a kid in a candy store

What does Tommy think could change his life forever?

• a piece of chocolate

• a comic book store

• a skateboard

• a motor cycle

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.7.6

A problem in this story is that Tommy wants a skateboard but does not have the money to buy one. How does he try to solve this problem?

• He tries to solve this problem by dreaming about a trip to Mars.

• He tries to solve this problem by getting a job

• He tries to solve this problem by staring through the window of the skate shop.

• He tries to solve this problem by going to the mall.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Tommy stares at the skateboard through the window of the skate shop for weeks. After his dad refuses to buy the skateboard for him, Tommy gets a job so that he can buy it himself.

What can be concluded from this information?

• Tommy is serious about getting the skateboard and will work hard to do it.

• Tommy is heartbroken and has given up all hope of getting the skateboard.

• If Tommy does not make enough money at his job to buy the skateboard, he will steal it.

• Tommy will lose interest in the skateboard a few weeks after starting his job.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What do Tommy and his dad have in common?

• Both Tommy and his dad think raspberry rope is the best candy in the world.

• As boys, both wanted a skateboard built for long rides on roads and down hills

• As boys, both wanted a motorcycle known as a Vincent Black Shadow

• As boys, both wanted something that their fathers would not buy for them.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the theme of this story?

• friendship

• honesty

• determination

• giving up

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the following sentences: “How could that store turn a profit? And why would a store with no customers need an extra employee?

Tommy didn't want to find out, but the skateboard demanded he try.

”What does the phrase “the skateboard demanded he try” mean?

• Tommy wanted the skateboard so much that he decided to try

• The skateboard spoke to Tommy in a dream and told him to try.

• Tommy has spent so much time thinking about the skateboard that he is starting to imagine things.

• The skateboard has a recorder and speaker that can play voice messages.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Tommy wants a skateboard; _______, he wants a longboard.

• specifically

• on the other hand

• before

• therefore

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What kind of candy does Mr. Orson give Tommy to try?

• twizzlers

• chocolate bars

• gummy worms

• sour candy

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How did Mr. Orson know Tommy was looking for a job?

• Tommy asked for one.

• He refused to eat the candy

• Mr. Orson saw Tommy asking for jobs in other stores on the street.

• He is so wise that Mr. Orson has a sense for this kind of thing. He knows when people need something other than candy.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

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CCSS.RL.5.1

What did Tommy's father want him to get out of finding a job?

• a new skateboard

• the understanding that if you want something you must work for it

• time away from his parents

• his family needed the extra money Tommy would make for bills.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6