Reading Comprehension

We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk

We're racing, racing down the walk,

Over the pavement and round the block.

We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-

Felicia and I and half our friends.

Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!

She roars at me and I shout at her

As past the porches and garden gates

We rattle and rock

On our roller skates.

1) What makes a rumbling sound in the poem?

• train

• dog

• skates

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk

We're racing, racing down the walk,

Over the pavement and round the block.

We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-

Felicia and I and half our friends.

Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!

She roars at me and I shout at her

As past the porches and garden gates

We rattle and rock

On our roller skates.

2) What happens as the children roller skate?

• Their hair flies backwards

• People wave to them

• A lion roars

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.SL.2.2

We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk

We're racing, racing down the walk,

Over the pavement and round the block.

We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-

Felicia and I and half our friends.

Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!

She roars at me and I shout at her

As past the porches and garden gates

We rattle and rock

On our roller skates.

3) What makes the sound of whish and whirr?

• turning skates

• flying hair

• clapping hands

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk

We're racing, racing down the walk,

Over the pavement and round the block.

We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-

Felicia and I and half our friends.

Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!

She roars at me and I shout at her

As past the porches and garden gates

We rattle and rock

On our roller skates.

4) What do you know about the girl in the poem?

• She does her homework

• She likes sports

• She likes to skate fast

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.SL.2.2

CCSS.SL.2.3

We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk

We're racing, racing down the walk,

Over the pavement and round the block.

We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-

Felicia and I and half our friends.

Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!

She roars at me and I shout at her

As past the porches and garden gates

We rattle and rock

On our roller skates.

5) In what kind of place does the girl live?

• farm

• beach

• city

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.7

We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk

We're racing, racing down the walk,

Over the pavement and round the block.

We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-

Felicia and I and half our friends.

Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!

She roars at me and I shout at her

As past the porches and garden gates

We rattle and rock

On our roller skates.

6) The poem is mostly about

• children roller skating

• playing in a park

• many kinds of races

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.SL.2.2