Question

snowball fight
jason loved to hide behind snow piles and throw snowballs at his friend matthew when he wasnt looking. one day, jason was watching his friend matthew walk his dog, and he decided to throw a large snowball heading in his friends direction. instead of the snowball hitting matthew, it hit matthews small dog.
\why did you hit my dog jason?\ shouted matthew. \i was just trying to have some fun,\ jason sighed.
ext time let me know when you want to have a snowball fight and ill play with you,\ matthew explained.
the next day, jason decided to throw another snowball at matthew when he was shoveling snow with his dad. matthew was furious and pondered how he could teach jason a lesson. \maybe i can throw snowballs at jason when he least expects it,\ matthew thought to himself. matthew threw several snowballs at jason the next day. jason now understood how matthew felt when the snowball hit his face.

part a
how does the text illustration help you understand how jason is feeling?
a happy and excited
b hurt and upset
c nervous and worried

part b
which sentence supports your answer to part a?
a \jason understood how matthew felt when the snowball hit his face.\
b \i was just trying to have some fun...\
c \jason decided to throw another snowball at matthew when he was shoveling snow with his dad.\

part a
what is the meaning of the word pondered?
a wished
b asked
c wondered

part b
which statement provides a clue to the meaning of the word pondered?
a \matthew was furious...\
b \...matthew thought to himself.\
c \maybe i can throw snowballs at jason when he least expects it.\

Explanation:

Part A (Feeling of Jason):

The text says Jason accidentally hit Matthew's dog, then Matthew hit Jason's face. Jason says he was just trying to have fun, so he is hurt by the hit and upset about the misunderstanding.

Part B (Support for Part A):

The sentence that shows Jason's hurt/upset is the one describing the snowball hitting his face, as this is the event that causes his negative feeling.

Part A (Meaning of "pondered"):

"Pondered" means to think carefully or wonder about something.

Part B (Clue for "pondered"):

The sentence that shows Matthew was thinking (pondering) is the one where he thinks about throwing snowballs at Jason unexpectedly, as this is the thought process he was engaged in.

Answer:

Monday Part A:

B. hurt and upset

Monday Part B:

A. "Jason understood how Matthew felt when the snowball hit his face."

Part A (pondered meaning):

C. wondered

Part B (clue for pondered):

C. "Maybe I can throw snowballs at Jason when he least expects it."