Things Not Seen Book Teaser

Author: Andrew Clements

(1) Bobby Phillips is a average fifteen-year-old boy. (2) That is, until he wakes up one morning and can’t see himself in the mirror. (3) Not blind, not dreaming – Bobby is just plain invisible. (4) There doesnt seem to be any rhyme or reason for Bobby’s new condition and even his dad the physicist can’t figure it out. (5) For Bobby, that means no school, no friends, no life. (6) He’s a missing persson. (7) Then he meets Alicia. (8) She’s blind, and Bobby can’t resist talking to her, trusting her. (9) But people are starting to wonder where Bobby is, and if he’s even still alive. (10) Bobby knows that his invisibility could have dangerous consequences for his family and time is running out. (11) He has to find out how to be seen again – before it’s too late.

Question 1 (2 points)

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 1?
Question 1 options:

A change Bobby to bobby

B change a to an

C change the period to a question mark

D make no change
Question 2 (2 points)

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 4?
Question 2 options:

A change to to too

B change there to they're

C change Bobby's to Bobbys

D change doesnt to doesn't
Question 3 (2 points)

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?
Question 3 options:

A change He's to His

B change a to an

C change persson to person

D make no change
Question 4 (2 points)

What change should be made in sentence 8?
Question 4 options:

A delete the comma after blind

B change resist to ressist

C change to to two

D no change needed
Question 5 (2 points)

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 10?
Question 5 options:

A insert a comma after family

B change knows to knew

C change the period to a question mark

D no change needed