Friends Worth Having: teacher key

Making Friends, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Good friendships matter more than big crowds. Read about trust, listening, time together and what to do when meeting people feels hard.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What counts more than how many friends you have?
   • How good your friendships are (answer)
   • How loud you are
   • How old your friends are
2. What is one way to be a trusted friend?
   • Show up late
   • Tell their secrets
   • Keep what friends tell you private (answer)
3. Why is it good to see new friends often?
   • Friends get bored
   • Friendship takes time together (answer)
   • It is a rule
4. What does the word private mean here?
   • Very loud
   • Free to all
   • Not shared with others (answer)
5. Without effort, what can happen to friends?
   • They can drift apart (answer)
   • They grow taller
   • They move closer

Words

• trusted: reliable
• casual: not close
• effort: hard work
• private: not shared