NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.WhatistheMAINprobleminthestory?OliviadoubtsthatMaxcanbeasuccess.Maude’sallergiesinterferewithMax’splans.Mario’scargomayspoilbecausehehelpsMax.UnplannedeventskeepMaxfromachievinghisgoal.2.Howdoyouknowthat“MaxxComedy”isrealisticfiction?Ithaschallengesandproblemsthatmighthappeninreallife.Theauthor’spersonalthoughtsandfeelingsareexpressed.Itcontainsfactsanddetailsaboutasubjectortopic.Theplotteachesalessonoramoralaboutlife.3.WhatisthisstoryMAINLYabout?Max’sfeelingsabouthisfamilyMax’sangeratlosingthecontestMax’sdreamsofasuccessfulcareerMax’srelationshipwithhisbestfriend4.Duringmostofthestory,MaxcanBESTbedescribedassuspicious.nervous.sad.cheerful.5.WhichactionBESTsupportstheideathatMaudeisgoodatmathematics?Shedamagesthetruckwithacrowbar.Shecalculateshowfasttheyneedtodrive.Shewatchescitynewsstoriesontelevision.SherecallsthatMax’sdaddeliveredthecow.WeeklyLessonTestLesson1©Harcourt•Grade65SelectionComprehension“MaxxComedy:TheFunniestKidinAmerica”NameTOTALSCORE:/8+/26.MaxagreestogotoahomegamewithMariobecauseMaxthinkshecangetideasforhisactthere.feelssadandwantstohaveagoodtime.wantstoexpresshisfeelingsofgratitude.decidestoplaysportsinsteadoftellingjokes.7.WhyisMaxunhappyeventhoughhewonan“additionalaward”?Hethinksthatpeoplearelaughingathim.Herealizesnoonebelievesinhisdreams.Helearnsthejudgesdon’tfindhimfunny.Hehasnotrophytodisplaybackhome.8.Whicheventistheresolutionof“MaxxComedy”?TheradiatorinDr.Carmody’scarboilsover.Maudebreaksoutinarashbecausesheisallergic.Maxarrivesattheauditoriuminaneighteen-wheeler.MaxisinvitedtoperformattheGiggleFactory.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.ExplainwhyitmeanssomuchtoMaxtowinthe“FunniestKidinAmerica”contest.Usedetailsfrom“MaxxComedy”tosupportyouranswer.WeeklyLessonTestLesson1©Harcourt•Grade66SelectionComprehension“MaxxComedy:TheFunniestKidinAmerica”NameFocusSkill:PlotandSettingReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.BigTroubleMikeshuffledin...