BR 5.8.2024

Where did Paula live before she moved to Boston?

• Belgium

• Bangladesh

• Barbados

• Belarus

Why did Paula feel disappointed at the cold weather?

• The cold weather was similar to the weather in Barbados and it was making her miss her life there.

• She had imagined it to be much more exciting, with things like snowball fights, hot cocoa, and snow angels.

• She had not realized that snow would make it so that cars could not drive on roads and she would be stuck at home.

• She had worn so many thick layers to stay warm that she could barely move her arms and legs.

Based on the evidence in the text, what conclusion can you draw about how Paula's mood changed?

• Her mood changed from energetic to tired.

• Her mood changed from silly to serious.

• Her mood changed from calm to frustrated.

• Her mood changed from disappointed to excited.

Why did Paula's mood change?

• because Alejandro helped her realize that snow wasn't as fun as she thought

• because Alejandro told her that he used to live in Barbados too

• because Alejandro helped make her wait enjoyable and it finally snowed

• because Alejandro slipped and got hurt and she needed to find help

What is one main theme of this story?

• Everybody likes to experience cold weather.

• Moving to a new place is scary and challenging.

• It is important to be prepared for emergencies.

• Friends can make disappointing times better.

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

• basketball

• football

• hockey

• soccer

Whose point of view is this story told from?

• T.J.

• Ms. Jameson

• Will

• Keyshawn

Read the following sentences from the text: "It turned out that the old goal was connected to an iron pole planted in a block of cement that even Keyshawn's musclebound family could not pull out of the ground... despite the fact that they had dug a hole around it and were working together as a team... That's when I noticed a two-by-four board lying against the wall under the carport. Hey, I thought, that could be our lever! I remembered learning about levers in elementary school. Our fifth-grade teacher, Ms. Jameson, had explained that a lever works kind of like a seesaw. You put a heavy object on one end of the lever, resting it on something in the middle (called the fulcrum) that supports it. Then, by pushing down on the other end, you can lift heavy objects much more easily." What can you conclude based on this information?

• Will thinks that they can lift the basketball goal more easily if they use a lever to push it up out of the ground

• Will would rather be studying for science class than trying to move a heavy basketball goal out of the ground

• Will thinks that they will never get the basketball goal out of the ground and that they should give up

• Will and his friends decide to play basketball without a goal because they can't get it out of the hole.

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 and his friends work together and apply their knowledge from school to pull a basketball goal out of the ground so that they can play a game of pick-up basketball.