Name: _________________________________

The Wind Stole

My Homework!
By Guy Belleranti

“It’s so nice outside,” said Josh. “I don’t want to

do my homework. I want to play outside!”

“You know the rule,” his mom replied. “Homework first, and then you
can play.”

“But I have to write a story! I don’t even know what I’m going to write
about. It will be dark out by the time I’m done,” Josh complained.

“Not if you start now,” said his mom.

Just then, Josh’s older brother Ivan came into the room.

“I have an idea!” he said. “Mom, can we do our homework outside?”

Josh and Ivan’s mom thought about it for a moment.

“Sure,” she said. “You can sit at the picnic table in the backyard.”

“Yay!” Josh and Ivan cheered before grabbing their backpacks and
heading outside.

The brothers sat at the table. Ivan took out a book and started reading.
Josh took out a piece of paper and started writing a story.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew Josh’s story into the sky.

“Oh no!” Josh cried. “The wind stole my homework!”

“Start again with another piece of paper,” Ivan said.

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 Josh waited for the wind to stop. Then he started writing on a second
piece of paper. He shook his head and crushed the paper into a ball.

“What’s wrong?” asked Ivan.

“I want to write a different story,” Josh said. “I want to write about how
the wind stole my homework.”

Josh started writing on a third piece of paper.

Suddenly, the wind blew again.

Josh grabbed his paper. The paper shook, but it didn’t fly away.

Then, another paper flew into the yard.

Josh caught the paper. “Wow!” he said. “The wind returned my

homework. Now I have a great ending for my story!”

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Name: _________________________________

The Wind Stole

My Homework!
By Guy Belleranti

1. How are Josh and Ivan related?

____________________________________________________________

2. In the story, Josh wants to play outside, but isn’t allowed to until his
homework is finished. Ivan asks their mom if they can do their homework
outside. She says they can. What is this an example of?
a. compromising
b. arguing
c. cheating
d. not listening

3. At the end of the story, Josh says he has a great ending for his story. What is
the ending he is talking about?
a. He got to do his homework outside.
b. The wind stole his homework.
c. The wind returned his homework.
d. He got to play outside after finishing his homework.

4. What is one lesson you can learn from this story?

a. Real events can make interesting stories.
b. You shouldn’t lie to your mom.
c. Playing outside is fun.
d. It is windy outside.

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Name: _________________________________

The Wind Stole

My Homework!
By Guy Belleranti

Match each vocabulary word from the story

with the correct definition.

1. ______ complained a. moved back and forth with quick

movements

2. ______ shook
b. answered or responded

3. ______ stole
c. happily shouted

4. ______ replied d. took away something in a way that is

wrong

5. ______ moment
e. a sudden and strong wind

6. ______ picnic
f. pressed or squeezed in a hard manner

7. ______ cheered
g. a meal eaten outdoors

8. ______ gust h. a very short amount of time

9. ______ crushed i. said that you are unhappy or did not

like something

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Name: _________________________________

The Wind Stole

My Homework!
By Guy Belleranti

In the story “The Wind Stole My Homework!” Josh writes

a story about a real event that happened to him.

Think of a real event that happened to you that would make a good story.
Write about it below.

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 ANSWER KEY

The Wind Stole

My Homework!
By Guy Belleranti

1. How are Josh and Ivan related?

They are brothers.

____________________________________________________________

2. In the story, Josh wants to play outside, but isn’t allowed to until his
homework is finished. Ivan asks their mom if they can do their homework
outside. She says they can. What is this an example of?
a. compromising
b. arguing
c. cheating
d. not listening

3. At the end of the story, Josh says he has a great ending for his story. What is
the ending he is talking about?
a. He got to do his homework outside.
b. The wind stole his homework.
c. The wind returned his homework.
d. He got to play outside after finishing his homework.

4. What is one lesson you can learn from this story?

a. Real events can make interesting stories.
b. You shouldn’t lie to your mom.
c. Playing outside is fun.
d. It is windy outside.

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 ANSWER KEY

The Wind Stole

My Homework!
By Guy Belleranti

Match each vocabulary word from the story

with the correct definition.

i. complained
1. ______ a. moved back and forth with quick
movements

a. shook
2. ______
b. answered or responded

d. stole
3. ______
c. happily shouted

b. replied
4. ______ d. took away something in a way that is
wrong
h. moment
5. ______
e. a sudden and strong wind

g. picnic
6. ______
f. pressed or squeezed in a hard manner

c. cheered
7. ______
g. a meal eaten outdoors

e. gust
8. ______ h. a very short amount of time

f. crushed
9. ______ i. said that you are unhappy or did not
like something

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