Double Dutch Comprehension

Which sentence tells you that the story is about to move back into history?

• "Life for the Snazzy Steppers wasn't always so sweet."

• "Coach Rockett was thrilled but intimidated."

• "Coach Rockett even wrote a song to help teach his girls how to..."

• "In the ropes, it seems that the Steppers defy gravity."

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CCSS.RL.5.1

When do the Snazzy Steppers become best friends?

• After they compete together for a long time.

• When Coach Rockett tells them to.

• The first time they win a first-place trophy.

• Before they join the team.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

In the beginning of the article, the author descibes the team in such detail. Why would the author do that?

• To show how much the team needs to improve

• To show how each team member is different

• To speed up the narrative

• To show how well they work together as a team.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

The songs in the articles have strong rhythms because

• Strong rhythms match the movements of jumping rope.

• Songs with strong rhythm always rhyme.

• The girls had to work harder to get into shape for the competition.

• Coach Rockett wanted to make the songs slow.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

The author moves back and forth from the present to the past in the article. What does this help you learn?

• How much the team has improved

• Mysterious writing

• Jump rope songs

• Rhythm

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CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the change that occurs between their first competition in Harlem and their win in New York?

• They do better in each competition.

• They are angry.

• They stop practicing and trying their styles.

• They quit the team.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

In jumps the doctor. In jumps the nurse. In jumps the lady with the alligator purse.

What contributes to the rhythm in this stanza.

• The story

• The lady

• Funny words

• Rhyming words

The first thing Coach Rockett does is

• Organize a double Dutch team

• Learn to jump rope himself

• Get an idea by looking out the window

• Buy several hundred yards of clothesline

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CCSS.RL.5.1

How do you know this article has a narrative structure?

• It is about several people.

• It reads like a story.

• The events are real.

• The people are real.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

At the beginning of the story, we learn that the 5 girls are

• Sad after losing their first double Dutch competition

• Learning to jump rope and practicing double Dutch

• Hoping to become a double Dutch team

• An award winning double Dutch team

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2