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Jaylah’s Jitters (Reese Everett)

Learn how to be brave in Jaylah’s Jitters (Reese Everett). This sweet story is about a girl who feels very nervous about trying something new. Kids will read about how she faces her fears and finds her courage. The simple English text is perfect for beginner readers. It is a wonderful book to help children understand their feelings.

Lexile: 660L

Quiz

Question 1: Why do people call Jaylah "Peepers"?

because she liked to spy on everyonebecause she wears glassesbecause she never sleepsbecause she has amazing eyes

Question 2: Who is Julian?

Jaylah's toyJaylah's little brotherthe dogJaylah's big brother

Question 3: Why does Mom give Jaylah "a tight squeeze"?

she is comforting her with a hugshe is tickling hershe is trying to make her hurry upshe is stopping Jaylah from running away

Question 4: What name can be given to this chapter?

climaxresolutionintroductionconclusion

Question 5: Which part of the word _unpin_ is the prefix?

pinunfastenpiun

Question 6: Add a prefix to the word _breakable_ to form an opposite word.

unantinonex

Quiz

Question 1: What is Blankster?

a blue hata blue blanketa toy doga real dog

Question 2: What is the event that Jaylah is nervous about?

singing at her aunt's wedding and being a flower girlflying on a planesinging in the school concertbeing a bridesmaid at her aunt's wedding

Question 3: What does Jaylah mean when she says, "thinking about the wedding stirs up the bees in my belly again"?

she is afraid of beesshe swallowed a bee when she was riding her bikethinking about the wedding makes her angrythinking about the wedding makes her nervous

Question 4: What is Jaylah afraid of happening when she sings?

singing the wrong songembarrassing herselfhitting a wrong notemaking other people jealous of her voice

Question 5: Which word from the text is a compound word?

backpackstarfamilybeautiful

Question 6: What does the sound "shhhhh!" mean?

speak upbe quietsit downstand up

Quiz

Question 1: Why is mom angry?

because Jaylah was hiding in the bathroombecause Jaylah's voice is huskybecause Jaylah is mean to her brotherbecause Jaylah doesn't want to sing

Question 2: Why does Jaylah hide in the bathroom?

she feels sickshe wants to get away from her brothershe wants to make her mom scaredshe wants to miss the plane flight so she doesn't have to sing in the wedding

Question 3: Why does Jaylah cover her groan with a pretend yawn?

she is not allowed to groanshe doesn't want Dad to know she doesn't want to singshe feels sickshe wants Dad to think she is sick

Question 4: How is Jaylah feeling about singing?

confidentjealousexcitedanxious

Question 5: What does _obsessed_ mean?

to forget somethingto be jealous of another personto ignore the rulesto be thinking about one thing all the time

Question 6: Which of the following is another word for _perk_?

jobconfusionbenefitpunishment

Quiz

Question 1: What does Jaylah say Julian's screams are like?

an alarm clocka fire enginea school bella monkey

Question 2: What does Jaylah decide she will do to avoid singing at the wedding?

mess up the weddinghide in the bathroompretend to lose her voicerun away

Question 3: Why does Jaylah say "holy smokes!" when she sees the limousine?

she is shocked and scaredshe is surprised and impressedshe is angryshe sees smoke coming out of the limousine

Question 4: Why does Aunt Sara say "Woohoo!"?

she is tiredshe is nervousshe is angryshe is excited

Question 5: The letters "est" in the word _newest_ are known as what?

the suffixthe prefixa similea contraction

Question 6: What does it mean to feel _relieved_?

to feel your fear or discomfort go awayto feel anxiousto feel angryto lean back in your chair comfortably

Quiz

Question 1: Where is the wedding taking place?

on the beachin a restaurantin a churchin Jaylah's grandparents' backyard

Question 2: Why do they want to break plates at the wedding?

it's a Greek traditionto be naughtyso they don't have to eat the foodso that Jaylah doesn't have to sing

Question 3: Why do Jaylah's hands start to feel shaky?

she is sickshe is hungryshe is nervous about the weddingshe has poor balance

Question 4: "Grandpa has been cooking all day and its almost time to dig in!" What does "dig in" mean?

go to the beacheatdig in the gardenpick vegetables for dinner from the garden

Question 5: Which of the following is the antonym of _chaos_?

disordercalmturmoilfun

Question 6: What does it mean to _mumble_?

to sing a songto knock chairs overspeak loudly and clearlytalk in a quiet way that is hard to understand

Quiz

Question 1: Why doesn't Jaylah want to sing?

her voice hurtsshe hates singingshe only likes singing by herselfshe doesn't like Aunt Sara

Question 2: Why is Jaylah unsure about telling Cissy about her feelings?

she doesn't like or trust Cissyshe is worried Cissy will tell Aunt Sarashe's worried she'll look like a baby for being nervousshe is worried Cissy will take her job of singing at the wedding

Question 3: How does Cissy respond to Jaylah telling her the truth?

she offers to fix the problemshe is angryshe laughs at Jaylah and thinks she's sillyshe is sympathetic

Question 4: Why is this chapter called "The Guts are Spilled"?

it means Jaylah feels sickit means Jaylah is being a babyit means that Jaylah tells someone the truth about how she is feelingit means Jaylah is sick in the bathroom because of her nerves

Question 5: Which word from the text is a compound word?

spidersbathtubshoulderspillow

Question 6: The word "Ew" usually shows someone is feeling?

fearhappinessdisgustjealousy

Quiz

Question 1: How do Jaylah and Aunt Sara feel when they see each other in the treehouse?

excitedsurprisedangryscared

Question 2: Why does Aunt Sara cry in the treehouse?

she doesn't want Jaylah to singshe is nervous about singing tooshe is nervous something will go wrong on her wedding dayshe doesn't want to get married

Question 3: Why did Jaylah's face go red when the teacher called on her?

she was embarrassedshe was hotshe didn't know the answershe was angry

Question 4: How does Jaylah feel when she realizes she's not the only one who is nervous?

excitedjealousrelievedanxious

Question 5: Which of the following is another word for _worried_?

interestedcuriousboredanxious

Question 6: What does the word _Whew_ usually show the person is feeling?

sadnessangerreliefjoy