Name Reading Fiction
Jared’s mother teaches at his school. Every morning, Jared and his mom ride
to school together. One morning, his mom had a cold and could not go to school.
Jared called his friend Juan and asked for a ride. Juan lived down the street from
Jared. Juan’s uncle usually took Juan to school. Juan’s uncle was sick too! Jared
had an idea. He asked his mom to help him look up the school bus schedule on
the World Wide Web. Jared told Juan to meet him at the bus stop in 5 minutes.
They rode to school together on the bus.
- What is a good title for this story?
a. Jared’s Good Idea
b. Get Well, Jared
c. Jared and Juan Ride the Train - Which two people are sick in the story?
a.b.- What was Jared’s idea?
- Where did Jared find the bus schedule?
- What might have happened if Jared and Juan got to the bus stop in 10 minutes
instead of 5 minutes?
Read the story. Then, answer the questions.