Vocabulary
This vocabulary word means to support or help someone succeed, like Eddie does for Noah with his assignment.
What is assist?
This sport is central to the story, where Eddie is co‑captain.
What is soccer?
This general setting — where Eddie, Noah, and the soccer team all know each other — is the heart of the story
What is the school?
This player is the only one allowed to use their hands during play.
Who is the goalie?
A word like cat has this type of syllable, where a single vowel is followed by one or more consonants.
What is a closed syllable?
This word means the ability to work well together for a common goal, just as Eddie’s team must do on the field.
What is teamwork?
The friend Eddie helps by assisting with a writing assignment so he can stay eligible to play.
Who is Noah?
The story takes place during this season of the year, when soccer is in full swing.
What is the fall?
This many players usually make up a team on the field in professional soccer.
What is 11?
A word like me or go ends in a vowel that says its long sound. This is called what type of syllable?
What is open syllable?
This word refers to a kind act that helps someone else, like Eddie giving up a team party to help Noah.
What is kindness?
The academic assignment Eddie helps Noah with...
What is an essay?
Eddie attends this grade level at school, where the soccer team plays.
What is the eighth grade?
When a player stops the ball with their foot to control it, this action is called.
What is...a) stopping, b) shielding, c) trapping?
What is trapping?
Friends Academy moved into this building, but before the school was in this building, what was it?
What is a mansion?
A word meaning moral strength or doing the right thing, even if it’s not easy — what Eddie shows by helping Noah.
What is theme, character or enemy?
Pick 1.
What is Character?
Eddie and Noah skip this team social event to work on the assignment.
What is the team pasta party?
The contrast between the soccer field and Noah’s house symbolizes the balance between these two aspects of life.
What is...
A) sports and academics
B) sports and homelife
C) homelife and academics
What is...
A) sports and academics
This type of kick is awarded when the ball crosses the goal line last touched by the defending team.
What is corner kick?
In the word basketball, identify what type of syllables is the word is broken into. First state how many syllables the word is and then identify the type of syllables.
What is 3 and closed, closed, closed?
The coach nicknames the team this, after an international group the UN, to highlight its diversity. What does UN stand for?
B) United Nations
C) United Nationals
Noah's chance to play gas to do with his grades in this subject
What is English?
This setting represents fun and friendship for the team, but Eddie skips it to help Noah.
What is the pasta party?
The international tournament held every four years to determine the world’s best national team is called this.
What is the World Cup?
1) 100
2) 50
3) 65
What is 65 acres?