Vocabulary
What does "sidearm" mean?
throwing the rock with your arm at the side?
Who teaches the narrator how to skip rocks?
Moe?
What happens when the narrator throws the rock the first time?
the rock sinks (plonks)?
How do you hold the rock?
with the flat side down?
How does the narrator feel when they watch Moe?
they think it looks easy?
Define "plonk" as it's used in this story.
What is the sound a rock makes when it sinks in the water instead of skipping?
Where do they skip rocks?
at a lake?
How many times does Moe's first rock skip?
ten or twelve times?
Where do you wrap your finger on the rock?
on the side of the rock?
How does the narrator feel after their first skip works?
awesome or happy?
What does it mean to "snap your wrist"?
What is to bend or break your wrist suddenly with a quick motion to make the rock spin?
What is Moe good at doing?
rock skipping?
What does Moe tell the narrator to do to make the rock skip?
to snap your wrist?
How high should you aim at the water?
just a few inches from the top?
What does Moe say to make the narrator feel good?
"You rock!" or "Rock solid!"?
What is "pitter-pat"?
the sound the rock makes when it skips?
What does Moe like to say a lot?
the word "rock"?
How many times does the narrator's first good rock skip?
three times?
What way do you throw the rock?
sidearm?
What does the narrator say about the experience?
"It's like magic! It's cool! I'm hooked!"?
What does "snap" mean with your wrist?
to flick it fast to make the rock spin?
Who is telling the story?
a person learning to skip rocks?
What is the best that the narrator can do by the end of the story?
skip a rock six times?
What are the two most important things to do to skip a rock?
throw it at the right angle and snap your wrist to make it spin?
What does this story teach us?
if you practice and try hard, you can learn new things?