📚 Part 1: Finding Text Evidence

1. Find a quote from Chapters 2 or 3 that shows something important about Jess's personality. Write the quote and page number below:

2. Find evidence from the text that tells us something about Leslie. What does this evidence reveal about her character?

3. Which piece of evidence best shows how Jess feels about Leslie at first?

When he watches her run during recess

When she talks about her parents' jobs

When she suggests they be friends

When she beats him in the race

4. What evidence shows that Leslie is different from other kids at the school? List at least two examples:

🔍 Part 2: Making Inferences

5. Based on the evidence you found, what can you infer about why Jess feels uncomfortable around Leslie at first?

Sentence starter: I think Jess feels uncomfortable because ________________.

6. What does the text suggest about Leslie's family compared to other families in the area?

Use evidence to support your inference:

7. Check all the inferences you can make about Jess based on Chapters 2 and 3:

He is used to being the fastest runner

He doesn't like meeting new people

He is curious about Leslie despite his feelings

He wishes he lived somewhere else

8. Complete this evidence and inference chart using details from Chapters 2 and 3:

Text Evidence: "Leslie's parents were writers who worked at home"

My Inference: This suggests that _________________________________

9. Choose your own evidence and make an inference:

Text Evidence: ________________________________________________

My Inference: Therefore, I think ________________________________

10. Reflection: How does using text evidence help you understand the characters better?