Double Dutch Comprehension

At the beginning of the article, five girls are

• an award-winning double Dutch team. 
• hoping to become a double Dutch team.
• learning to jump rope and practicing double Dutch.
• sad after losing their first double Dutch competition. 

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

At the beginning of the article, why does the author describe the team in such detail?

• to show how well they work together as a team
• to show how the team needs to improve
• to show how different each team member is
• to speed up the narrative

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which sentence indicates the article is moving back in history?

• "Coach Rockett was thrilled but intimidated."
• "In the ropes, it seems the steppers defy gravity."
• "Life for the Snazzy Steppers wasn't always so sweet."
• "Coach Rockett even wrote a song to teach the girls how to jump."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The first thing Coach Rockett does is

• learn to jump rope himself
• organize a double Dutch team
• get an idea by looking out the window
• buy several hundred yards of clothesline

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

Between the team's first competition in Harlem and their win in New York, the girls 

• are angry
• quit the team
• stop practicing their styles
• do better at each competition 

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The Snazzy Steppers become best friends

• before they join the team
• when Coach Rockett tells them to
• the first time they win a first place trophy
• after they compete for a long time

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which statement proves that this article has a narrative structure

• it reads like a story
• the events are real
• the people are real
• it is about several people

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

In the article, the author moves back and forth from the present to the past in order to 

• add rhythm
• include jump rope songs
• make the selection mysterious
• show how much the team has improved 

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

The songs in this article have a strong rhythm most likely because 

• songs with a strong rhythm always rhyme too
• Coach Rockett wanted to make the songs slow
• strong rhythms match the movements of jumping rope
• the girls had to work harder to get into shape for the competition

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Read this stanza from the article:
I had a little puppy.
His name was Tiny Tim.
I put him in the bathtub, 
to see if he could swim.
Which of the following contribute to the rhythm of the stanza above?

• a story
• a puppy
• funny words
• rhyming words

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4