The Red Scooter

1. Which is the CONFLICT of the story?

• A Gary wants to buy a scooter.

• B Gary’s friends are misusing his scooter.

• C Gary does not like the color pink.

• D Gary’s friends do not like him anymore.

2. Which except BEST represent the climax?

• A I then decided that any time they took me out, I would stop running when they were far away, so

  they had to walk me back.

• B Gary, of course, never caught them walking me back home.

• C Finally, I managed to fall down in the garage after they took me out for a ride.

• D Gary never left me on the ground.

3. Which statement from the narrative that BEST reveal Gary’s character?

• A Gary would learn the mechanical aspects and drivetrain of a motor scooter.

• B Gary and his father spent many hours disassembling and preparing me to be painted.

• C They knew Gary kept the key in the top drawer of his tool box.

• D Gary checked me over and found the damage.

4. Select the adjective that BEST describes Gary’s friends.

• A supportive

• B violent

• C reliable

• D untrustworthy

5. Cause: The Friends drove the scooter at high speed. What is the effect?

• A The scooter hit a tree.

• B The scooter stopped running.

• C The scooter was destroyed.

• D The scooter was sold.

6. Which excerpt is an example of alliteration?

• A As dad pondered the purchase,

• B the salesman offered him a 25% discount because of my color,

• C and the fact that not one person had considered buying me since my

• D entrance into the showroom.

7. What is emphasized with the alliteration in the excerpts from question #6?

• A The amount of people not interested in the scooter.

• B The amount of discount the salesman offered.

• C Dad taking time to consider whether or not to buy the scooter.

• D Gary’s first impression of the scooter.

8. Select the author’s purpose for writing this passage.

• A to inform

• B to persuade

• C to describe

• D to entertain

9. “Soon, the endeavor paid off. I was a deep red, and appeared fun and tough.”

Based on context clues, what does the word “endeavor” mean?

• A transformation

• B purchase

• C idea

• D effort

10. Select the theme of the passage.

• A A boy learns a lesson about trust.

• B Treat other people’s property with respect.

• C The importance of learning a trade.

• D Taking from others is sometimes tolerable.