Sherry's Game: 09/22/20

Who is the main character of this story?

Sherry Anne Lipski was born and raised in New York City. Her neighborhood was packed with people. Rows of houses lined the streets, some of which held three families in one. There were some trees planted in the concrete sidewalk, so there was a slight presence of nature.

"But cars ran up the block constantly, and parking spots were always filled. There was a constant hum: people talking, music playing, trucks delivering food, fire engines shouting at cars to get out of the way. All of this went on all day, every day."

From this section of the story, you can tell that Sherry lives in the ....

• country

• city

• woods

• desert

What evidence from the text shows how important rules are in the game of handball?

• "When Sherry’s friends got a message from her to meet at the playground, they knew what she wanted to do: play handball."

• "Players can decide on where the boundaries lie, or, if they’re lucky, the playground’s construction crew might have painted lines on the asphalt to mark “out of bounds” for them already."

• "Sherry could play handball for hours and hours, from the time school got out until the sun went down."

• "Her parents comforted her, but she was very sad for weeks as she said goodbye to all of her childhood friends and the neighborhood they played in together."

"A few months later, Sherry was still in a funk. She missed New York."

The phrase "in a funk," means...

• likes to play funky music

• feeling happy-go-lucky

• feeling sad and out of sorts

• wanting something new

"Sherry could finally find the motivation to go outside again."

An antonym for the word "motivation" is ...

• desire

• interest

• reason

• discouragement

"They played for two consecutive hours until the pair had to go home."

Select ALL of the synonyms for "consecutive."

• successive

• chronological

• continuous

• interrupted