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The Skating Pin by Alicia Skelton Maggie paced back and forth. Her palms were sweating, and her legs were shaking. She was so nervous. How was she going to remember how to skate? It was her very first ice skating competition, and Maggie could barely speak. Maggie's ice skating coach was trying to help Maggie relax. "I remember my very first competition," Coach Kim told Maggie. "Were you as nervous as me?" Maggie asked through chattering teeth. "I think I may have been even more nervous than you," Coach Kim said with a smile, "But my coach talked to me before I got on the ice, and she gave me something special. She gave me a special pin because she believed in me." Coach Kim reached into her pocket and pulled out an ice skater pin. It was the same pin that her coach had given her. Coach Kim put the pin on Maggie's skating dress. "This will make you skate great!" Maggie looked at the pin. The ice skater on the pin looked a lot like Maggie. While Maggie admired the pin, she realized that for the first time her legs were not shaking. Coach Kim believed in her, and Maggie was starting to believe in herself, too. She was ready to get on the ice and skate great! 1. Which is the best summary of this passage? A. Maggie is worried about skating in her first ice skating competition. Her palms are sweating because she is so nervous. Coach Kim tries to keep Maggie relaxed by giving her a special little gift. B. Maggie is about to skate in her first ice skating competition. She is so nervous her legs are shaking, and her palms are sweating. Coach Kim tries to calm Maggie down with a gift. C. Coach Kim tries to keep Maggie calm before her first ice skating competition. Coach Kim gives Maggie an ice skater pin that her coach had given her. Maggie put it on her skating dress. D. Maggie is very nervous to skate in her first ice skating competition. Coach Kim gives Maggie an ice skating pin. Maggie calms down because Coach Kim believes she will skate great.
What is D?
100
Hailey's dog Braxton fell down the stairs. Hailey thought he might have a broken leg. He was rolling around on the floor in anguish and would not walk. Hailey could tell that Braxton was in a lot of pain. She tried to stroke his head while her mom went to call the emergency vet. While Hailey snuggled Braxton, he let out a sad whimper, or cry. Hailey knew that they needed to hurry and get poor Braxton to the vet. 1. What does the word whimper mean in the passage? A. cry B. call C. stroke D. look
What is A?
100
Name the five parts of a friendly letter.
What are heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature?
100
Correct the following sentence. Jim screamed i won the lottery as he ran across the street
What is Jim screamed, "I won the lottery!" as he ran across the street.
100
Which group tried to prevent African Americans from voting during the Reconstruction?
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
200
The Skating Pin by Alicia Skelton Maggie paced back and forth. Her palms were sweating, and her legs were shaking. She was so nervous. How was she going to remember how to skate? It was her very first ice skating competition, and Maggie could barely speak. Maggie's ice skating coach was trying to help Maggie relax. "I remember my very first competition," Coach Kim told Maggie. "Were you as nervous as me?" Maggie asked through chattering teeth. "I think I may have been even more nervous than you," Coach Kim said with a smile, "But my coach talked to me before I got on the ice, and she gave me something special. She gave me a special pin because she believed in me." Coach Kim reached into her pocket and pulled out an ice skater pin. It was the same pin that her coach had given her. Coach Kim put the pin on Maggie's skating dress. "This will make you skate great!" Maggie looked at the pin. The ice skater on the pin looked a lot like Maggie. While Maggie admired the pin, she realized that for the first time her legs were not shaking. Coach Kim believed in her, and Maggie was starting to believe in herself, too. She was ready to get on the ice and skate great! 2. Which is the best summary of the third paragraph? A. Coach Kim tells Maggie that her coach once made her feel better before the first time she skated. Coach Kim gives Maggie the same skating pin her coach had given her as a girl. She tells Maggie that it will make her skate great. B. Coach Kim talks to Maggie before Maggie got on the ice. Coach Kim sees that Maggie is nervous. She tells Maggie that her coach gave her a special ice skating pin. She tells Maggie that she knows she will skate great. C. Coach Kim gives Maggie the special ice skater pin because she believes in her. It is the same special pin that Coach Kim's coach had given to her when she was a girl. Coach Kim pins it on Maggie's skating dress. D. Coach Kim tells Maggie that she was even more nervous than Maggie before her first skating competition. Coach Kim tells Maggie that she knows that Maggie will skate really great on the ice.
What is A?
200
Hailey's dog Braxton fell down the stairs. Hailey thought he might have a broken leg. He was rolling around on the floor in anguish and would not walk. Hailey could tell that Braxton was in a lot of pain. She tried to stroke his head while her mom went to call the emergency vet. While Hailey snuggled Braxton, he let out a sad whimper, or cry. Hailey knew that they needed to hurry and get poor Braxton to the vet. What is the meaning of the word anguish?
What is pain?
200
Name the six parts of a business letter.
What are heading, inside address, greeting, body, closing, and signature?
200
Correct the following sentence. These are my favorite fruits apples oranges and pears
What is These are my favorite fruits: apples, oranges, and pears.
200
What was reconstruction?
What is the time period when the southern states were brought back into the Union?
