"The First Make-A-Wish" #6-10

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Read the text carefully. Highlight text evidence

6. Why did the author include the information in paragraph 2? (TEKS: 4.10D, CCSS: RI.4.8)

• to describe the first Make A Wish and how the organization was started
• to explain how Officer Austin convinced people to help with the first wish
• to tell why officers, helicopter pilots, and other people decided to be a part of Chris’ wish
• to reveal information that can be found about the Make-A-Wish foundation

7. What was the main reason Officer Austin created the Make-A-Wish Foundation? (TEKS: 4.9Di, CCSS: RI.4.2)

• He was sad that Chris had passed away.
• He wanted to help other sick children have an experience like Chris did.
• The other officers involved in Chris’ wish asked him to start the foundation.
• He was good friends with Chris’ mother.

8. Which sentence from the selection explains why Austin worked as hard as he could to grant Chris’ wish? (TEKS: 4.7C, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• The seven year old boy had one wish: to become a police officer and catch bad guys like his mom’s friend who was a U.S. Customs Agent named Officer Austin.
• With the help of some police friends, Austin began planning the sick boy’s wish.
• The officer wanted to help Chris but had a hard time getting permission from the police organizations to use their vehicles and equipment because such a thing had never before happened.
• Chris was becoming sicker every moment, and his mother didn’t know how much longer he would survive.

9. Which sentence from the selection BEST shows that the first Make-A-Wish had a positive impact on everyone involved? (TEKS: 4.7C, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• Austin worked as hard as he could getting everything together.
• That night, two officers had a DPS uniform made for Chris in his size and brought it to him the next day.
• With the help of some police friends, Austin began planning the sick boy’s wish.
• Everyone involved in the wish felt proud and excited.

10. According to the selection, how were Chris’s mom and Officer Austin similar? (TEKS: 4.6F, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• They both had a child with leukemia.
• They both worked hard to grant Chris’ wish.
• They both wanted Chris’ wish to come true.
• The both wanted to start the Make-A-Wish Foundation together.