Champion of Quiet

PART A: What does it mean that Maggie feels “blue” in paragraph 10?

• She is sad about the idea of being picked last.

• She is embarrassed that she is going to be picked last.

• She is out of breath from participating in gym class.

• She is afraid to speak up and talk to others.

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Picking teams meant one thing: Maggie would be picked last.” (Paragraph 4)

• “Maggie was a new student that year in a class of champions.” (Paragraph 6)

• “She’d had to think long and hard to figure out her own special title. After fivewhole weeks of school, Maggie had decided. (Paragraph 8)

• “The Champion of Quiet sat on the gym floor, sandwiched between theChampion of Daydreaming and the Champion of Goofy Jokes.” (Paragraph 10)

Which of the following best describes what motivated Maggie to choose her teammates?

• She thinks they will be good friends and wants to get to know them.

• She believes that they are better at sports than her classmates realize.

• She wants her classmates to know that she is a good person.

• She understands how they feel always being picked last for teams.

PART A: Which sentence describes the main theme of the short story?

• It can be frightening to be the new kid at school.

• Taking a chance and being brave can lead to making new friends.

• People who have things in common make good friends.

• If you want to stop something that is unfair, it’s important to speak up.

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Maggie was a new student that year in a class of champions. To help herself remember the other kids, she’d come up with a special title for each one.” (Paragraph 6)

• “She caught the eye of Jasmine, Champion of Cursive J’s. Maggie thought she might like to be Jasmine’s friend but never felt brave enough to talk to her.” (Paragraph 13)

• “Jamie, Champion of the Untied Shoelace. Jamie could not dribble, throw, or catch. He knew what it felt like to be the last pick.” (Paragraph 31)

• “Maggie grinned at her team. We are, officially, the Champions of No Score, she thought. Awesome.” (Paragraph 46)