Cleaning the Closet Terri Roberts 1The hall closet was always filled with stuff. It was full of old clothes, unused jars and cans, and greeting cards. Unraveling blankets and old toys were spilling off the top shelf. The family could no longer use the closet to store coats, boots, or hats. 2One Saturday, Jamie and Jackie's mom and dad asked them to start cleaning out the closet. This seemed like a very big job, so they decided to come up with a plan to make things easier. They would make two piles. One pile would be for things that would be kept and another pile would be for things that would they could no longer use. 3Jamie and Jackie sorted through sweaters that no longer fit and baskets with broken handles. As they took out everything from the closet, Jamie realized that the pile of things they could no longer use was growing larger and larger. After Jackie put another old sheet on top of the large pile, Jamie told her to stop. 4"What's wrong?" Jackie asked her brother. 5"Maybe there's some way we can reuse some of this stuff," he said. "It seems silly to just get rid of all of it." 6Jackie looked around at all of the stuff on the hallway floor. There was a lot of stuff they thought they could no longer use. Maybe there was a way to reuse more of these things. 7She looked at the pile and had an idea. They could take the old clothes to school to be used as costumes in plays. Jamie thought that was a great idea, and they got a cardboard box to put the clothes in. Their teacher would be happy to use the old hats, coats, and scarves for different shows. 8When they finished packing up the clothes, Jamie had an idea about what to do with the old jars and cans in the closet. He told his sister that they could paint them different colors and use them to store things like pencils and markers in their playroom. This would be a great way to keep the room clean and neat. 9After that, Jackie looked at the old sheets and blankets and wondered what could be done with them. Then she remembered something that their neighbor had told her. Animal shelters were always taking old blankets and sheets for the cats and dogs waiting to find new homes. She thought it would be a great way to reuse the sheets and blankets and help animals at the same time! 10As they finished packing up the sheets and blankets, Jamie and Jackie's mom and dad came into the hallway to see how they were doing. The children explained their plan. Their mom and dad said they would be happy to help them find new uses for all their old things. Question Which best describes the point of view of this passage? Responses A The passage is written from the point of view of Jamie so the reader can see him come up with his idea.The passage is written from the point of view of Jamie so the reader can see him come up with his idea. B The passage is written from the point of view of Jackie, so the reader can see her come up with her idea.The passage is written from the point of view of Jackie, so the reader can see her come up with her idea. C The passage is written from a third person point of view simply describing the two children's actions and thoughts.The passage is written from a third person point of view simply describing the two children's actions and thoughts. D The passage is written from the point of view of the parents who get the marvel over the brilliance of their children's ideas.