300
Chuck's Banana Birthday Party by Alicia Skelton Chuck was a very happy chimpanzee. He lived in a really nice tree and he had wonderful friends. Chuck's birthday was in a week, so he decided to plan a banana birthday bash and invite all of his friends. Chuck created beautiful invitations on yellow paper to send to all of his friends. The invitations were shaped like bananas. Chuck left his tree house and went to collect as many bananas as he could find. He was going to bake a banana cake, make banana pudding, and let his guests make their own banana splits. Chuck needed a bunch of bunches of bananas. On the day of the party, he cleaned his tree house from top to bottom. The banana cake and banana pudding looked delicious. All of the banana split toppings were set out next to the ice cream and bananas. Everything was ready except for one thing. Chuck looked at the table and saw that he had forgotten to mail the invitations. What was Chuck going to do? Which is the best summary of this passage? A. Chuck cleans his tree from top to bottom and has everything for his banana birthday bash ready. He sees that he forgot to mail out the invitations to all of his friends. Chuck wonders about what he is going to do? B. Chuck is a chimpanzee whose birthday is getting close. Chuck wants to have a party and invite all of his friends. He needs to gather a lot of bananas to make all the banana treats for the party. C. Chuck plans to have a great banana birthday bash. He makes delicious banana bread and banana pudding. He even has all kinds of toppings for his guests to make their own banana splits. D. Chuck is a happy chimpanzee with a nice home and good friends. He wants to have a great banana birthday bash. After getting everything ready, Chuck sees that he has forgotten to mail the invitations.
What is D?
300
The colonial family owned few eating utensils. They had no forks and only a few spoons made from pewter, a type of metal. The dinnerware included pewter plates, wooden mugs, and "trenchers," which were wooden bowls with handles. What are utensils?
What are tools used for eating?
300
Explain why business letters and friendly letters are written differently (in the body, words that can and can't be used)?
What is a business letter is formal and a friendly letter is informal?
300
Correct the following sentence. when our birthday cake feel on the floor we went to baskin robbins
What is When our birthday cake fell on the floor, we went to Baskin Robbins.
300
Name two things the Freedman's Bureau did to help former slaves.
What are started schools and hospitals, gave food and clothes to people, and helped people register to vote, and find land?
400
Ann and Mary were twins. They were born on September 21. They are ten now. Ann and Mary did everything together. They dressed alike. They were in the same class. They were identical in the way they looked. People were always getting them confused. This really made Ann and Mary laugh. Teachers were always getting them mixed up at school. Everyone just smiled and tried to figure out which one was which. Their Dad even had trouble telling them apart. Ann and Mary had the same friends. Their friends always mixed them up. It didn't matter to Ann and Mary. One day, their dad told their mom to get one of them a different haircut so he could tell them apart. Ann and Mary were very upset. They didn't want to be different. They liked being the same. The girls were happy just the way they were and didn't want to change. Dad just shook his head and stayed confused. Ann and Mary didn't care. They knew which one was which. They were sisters, and that was all that mattered. 39. Which is the best summary of the story? A. Most twins enjoy looking just like their brother or sister. Ann and Mary laughed when people could not tell them apart. Their father could not tell them apart, and they did not care. B. Ann and Mary's father often had trouble telling the twin girls apart. The girls were very happy the way they were, so they were upset when he made them cut their hair differently. C. Ann and Mary loved being twins. It was hard to tell them apart. Their dad wanted one twin to cut her hair so he could tell them apart, but Ann and Mary decided to stay the same. D. Ann and Mary were identical twins. They were born on September 21. Ann and Mary had the same friends, and their friends always mixed them up. They liked being the same.
What is C?
400
Amy was smiling and laughing. Then, her teacher said, "I hope each of you enjoyed writing your report on James Buchanan. I know he is my favorite U.S. president." Amy's smile turned into a frown. She wrote about the wrong president. It was too late to hide her blunder by writing a new report. She would have to turn in her report about Chester A. Arthur. What is a blunder?
What is a mistake?
400
Name three differences between a friendly letter and a business letter.
What are.....
400
In which part of a book would you look to find a chart that shows former Superbowl champions?
What is the appendix?
400
Name one of the two African Americans who served in the legislature during the Reconstruction.
Who are Hiram R. Revels or John R. Lynch?
500
Michele's New Bike by Alicia Skelton Dale loved riding his bike everyday after school. His little sister Michele had a bike too, but she never rode it. Dale asked her why she never rode with him after school. Michele just put her head down and said in a very quiet voice that she did not know how to ride a bike. Dale felt sorry for his little sister, so he decided that he would help her. Every afternoon after school for a whole week, Dale and Michele worked very hard. Dale was a really great teacher. Dale was running behind Michele's bike. She was pedaling and Dale was holding onto the back of her seat. Dale let go and Michele kept on riding. She looked back and saw that Dale was not holding her up anymore. Michele was riding her bike by herself! Michele started squealing with delight as Dale watched. He was really proud of his little sister, and he was also proud of himself for being a good teacher. Create a beginning, middle, and end chart for this story.
What is.....
500
Elsa trained for many weeks to run in the Turkey Trot. The Turkey Trot was a fun race that her family did every Thanksgiving together. This year, Elsa hoped to beat her older brother. She ran as fast as she could run. She crossed the finish line right before her brother did. She felt triumphant when she finished. Elsa was so proud of herself because she had worked so hard and had run faster than her brother. Elsa's brother was proud of her, too. What is the meaning of the word triumphant in the passage?
What is proud?
500
Write a business letter or a friendly letter correctly.
What is.....
500
Correct the following sentence. the boston globe my favorite newspaper is read by many people
What is The Boston Globe (underlined), my favorite newspaper, is read by many people.
500
What did the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments do?
What is 13th- made slavery illegal & 14th- gave freedmen the same rights other people had.
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