May Day Around the World
During which season is May Day?
Spring
What is the main character's name?
Yum Yung
T or F: You need special equipment to play soccer.
False. You can play soccer with anything.
Who are the two people who write poems in the story?
The girl and her mother
able to wait for something without complaining
patient
Where in the world do people celebrate May Day?
All over / Many different places.
Why does Yum Yung visit people in the middle of the story?
He wants help finding a bagel.
Who can play soccer?
Anyone can play soccer.
What is the story MOSTLY about?
a girl who learns about her mother’s life
sharing equally with another or others
in common
How are May Day celebrations in Paris and Hawaii the same?
a) People give gifts in both places.
b) People need coins in both places.
c) People wear lilies in both places.
d) People have a parade in both places
a) People give gifts in both places.
What is a lesson in the story?
a) It is important to have a plan.
b) It is good to try something new.
c) Smart thinking helps fix problems.
d) Keep searching to find things that are lost.
c) Smart thinking helps fix problems.
Where was the first national soccer team established? (+ 5 points if you remember what year!)
It was established in England in 1863.
Why are some of the poems in italics?
to show that the girl’s mother wrote them
During "Where on Earth is My Bagel," Yum Yung declared many things about a bagel. What does the word declared mean about the way Yum Yung spoke?
It means he said them with a strong voice.
Where in the world do people burn old furniture for May Day?
Uppsala, Sweden
Why does Yum Yung send a letter to New York?
He wants to taste a bagel.
In the passage, who is the best kind of soccer player?
a) someone with a lot of skills
b) someone who wants their team to be the stars
c) someone who works very hard
d) someone who plays a lot of soccer
b) someone who wants their team to be the stars
What happens at the end of the story?
The girl writes poems for her mother.
"Goal!" talks about the different languages that are spoken around us. What does the word spoken mean as it is used in the passage?
Used
What does the passage say people in England dance around?
a Maypole
What ingredients are in Yum Yung's bagel?
Flour, sea salt, and honey.
What does the author say you can learn from soccer?
The author says we can learn how to be brave from playing soccer.
Why does the girl’s mother write poems?
She writes poems because she wants to remember special times.
"Poems in the Attic" says that the girl’s mother had a childhood on wings. Why does the author use these words to tell about the mother’s childhood?
She lived in many different places.