Laura's Key

At the beginning of the story, which statement best describes Laura’s experience on the soccer team?

• She is surprised by how fast her teammates accept her.

• She messes up in the first game, so her team ignores her.

• She makes her team upset because she never passes the ball.

• She shows off her talent, making her teammates jealous

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Laura react to the end of her soccer season?

• She feels angry.

• She feels calm.

• She feels defeated.

• She feels motivated.

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What does Laura have in common with Dequan and Isabel?

• They all got cut from the soccer team tryouts.

• They all think they are not good enough to play soccer.

• They all had to sit on the bench for the full soccer season.

• They all believe that soccer is too difficult for them to play.

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What is Laura worried about when she sees her brother Toni?

• telling him that she does not enjoy soccer like he does

• telling him that she found a new group to play soccer with

• telling him that he is not a very talented soccer player

• telling him that she was benched the whole soccer season

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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How are Toni’s and Laura’s experiences with soccer similar?

• They both realized that they would be more successful in a different sport.

• They both wanted to give up but kept going with help from others.

• They both got better after practicing with their mom.

• They both had teammates who ignored them.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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Why does Laura feel proud?

• She is proud she did not listen to her coach’s advice.

• She is proud she defeated her old teammates.

• She is proud her team scored the winning goal.

• She is proud her team did not give up.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.3.3

Which detail would be MOST important to include in a summary?

• Laura continues to practice even when she wants to give up.

• Laura and her mom spend a weekend cleaning up a vacant lot.

• Laura’s brother visits from college and helps coach Laura’s soccer team.

• The Piedmont Middle School soccer team lost their first game of the season.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

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CCSS.RI.4.9

Which piece of evidence BEST supports the idea that failure leads to growth and improvement?

• "If Laura hadn't been too ashamed to tell Toni that she was a failure she would have quit the team that day.

• "Some evenings wincing while her mother cleaned her scrapes with rubbing alcohol, Laura thought about quitting."

• Dequan made an amazing save the first half, and Isobel scored a goal she never could have back in June. And as for Laura she didn't miss a single pass. "

• "Classes were starting up in a week, but soccer tryouts weren't until January."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

Which statement BEST conveys what the comparison to scorpions in lines 86-93 reveals about failure?

• Failure cannot be overcome without taking a risk

• Failure allows people to learn from their mistakes.

• Failure is not helpful if people are trying to succeed.

• Failure should be avoided because it creates weakness

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Why does Laura spend so much time at the sandlot?

• She wants to learn a new sport.

• She wants to get better at soccer.

• She wants to spend time with her mom.

• She wants to clean up her neighborhood.

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