A fight for hurling

What sport does Maeve want to play?

• soccer

• hokey

• hurling

• football

Maeve’s problem was that she wanted to play hurling, but she did not have a team to play on. How does Patrick attempt to help solve Maeve’s problem?

• He asks his coach if Maeve can join their hurling practice.

• He tells Maeve that she should play soccer instead.

• He helps Maeve find a camogie team to play on.

• He offers to play hurling with Maeve after school.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Hurling can be a dangerous sport to play. What evidence from the story best supports this conclusion?

• Hurling is a sport played by men, while camogie is played by women.

• Hurling is played with a ball called a sliotar and sticks called hurleys.

• Players can score by hitting the ball into the net or over the crossbar.

• Players can get aggressive and are required to wear helmets.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Why does Patrick ask Coach O’Connor if Maeve can join the team?

• because he thinks Maeve can help the team

• because he wants to help Maeve play hurling

• because he told Maeve he would get her on the team

• because Maeve asked him to talk to the coach

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is this story mostly about?

• Maeve’s brother helps her find a way to play hurling.

• Maeve is not allowed to play hurling because she is a girl.

• Maeve’s father doesn’t want her to play hurling because she could be hurt.

• Maeve envies the boys who play hurling but does nothing.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the following sentences:

“To walk around her neighborhood at four in the afternoon was almost like walking through a battlefield: The streets were scattered with various hurling games, with young boys running at each other from all directions.”

What does the author mean when he or she says the neighborhood is “like a battlefield”?

• the neighborhood is full of soldiers

• the kids in the neighborhood play war

• the neighborhood is crazy and hectic

• the neighborhood is divided into two sides

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below:

Maeve wants to play hurling, _____ she plays soccer instead.

• so

• like

• after

• but

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A