BME practice

Thomas wanted to ride his bike. He went outside his house to get on his bike. But when he got outside and looked at it, he saw that he had a flat tire. He couldn’t ride his bike with a flat tire.

Question: What is the problem of Thomas?

• He has no bike.

• His bike had no tires.

• He has a flat tire on his bike.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Then, he found a tire pump in his garage. He pumped up the tire until it was full of air. Then, he rode off on his bike.

Question: How did Thomas solved his problem?

• He fixed his flat tire using a tire pump he found in his garage.

• He fixed his flat tire by buying a new tire from the store.

• He fixed his flat tire by replacing the old tire with a new tire.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Pio forgot his pencil case at home. His teacher asked the class to copy the homework for Science, but he could not do so without his pencil. He wanted to cry, but he knew that wouldn’t help him.

Question: What is the problem of Pio in the text?

• He forgot his envelop at home.

• He has no pencil and cannot copy the homework.

• He left his Science notebook at home.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

He politely asked his classmates to lend him a pencil.  When he finished, he returned the pencil and said “thank you.”

Question: How did Pio solve the problem?

• He bought a new pencil.

• He sharpened his pencil.

• He borrowed a pencil from his classmate.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Greg and Chad took turns at the hoop practicing their free throws. Usually Greg dunk his free throw shots with no trouble, but something was off today. He had not made a single shot.

Question: What is the problem found in the BEGINNING?

• Greg dunked all his shots.

• Greg did not make a single shot.

• Greg did not show up for practice.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

Chad was on fire, though! He made every single free throw shot from the line. Coach Yang noticed and came to talk to Greg. “If you adjust your feet,” he said, “your shot will go straight.”

Question: What is the solution found in the MIDDLE?

• Greg and Chad practiced hoops on their own.

• Coach Yang told Greg to adjust his feet and his shot will go straight.

• Coach Yang told Chad to loosen his muscles to improve his free throws.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

“If you adjust your feet,” he said, “your shot will go straight.” To Greg’s surprise, he made the rest of his free throws!

Question: What happened at the END?

• Coach yang made the free throws for Greg.

• Chad heard Coach Yang and helped Greg practice.

• Greg followed Coach Yang's instructions and made the free throws.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Natalie’s shoes got wet because of the rain. Her feet were cold. When she got home, she told her mom what happened.

Question: What happened at the BEGINNING?

• Natalie fell sick with a cold because of the rain.

• Natalie’s dress was ruined because of the rain.

• Natalie’s shoes got wet from the rain and her feet were cold.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Her mom drove her to the shoe store so she could pick out a new pair of boots. She chose a navy blue pair with pink polka dots.

Question: What happened at the MIDDLE?

• She went to the department store to buy a new dress.

• She went to the shoe store with her mom to pick out a new pair of boots.

• She went to the mall to buy a new umbrella because the heavy rain destroyed it.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Now Natalie’s pants won’t get wet and messy in the rain. She is excited for the next rainy day so she can wear her new boots.

Question: What happened at the END?

• She is excited for the next rainy day, so she can wear her boots.

• She hopes that it will rain tomorrow, so she can wear her boots.

• 1. She prays for a sunny day next week, so she can keep the boots in her closet.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3