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Cuz Comprehension and Inference
📖 Part 1: Comprehension Questions
Answer these questions based on what is directly stated in the text.
1. What is the main character's name and how old is she?
2. Where does the story take place?
3. Who is Cuz and what is her relationship to the main character?
4. What event brings Cuz to live with the main character's family?
5. Describe the main character's initial reaction to Cuz's arrival.
6. What are three specific things that Cuz does that annoy the main character?
7. How do the main character's parents treat Cuz?
8. What school-related challenges does Cuz face?
9. Name two friends of the main character mentioned in the story.
10. What significant event happens at school involving Cuz?
11. How does the main character's attitude towards Cuz begin to change?
12. What does the main character learn about Cuz's past?
13. Describe the climax or turning point of the story.
14. How is the conflict between the cousins resolved?
15. What is the final outcome for both characters at the end of the story?
🧠 Part 2: Inference Questions
Use evidence from the text to make educated guesses about what is not directly stated.
1. Why do you think Cuz behaves the way she does when she first arrives? What might be causing her behaviour?
2. What can you infer about the main character's family's financial situation? Use evidence from the text.
3. How do you think the main character's friends really feel about Cuz? What evidence supports your inference?
4. What can you infer about Cuz's previous living situation based on her behaviour and reactions?
5. Why do you think the author chose to tell this story from the main character's perspective rather than Cuz's?
6. What does the main character's initial jealousy suggest about her own insecurities?
7. How do you think Cuz feels about having to live with relatives? What clues in the text support this?
8. What can you infer about the relationship between the main character's parents and Cuz's parents?
9. Why do you think Cuz struggles academically? What factors might be contributing to this?
10. What does the main character's changing attitude towards Cuz suggest about her personal growth?
11. How do you think this experience will affect the main character's future relationships?
12. What can you infer about the main themes or messages the author wants to convey?
13. Why do you think the title "Cuz" was chosen? What deeper meaning might it have beyond just being short for "cousin"?
14. What do you think will happen to the relationship between the cousins after the story ends?
15. How might this story be different if it were set in a different cultural context? What elements are specifically relevant to New Zealand culture?
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