The Challenge Game
Why do Lina's teammates keep challenging her?
They think she will continue to miss the shots.
Why is Devon upset at the beginning of the story?
His teammates did not pass him the ball.
In the sentence, "Devon kicked the ball into the net," which word is a proper noun.
Devon
In the sentence "The player kicked the ball across the field," what kind of verb is kicked—action, helping, or linking?
Action Verb
Identify the parts of speech of each word in the sentence: Devon kicked it.
Devon- proper noun
kicked- action verb
it- pronoun
What is Lina's challenge for Marta at the end of the story?
The challenge is for Marta to take a shot in the second half.
What does Omar tell Luis he should do?
Luis should set a boundary with Devon.
Replace the underlined words with a pronoun: "Lina and Marta practiced their soccer drills after school."
They
Identify the helping verb in this sentence: "The team was practicing for two hours before the match."
was
What type of verb is was in the sentence: "Marta was playing soccer with her friends."?
helping
Lina is brave and Marta is scared.
What does the title of the story show about Devon?
It shows the Devon has a hard time controlling his temper.
Identify all the pronouns in this sentence: "He asked her if she wanted to join the team."
He, her, she
In the sentence "Marta felt nervous before taking her big shot," what kind of verb is felt?
linking verb
Rewrite this sentence by replacing the underlined nouns with personal pronouns: "Luis and Omar told Devon about the new rule."
They told him about it.
Write a summary of The Challenge Game using our strategy:
Someone, wanted, but, so, then.
Marta wanted to not embarrass herself in front of her team, but the challenge game made her take a shot in front of everyone, so she picks Lina, then she becomes scared to shoot during the real game.
Write a summary of Hotheads using our strategy:
Someone, wanted, but, so, then.
Luis wanted to help Devon, but Nicholas wanted to kick Devon off the team, so Luis sets a boundary with Devon, then Devon learns to control his temper.
What personal pronoun should replace the underlined word: "The referee gave Omar a yellow card."
him
Identify both verbs in this sentence and label which is helping and which is action: "She had scored three goals this season."
had (helping)
scored (action)
Identify the linking verb and the pronoun in this sentence: "She felt confident after scoring the goal."
She- pronoun
felt- linking verb
What is the theme (lesson) of the story?
It is important to be brave and to not give up.
What is the theme (lesson) of the story?
Everyone deserves a second chance.
Which sentence uses pronouns correctly?
A. Him and me went to the library.
B. She and I went to the library.
C. She and her went to the library.
B: She and I went to the library.
Read the two sentences below. In which sentence is "looked" used as a linking verb?
Sentence A: "The referee looked happy with the clean play."
Sentence B: "The referee looked at the clock."
sentence A
Identify all three verbs in this sentence and state whether each is action, helping, or linking: "The coach was proud because Marta had scored the winning goal."
was- linking
had- helping
scored- action