Outside the Box

Yesterday was Sophia's Kindergarten End-of-Year Assessment. Fortunately, Little Liv was on her best behavior so mom and li'l sis were able to sit in and observe the testing process. Her teacher, the wonderful Mrs. Graham, had smiled and said, "I am certain she'll do fantastic. Sophia is a very smart girl!'

And she did great. Letter, word, and number identification were so so easy for her. She sped through each exercise and immediately seeked out the next one. Then came the reading comprehension...

The story read out to her went something like this...a mama bear was setting out to make lunch for her and little bear. The little bear stepped outside and fell asleep by the tree. Mama bear couldn't find him and asked little bear's friends if they had seen him, all of whom had replied in the negative. She eventually found him and the happy reunion signaled the end of the story.

Sophie answered the questions right...all except for the hypotheticals.

Hypothetical question #1: If Mama Bear asked more of Little Bear's friends if they had seen him, what would they say? (I assume to coincide with the theme of the story, the correct answer would be that they would say they didn't see him, either.)
Sophie's reply: (shrugs) I don't know. They could have seen him; the story doesn't say.

Hypothetical question #2: What do you think Mama Bear and Little Bear do next after they find each other? (Since Mama Bear was making lunch before the fiasco, the correct answer would be that they would go home and eat lunch.)
Sophie's reply: They went to Boondocks!

She did have to be marked down for those two questions, but I am loving the fact that this little girl refuses to be boxed in. After all, if the story didn't specifically state so, then anything is possible, right?

In any case, Miss Soph is officially considered ready for first grade!