Vocabulary
Comprehension
Vocabulary 2
Comprehension 2
Challenge sentences
100
Sideways handsprings with the legs and arms kept straight
What is cartwheels
100
Why were Gary's ankles turning bluish in color?
What is they were hurt or bruised
100
somewhat blue
What is bluish
100
What was Gary playing at the beginning of the story?
What is Chinese checkers
100
My brother loves to somersault. What does somersault mean?
What is perform a rolling movement
200
beating rapidly or strongly
What is throbbing
200
What happened first in the story?
What is Issac did a flip when a car passed
200
to run or jump, turning the heels over the head
What is somersault
200
What was Gary wearing the people kept asking questions about?
What is slippers
200
Lakesha loves the limelight. What does limelight mean?
What is public attention
300
slip or slid sideways while moving
What is skidded
300
Why was Gary's mother proud of Issac?
What is he was taking gymnastics
300
center of public attention
What is limelight
300
Why did Issac put powder on his hands?
What is he thought it made him look like a real gymnast
300
His head was throbbing. What does throbbing mean?
What is pounding
400
a sport in which very difficult exercises are performed
What is gymnastics
400
How was Issac different from Gary when it came to gymnastics?
What is Issac was more athletic
400
drawing back suddenly
What is wincing
400
What did Gary attempt to do that made him hurt his neck?
What is a backflip
400
The tires skidded on the wet road. What does skidded mean?
What is slid without rolling
500
act of failing to act promptly
What is hesitation
500
What happened last?
What is Gary lay in the grass looking at the stars
500
BONUS WORD!! Double or nothing. Backwards somersaults performed in the air
What is backflips
500
What would you gather about Gary by the end of the story?
What is Gary is not meant to be a gymnast
500
He was wincing after he fell off his bike. What does wincing mean?
What is making a painful expression
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