Year 8 English 04 August 2026 Today ́s Lesson ● thinking about a new school ● reading an excerpt from a novel ● understanding the characters ● GED Reading Challenge source: Klett book cover Wonder by R. J. Palacio The Summer Table GED Reading Challenge GED Reading Challenge - Choose one answer. Question 1 - Global Understanding What is the main idea of this scene? A) Auggie has trouble finding his classroom on his first day. B) A new friendship begins when Summer chooses to sit with Auggie. C) Summer tells Auggie about the rules of the school cafeteria. D) Auggie learns that lunchtime is his favourite part of the school day. GED Reading Challenge - Choose one answer. Question 1 - Global Understanding What is the main idea of this scene? A) Auggie has trouble finding his classroom on his first day. B) A new friendship begins when Summer chooses to sit with Auggie. C) Summer tells Auggie about the rules of the school cafeteria. D) Auggie learns that lunchtime is his favourite part of the school day. GED Reading Challenge - Choose one answer. Question 2 - Inference What can the reader infer about Summer? A) She is friendly and open when meeting new people. B) She only talks to Auggie because a teacher asked her to. C) She is nervous about talking to Auggie. D) She wants to become popular with her classmates. GED Reading Challenge - Choose one answer. Question 2 - Inference What can the reader infer about Summer? A) She is friendly and open when meeting new people. B) She only talks to Auggie because a teacher asked her to. C) She is nervous about talking to Auggie. D) She wants to become popular with her classmates. GED Reading Challenge - Choose one answer. Question 3 - Evidence Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to Question 2? A) “My name is Summer. By the way, what ́s yours?” B) “I should have brought a sandwich like you did.” C) “She had long wavy brown hair.” D) “She started to eat the mac and cheese on her plate.” GED Reading Challenge - Choose one answer. Question 3 - Evidence Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to Question 2? A) “My name is Summer. By the way, what ́s yours?” B) “I should have brought a sandwich like you did.” C) “She had long wavy brown hair.” D) “She started to eat the mac and cheese on her plate.” How did today ́s GED questions feel? manageable / easy difficult / I need more practice not sure