Unit 4 Week 2

Based on text evidence, how does the narrator feel about going out to the playground?

• She is too tired to play at recess.

• She is worried she will get a sunburn.

• She is excited to play tag with her friends.

• She is tired of hearing Angel and Leonard argue.

Read these sentences from the story:

They spend every recess arguing. They are very disrespectful to each other.

The word disrespectful has the root word respect. Someone disrespectful is.....

• friendly

• kind

• rude

• worried

The narrator of the story is:

• Angel

• Leonard

• Tanisha

• a teacher

Read this sentence from the story:

"Stop this nonsense, you are acting so strange!"

If someone was talking nonsense, you would

• do what they say.

• not understand them.

• not tell anyone else.

• say the same back to him.

Read these sentences from the story:

I thought about that for a second and then I did something unexpected. I spun around like a dancer and froze in an odd position.

Something expected is planned. Something unexpected is a....

• celebration

• friend

• game

• surprise

If the story were written from Angel's point of view, the reader would know....

• which game Leonard likes best.

• why Leonard laughs at Tanisha.

• what she is arguing about with Leonard.

• who taught Tanisha how to play soccer.

At the end of the story, what does the narrator think about recess?

• It is a lot of fun.

• It needs to change.

• Angel should leave.

• The teachers should play.

Read this sentence from the story:

Leonard dodged left and right, but I knew it was impossible for him to outrun him.

What does the word impossible mean?

• done earlier.

• needing to be done.

• not able to be done.

• done over and over again.

Which sentence BEST describes the lesson of the story?

• Always try your best.

• An old trick may be played once too often.

• Trouble comes from those we least expect.

• People forget about their differences when they play together.

Read these sentences from the story:

He walked over and touched me. I suddenly unfroze and started dancing again.

What does unfroze mean?

• to become stiff.

• to become cold.

• to become able to move.

• to become stuck in place.