The New Playground

Why did the people at Bingham Creek neighborhood decide to build a playground?

• To give neighborhood children a place to play.
• To spend the extra money they had collected from fundraising.
• To give bored volunteers something to do.
• To make their neighborhood more fun than other neighborhoods.

Why did the author most likely write this selection?

• To persuade the Playground Committee to build a go-kart racetrack
• To tell about the planning and building of a new playground.
• To describe what the new playground's castle looks like.
• To persuade a local carpenter to help build the playground.

The committee waited to begin building the playground until they had enough-

• volunteers and money
• kids and parents
• food and music
• beams and tires

What was probably the main reason for having the Grand Opening Party?

• To celebrate the new playground
• To build another slide
• To teach people how to build safe playgrounds
• To let the construction crew do a safety check

Was the playground a success?

• Yes, kids were having fun on the playground as soon as it opened. 
• Yes, the committee made a lot of money by building the playground.
• No, people seemed to think the playground was boring. 
• No, nobody came to the Grand Opening Part.