The Gymnast - Reading Street

Lakesha loves the limelight. What does the underlined word mean?

• public attention

• glistening skyline

• award ceremonies

• green sparkes

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

After a brief hesitation, she jumped into the pool. What does the underlined word mean?

• argument

• pause

• glace

• incident

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

My brother loves to somersault. What does the underlined word mean?

• complain

• stand on his head

• mutter

• perform a rolling movement

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

She completed three cartwheels. What does the underlined word mean?

• travel journals

• belly flops

• bicycle trips

• sideways handsprings

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

His head was throbbing. What does the underlined word mean?

• dripping

• holding

• pounding

• twitching

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

He was wincing after he fell off his bike. What does the underlined word mean?

• making a pained expression

• sobbing

• bluish

• lying facedown on the ground

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

The tires skidded on the wet road.

• gripped well

• slid without rolling

• stopped moving

• lost air

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which of the following statements best describes this autobiography?

• The author is entertaining the reader with humorous stories about his mother.

• The author is persuading the reader that he is the best gymnast in the country.

• The author is retelling an incident from his childhood when he was an eleven-year-old boy.

• What is an autobiography?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What did the author beg his cousin to do?

• The author begged his cousin to teach him how to do a backflip.

• The author begged his cousin to let him wear his gymnast shoes.

• The author begged his cousin to let him drink some of his greenish nutrient water.

• What cousin?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What happened when Gary attempted his first cartwheel?

• Gary landed on his head when he attempted his first cartwheel.

• Gary's wrist tape and shoes came off when he attempted his first cartwheel.

• Gary hurt his neck and shoulders when he attempted his first cartwheel.

• What is a cartwheel?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3