The Summer of the Cast

What was Amanda's favorite thing?

• running
• swimming
• reading
• singing

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

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CCSS.RL.3.3

What main problem does Amanda face in the story?

• She does not want to leave the beach at the end of the day
• She cannot manage all of the energy she has.
• She cannot go swimming because she broke her arm.
• She does not get along with the rest of her family.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.3.9

When she has her cast on, Amanda misses swimming: What evidence from the story best supports this conclusion?

• At the pool, Amanda stares longingly at the water.
• Amanda's family stops going to the pool as often.
• Amanda staged a play and planted a tree.
• Amanda's family throws a pool party for her and her friends.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

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Why does Amanda start crying at the doctor's office?

• because she is in a lot of pain
• because she can't think of anyone to sign her cast
• because she is tired and wants to go home
• because she won't be able to go swimming

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

What is the story mostly about?

• Two siblings spend more time together when one of them breaks her arm.
• A girl who loves swimming discovers an interest in gardening after breaking her arm.
• Two siblings learn to love swimming over the course of a summer.
• A girl breaks her arm while playing on a slider at the playground.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the following sentences: "I was excitedly babbling, standing on chairs, reading brochures and peppering everyone with questions about how x-rays worked. I was completely oblivious to the gravity of the situation. This wasn't a fun field trip. My sister was badly hurt. I don't like thinking back on my lack of care for Amanda."
AS used in this sentence, what does th word "gravity" mean?

• happiness
• discomfort
• seriousness
• magnetic pull that comes from the center of the earth.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
______ Amanda loves swimming, she asks her sibling if they could not go to the pool tomorrow.

• Even though
• Therefore
• Meanwhile
• Initially

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What did the narrator do during "the summer of the cast" instead of swimming and seeing friends?

• played video games
• went to see her cousins
• nothing
• Stayed home with Amanda more

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

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Why doesn't Amanda want to go to the pool at the end of the story?

• She forgot how to swim
• She wants to spend time with her sibling in the garden
• She doesn't like swimming anymore

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

How did Amanda's broken arm impact her relationship with her sibling, the narrator? 

• It helped them to become closer.
• It caused them to hate each other.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6