The Champion of Quiet

PART A:Which sentence describes the main theme of the short story?

• It can be frightening to be the new kid at school.

• Taking a chance and being brave can lead to making new friends.

• People who have things in common make good friends.

• If you want to stop something that is unfair, it's important to speak up.

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PART B:Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Maggie was a new student that year in a class of champions. To help herself remember the other kids, she'd come up with a special title for each one." (Paragraph 6)

• "She caught the eye of Jasmine, Champion of Cursive J's. Maggie thought she might like to be Jasmine's friend but never felt brave enough to talk to her." (Paragraph 13)

• "Jamie, Champion of the Untied Shoelace. Jamie could not dribble, throw, or catch. He knew what it felt like to be the last pick." (Paragraph 31)

• "Maggie grinned at her team. We are, officially, the Champions of No Score, she thought. Awesome." (Paragraph 46)

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What does it mean that Maggie feels "blue" in paragraph 10?

• She is sad about the idea of being picked last.

• She is embarrassed that she is going to be picked last.

• She is out of breath from participating in gym class.

• She is afraid to speak up and talk to others.

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Which detail from the text best supports the meaning of feeling "blue"?

• "Picking teams meant one thing: Maggie would be picked last." (Paragraph 4)

• "Maggie was a new student that year in a class of champions." (Paragraph 6)

• "She'd had to think long and hard to figure out her own special title. After five whole weeks of school, Maggie had decided. (Paragraph 8)

• "The Champion of Quiet sat on the gym floor, sandwiched between the Champion of Daydreaming and the Champion of Goofy Jokes." (Paragraph 10)

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Which of the following best describes what motivated Maggie to choose her teammates?

• She thinks they will be good friends and wants to get to know them.

• She believes that they are better at sports than her classmates realize.

• She wants her classmates to know that she is a good person.

• She understands how they feel always being picked last for teams.

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Why is it important to the story that Maggie decides to speak up and volunteer to be a team captain?

• because her decision to speak up led her to be more comfortable talking with her classmates

• because it helps she couldn't make new friends

• because Maggie volunteers make other students feel less left out and she could make new friends

• to explain why her nickname is "Champion of Quiet"

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