Double-Dutch

What is the name of the double-Dutch team in the reading?

• The Snazzy Steppers
• The Snoozy Poozy
• The Gloucester Lions
• The Snazzy Schnazzy

What is the name of the school the double-Dutch team goes to?

• Los Angeles High School
• Reed Junior High School
• Gloucester City High School
• Central Islip High School

"They move in unison." What does the word UNISON mean?

• separate
• apart
• together, at the same time
• different times

What is the name for the people who are jumping in the ropes?

• Turners
• Steppers
• Jumpers
• Slicers

What is the name for the people who are turning the ropes?

• Jumpers
• Slicers
• Steppers
• Turners

"In the ropes, it seems that the Steppers defy gravity." What do you think the author means by "defy gravity?"

• Their feet are stuck to the ground
• It's like they're feet never touch the ground
• They cannot move at all
• They are actually jumping rope in outer space

What was the name of the double-Dutch team's Coach?

• David Rockett
• Space Rocket
• Rockett man
• David Rockettes

How did the Coach find out about double-Dutch?

• Someone told him about it
• He looked out his classroom window, saw kids doing it, and was fascinated
• He heard about it on the radio
• He won a contest that gave away equipment

To make his first jump rope, the Coach bought what?

• A jump rope
• A telephone wire
• Couple hundred yards of clothesline
• A tree branch

How many girls showed up for the team's first practice?

• 20
• 30
• 40
• 50