You Can't Stop Trudy

Why did a swimming coach tell Trudy that she could never be a great swimmer?

• she was a girl
• she had a fear of the water
• she swam too wild
• she was too little

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What made Trudy a strong, sure swimmer?

• weight training
• she went to France
• hard work
• Her dad tied a rope around her waist

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What is the English Channel?

• a television show
• a lake in England
• water between  England and France
• a river in France

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

How long was the English Channel swim that Trudy was planning?

• 21 miles
• 30 miles
• 2 miles
• 100 miles

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

What was NOT one of the dangers of swimming the channel?

• Jellyfish
• high waves
• sharks
• killer whales

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is a good word to describe someone who doesn't give up?

• determined
• timid
• dainty
• shy

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Trudy swam the channel on her first try.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why was Trudy mad when the man pulled her out of the water on her first try?

• He hurt her
• He didn't want her to try
• The swim would no longer count
• He told her she was not a good swimmer.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RF.3.4C

What did Trudy cover herself in to protect herself from the cold?

• foil
• fur lined bathing suit
• grease
• wet suit

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

How long did it take Trudy to swim across the channel

• Three days
• over 14 hours
• 24 hours
• 1 hour and 30 minutes

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5