Weeks 6 and 7 Practice Test

At the beginning of the article, why does the author describe the team in such detail?

• to show how well they work together as a team

• to show how much the team needs to improve

• to show how different each team member is

• to speed up the narrative

The first thing Coach Rockett does is

• learn to jump himself.

• organize a double Dutch team.

• get an idea by looking out the window.

• buy several hundred yards of clothesline.

At the beginning of the article, five girls are

• an award-winning double Dutch team.

• hoping to become a double Dutch Team.

• learning to jump rope and practicing double Dutch.

• sad after losing their first double Dutch competition.

The songs in this article have a strong rhythm most likely because

• songs with a strong rhythm always rhyme, too.

• Coach Rockett wanted to make the songs slow.

• strong rhythms match the movements of jumping rope.

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

Which statement best proves that this article has a narrative structure?

• It reads like a story.

• The events are real.

• The people are real.

• It is about several people.

Which sentence indicates that the article is moving back in history?

• "Coach Rockett was thrilled but intimidated."

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

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

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

The snazzy steppers become best friends

• before they join the team.

• when Coach Rockett tells them to.

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

• after they compete together for a long time.

Read the stanza from the article. Which of the following contribute to the rhythm in the stanza above?

• a story

• a puppy

• funny words

• rhyming words

In the article, the author moves back and forth from the present to the past in order to

• add rhythm.

• include jump rope songs.

• make the selection mysterious.

• show how much the team has improved.

Between the team's first competition in Harlem and their win in New York, the girls

• are angry.

• quit the team.

• stop practicing their styles.

• do better at each competition.