Squeak the Skater Goes Surfing Questions

What activity does Squeak try after getting bored with skateboarding?

• swimming

• roller saking

• surfing

• sailing

What is the climax of the action in this story?

• Squeak starts surfing lessons with Troy.

• Squeak saves a man from drowning.

• Squeak practices skateboarding in his school playground.

• Squeak gets his nickname.

Although surfing may look similar to skateboarding, it is actually quite different.

What evidence from the story supports this statement?

• Although Squeak is good at skateboarding, surfing is a challenge for him.

• At dinner Squeak tells his parents that surfing is just like skateboarding.

• Squeak takes surfing lessons from Troy Mason, who used to be a famous surfer.

• Squeak spends a lot of time practicing skateboarding in his school playground.

What is one similarity between Squeak's skateboarding and his surfing?

• He is not very good at either when he starts out.

• He works hard to get better at both.

• He takes lessons to get better at both.

• They both make him into a hero.

What is a theme of this story?

• the importance of saving money

• the need to choose your friends wisely

• the benefits of challenging yourself

• the difficulty of living in a new place

Read the following sentence: "Every day he would be outside pushing himself to do better, crazier tricks."

What does the phrase pushing himself mean?

• leaning hard against a wall

• getting upset with himself

• relaxing after doing a new trick

• making himself work hard