Main Idea - A Pick-up Game Hiccup

What kind of pick-up game do the friends in the story want to play?

• Basketball

• Football

• Hockey

• Soccer

Whose point of view is the story told by?

• T.J.

• Ms. Jameson

• Will

• Keyshawn

How could you describe Will's approach to problem-solving?

• He thinks of a solution immediately but gets mad if it doesn't work.

• He thinks creatively and applies information from other parts of his life.

• He needs time and space to brainstorm before he's comfortable suggesting a fix.

• He finds it difficult to think about other information he has when he's trying to solve a problem.

What is the main idea of this text?

• . In Brunswick, Georgia, Will and his friends don't have a public city basketball court to play pick-up games on, so they bike around trying to find a friend's court.

• A lever is a way of lifting something heavy by using a plank, kind of like a seesaw, that rests on a fulcrum, which makes it easier to lift up the heavy object.

• Will doesn't think that Keyshawn plays basketball because he knows that his family is a big football family, and he's never seen Keyshawn playing basketball at school.

• Will doesn't think that Keyshawn plays basketball because he knows that his family is a big football family, and he's never seen Keyshawn playing basketball at school.