2.2 New Kid Quizizz

What is the challenge that both Jordan and Gran’pa are dealing with?

• using new technology

• fitting in to a new place

• maintaining old friendships

• living up to Chuck's expectations

This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then Part B.

Part A How does Jordan resolve the main conflict by the end of the story?

• He has dinner with Gran’pa at a restaurant.

• He decides to go to an art school in ninth grade.

• He follows Gran’pa’s advice about making choices.

• He uses his art skills to draw a solution to his trouble.

Part B Select the excerpt that best supports the correct resolution in Part A.

• "I played soccer. It was okay. Even scored a goal. But it was freezing!"

• "No, it’s usually just me and Liam, or me and Drew."

• "But luckily, the High School of Art, Music, and Mime doesn’t start till ninth grade."

• "So I decided to see if General Tso’s Chicken could get along with Pepper Steak."

Read the sentence.

As Jordan thought about his grandfather’s words, he came to see them as a metaphor meant to help him adjust.

Which phrase correctly punctuates the underlined section of the sentence?

• about his grandfather’s words he came to see them, as a metaphor meant to help

  him adjust

• about his grandfather’s words, he came to see, them as a metaphor meant to help

  him adjust

• about his grandfather’s words he came to see, them as a metaphor meant to help

  him adjust

• correct as is

In New Kid, what is the conflict that Jordan describes?

• His new friends aren’t friends with each other.

• His interests are different from those of his classmates.

• He does not get his way when he plays with his classmates.

• He has a high opinion of himself that his classmates don’t agree with.

In New Kid, Jordan’s conversation with his grandfather makes him feel more comfortable with his friends at his new school by —

• making him more sympathetic to his friends

• inspiring him to find out more about his friends’ interests

• stopping him from worrying about whether he and his friends are different

• helping him to see how to introduce his grandfather and parents to his friends

The author of New Kid reveals which city the story takes place in by including —

• a caption saying exactly where they live

• recognizable landmarks in the drawings

• a note establishing the setting at the bottom of a frame

• dialogue in which a character mentions city features

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A Which statement describes a theme of New Kid?

• It is difficult to overcome fear.

• You can learn a lot from games.

• Competition is good for friendship.

• Making friends is an important part of growing up.

Part B Which two quotes from New Kid best support the answer to Part A?

• He’s black, but it took us a while to connect. (panel 23)

• You don’t always have to choose, kiddo. (panel 30)

• So I decided to see if General Tso’s chicken could get along with pepper steak. (panel 34)

• Jordan, grab the gold. (panel 36)

• Guys, I gotta go. (panel 40)

What is the Words of the Wiser signpost?

• A character suddenly realizes something

• A character has a memory that interrupts the story

• A character receives advice from an older, wiser character

• A character does something unexpected