Biking for Boots & The Ride of a Lifetime!

Use “Biking for Boots” to answer the following question.

Based on the end of the story “Biking for Boots,” the reader can

predict that Emily and Shelby will —

• plan additional fund-raisers to help other worthy causes in their

  community

• assist in the rebuilding of the animal shelter

• complete the Circle Tour and donate their earnings to the animal

  shelter

• encourage their friends to participate in the Circle Tour

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Use “Biking for Boots” to answer the following question.

In paragraph 9 of the story “Biking for Boots,” what does the word

waned mean?

• Encouraged

• Combined

• Decreased

• Calculated

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use “Biking for Boots” to answer the following question.

Look at the map from the story “Biking for Boots.”

What is the most likely reason the author includes the map?

• To help the reader see which places around Lake Superior Emily most enjoyed

• To demonstrate that certain areas of Lake Superior are easier to

  bike than others

• To show the size of Lake Superior compared to smaller

  freshwater lakes

• To help the reader understand why it takes weeks to ride around Lake Superior

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Use “The Ride of a Lifetime!” to answer the following question.

In paragraph 5 of the selection “The Ride of a Lifetime!” what does

the word repose mean?

• Refinement

• Revenue

• Rest

• Reform

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use “The Ride of a Lifetime!” to answer the following question.

Which sentence from the selection “The Ride of a Lifetime!” best

supports the idea that Bud and Temple expected to have to take

care of their own needs?

• They were not allowed to travel at all on Sundays. (paragraph 3)

• The boys took off on their 2,000-mile trip departing from

  Frederick, Oklahoma. (paragraph 4)

• They traveled with some extra clothes, oats for their horses, and food for themselves. (paragraph 4)

• They crossed American Indian Territory, even stopping to rest at

  some Indian camps. (paragraph 5)

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Use “The Ride of a Lifetime!” to answer the following question.

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 2 in

the selection “The Ride of a Lifetime!”?

• To suggest that the Abernathy boys acquired their determination and skills from their father

• To show how much President Theodore Roosevelt meant to all of the members of the Abernathy family

• To explain how Bud and Temple got the idea to ride 2,000 miles on horseback

• To emphasize that good horsemanship was essential to people living in the early 1900s

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

Use “The Ride of a Lifetime!” to answer the following question.

Look at the photographs from the selection “The Ride of a

Lifetime!”.

The author includes these photographs most likely to emphasize

the —

• unique relationship between Jack Abernathy and his sons

• different time period in which the Abernathy boys lived

• impressive skill the Abernathy boys had with horses

• sights the Abernathy boys encountered on their ride

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Use “Biking for Boots” and “The Ride of a Lifetime!” to answer the

following question.

What is a key DIFFERENCE between the girls in the story “Biking

for Boots” and the boys in the selection “The Ride of a Lifetime!”?

• Only the girls had to deal with unpredictable weather.

• Only the girls used their trip to raise money for a good cause.

• Only the girls knew exactly where their trip would end.

• Only the girls received support from people they did not know.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7