Na m e : ___ Date: _
Directions: Read the passage. Then, answer the questions. The author has included some facts
and some conclusions based on opinion or prior knowledge.- On what floor of the apartment building does the writer live?
How can you tell?____ - Was the writer’s best friend a boy or girl? ___ How can you tell?__
- Of these two choices, which is more likely to be the writer’s home city:
Chicago, Illinois, or San Diego, California? ____ Why?
- What is the writer’s opinion about living in an apartment building? ___
- Do you think the writer has ever lived in the country or suburbs? ____
What makes you think so? __ - Would the writer rather live in the city or suburbs? ____ Why?____
- What does the title “Close Quarters” mean? ___
Does the writer use it in a positive or negative way? ____
Close Quarters
I live in an apartment complex in the city. It’s about
two blocks from my school. My building has six floors.
and from my bedroom window at the top I can see the
little city park in the next block. The greatest thing
about living here is that my best friend lives in my
building, too. I don’t care if it’s raining or snowing, all
I have to do is walk down a flight of stairs to see her. I
meet her every morning, and we walk to school
together and then back home.
I don’t think I would like living out in the country or
even in the suburbs. It would be lonely!