Girl Can’t Dance

Which character is this story mostly about?

• Aubree

• Emma

• Julian

• Theo

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the most important thing to Emma at the beginning of the story?

• Fame

• Family

• Friends

• Talent

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does Emma feel when Theo first uploads the video of her to YouTube?

• Excited

• Furious

• Grateful

• Relieved

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.6.6

In the middle of the story, Theo mutters, “I’ve created a monster.” What sentence from the story supports what Theo says?

• “Julian pretended to spit up a hairball.”

• “I let go of Theo’s shirt and ran to the bathroom to hide.”

• “I stopped eating lunch with Aubree and started sitting with Serena Malik and the popular group.”

• “As quickly as I had become a celebrity, I had turned back into a pumpkin.”

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read this sentence from the story: “When he cringed, so did I.” What does the word cringed mean in this sentence?

• Copied someone

• Paid no attention

• Jump in surprise

• Acted embarrassed

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The line “As quickly as I had become

a celebrity, I had turned back into a pumpkin” shows that Emma has become

• Unlikable

• Popular

• Scary

• Ordinary

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Emma owe Aubree at the end of the story?

• An apology

• Lunch

• Video

• Sunglasses

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

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What does Emma become famous for?

• A popular song she wrote

• Sunglasses and autographs

• Limo rides with celebrities

• Terrible singing and dancing

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

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What is the most important thing to Emma at the beginning of the story?

• Fame

• Family

• Friends

• Talent

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3