A Police Stop Changed This Teenager's Life

What is the setting of paragraph 1 in A Police Stop Changed This Teenager's Life" ?

• Jourdan Duncan's home

• The police station

• Industrial Way in the City of Benicia

• Jourdan's high school

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CCSS.RL.7.3

In paragraph 3, Jourdan Duncan has just gotten of his job and is nervous about being stopped because-

• he knows there is a curfew in Benicia for teenagers

• his parents told him not to walk home from work

• he isn't sure what the policeman wants

• his friends didn't pick him up on time

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What does sequence or chronological mean?

• events that take place in order

• comparing two events

• one event causes another

• a solution to a problem

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.W.7.3C

How does the author's organization of the news story contribute to the author's purpose?

• It entertains the readers with details of events.

• it informs the readers of sequence of events (order).

• It persuades readers that Duncan needs a bike.

• It allows readers to draw conclusions about the events.

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.6

Read the sentence from paragraph 10. “Then, he explained their encounter the night before.”

What is the meaning of the word encounter as it is used in paragraph 10?

• Serves as an expression or a sign of something else

• A short meeting that is unplanned or unexpected.

• To give, or contribute something to a person, cause or fund.

• Create a situation that is difficult or stressful for him or her.

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RL.7.4

What word is a synonym or means the same as the word donate?

• Keep

• Contribute

• Receive

• Communicate

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CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.6

What is a positive effect that resulted from Jourdan’s timing belt and engine valve being broken?

• No longer had a way to get to work

• Had to walk 5 hours to and from work

• Was able to go on a ride along with Office Keffer

• Jourdan had to lie to his parents

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CCSS.RI.7.3

What is the definition of the word token as it is used in paragraph 12? “The bike was a token of their gratitude, the officers said.”

• Serves as an expression or a sign of something else

• Is a short meeting that is unplanned or unexpected

• Something that is without qualifications or exceptions

• A person’s travel to and from work or school

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CCSS.RL.7.4

The main idea of this article is-

• how a police encounter changed a teenager's life

• how to apply for a ride-along.

• Riding bicycles is healthier than walking.

• Many people walk to work and it's better for peoples health.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.6

Read the following sentence. Something with a reliable gearing system that could handle Benicia's steep hills. The word reliable means-

• to give or contribute something to a person, cause or fund

• when people speak or otherwise are in contact with one another

• a person or object that can be trusted or depended on

• a person's travel to and from work or school

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CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RL.7.4