Juggling

Why did Kyle play volleyball poorly in gym?

• So other kids could make the team.

• So everyone would leave him alone.

• So someone would help him with his papers.

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Why can’t Kyle go to volleyball practice?

• He has to deliver papers.

• He has to get home to study.

• He has other sports to play.

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Why does Kyle need the paper route?

• He needs to show his dad that he is responsible.

• He needs money to help out at home.

• He needs to show his friends that he is smart.

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How does Kyle feel about everybody bugging him to join the team?

• He is secretly happy everyone wants him to join the team.

• He's afraid to admit he is not good at volleyball.

• He just wishes they would leave him alone.

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Why does Kyle get angry with his mother?

• She keeps telling him he should try the team, but she knows why he can't.

• She made really gross spaghetti for dinner.

• She tells him he has to work harder on his paper routes.

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Why does Mr. Braden call Kyle’s mother on the telephone?

• He wants to see she can get Kyle to at least try the team.

• He wants to let her know that Kyle has been disrespectful.

• He wants to ask her out on a date.

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How do you know Kyle is responsible?

• He quits his paper route to do better on his math and reading skills

• He rearranges (juggles) his paper route schedule so he can play on the team and continue to help out his mother

• He decides he can longer help out with chores and tells his mom why he can't do them anymore.

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What is the climax (highest turning point) of this story?

• When Kyle snaps at his friends for not showing team spirit

• When Mr. Braden call Kyle's mom.

• When Kyle realizes he can work the paper routes and join the volleyball team

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The setting of this story is probably

• a school today

• a school long ago

• a school in the far future

From which point of view is this story written?

• third-person

• first-person

• unknown writer

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