (C), and (D). Therefore they are incorrect.
11)B
At the end of the story Bryan decides to tell his mom about the bullies when she gets home from work
tonight, so (B) is correct. The story does not contain information to support answer choices (A), (C),
and (D). Therefore they are incorrect.
12)C
An adjective is a word that is used to describe a thing. Being shy is being nervous and quiet around
other people. Link does not appear nervous or quiet around other people. This eliminates option (I). In
the middle of the story, Link tells Bryan to tell someone about the bullying. Link also tells Bryan that
Bryan cant keep missing school, or else Bryans grades will fall and Bryan will be in trouble at
home. The story says that Link is Bryans best friend. Friends try and help each other out because
they care about each other. We can understand from this information that Link is giving Bryan advice
because he cares about what happens to Bryan. He is caring. This supports option (II). Since Link is
trying to help Bryan, he is being helpful. This supports option (III). Therefore (C) is correct.
13)C
bully (verb): to use strength or influence to harm or intimidate a person
At the beginning of the story, we learn that Bryan is being bullied. The story says that bigger boys at
school are mean to Bryan. The story then lists a few things that the bigger boys do, like pushing Bryan
to the ground, hiding Bryans books and calling him names. Using this information, we can understand
that bullying is doing and saying mean things to other kids. Therefore (C) is correct.
Just because someone is bullied does not mean that they do not have a lot of friends at school. This
means (A) is incorrect. There is no information in the story to make us think that being bullied means
having a lot of work, so (B) is incorrect. Someone who is bullied might not like going school because
they get bullied while they are there. But other kids may not like school for different reasons. This is
different from being bullied, which is when some kids say and do mean things to you. Therefore (D) is
incorrect.

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