Tuesday Reading Bootcamp "Cool Kids"

Which words from paragraph 1 best help the reader understand the meaning of

cascading?

• down her back

• sat crossed-legged

• her shiny hair

• leaning back

Read the following quote from the story: “Uh, I hang out here a lot but I’ve never

noticed you here before, do you, uh, go to parks a lot? I mean, this one? ‘Cause like,

um, like I said I haven’t seen you here and I’m here like pretty much all the time, or

like, a normal amount of time.”

The repetition of the word ‘like’ in this dialogue suggests that Dina feels

__________________________.

• confident

• poetic

• nervous

• outraged

Which word is an antonym of bizarre in paragraph 3?

• stange

• normal

• love

• beautiful

Why is Dina surprised when she looks at the girls on the other side of the table?

• they were very beautiful

• they had cool shirts on

• she saw the back of their heads again

• they had disappeared

What can the reader conclude about how Dina feels at the end of the story?

• happy she made new friends

• excited to play at the park

• sad the girls ignored her

• horrified at what she saw

According to the selection, how did Dina feel while walking up to the group of girls?

Support your answer with evidence from the selection.

How does Dina’s confidence change as she approaches the group of girls?

• • She becomes more nervous and unsure of herself.

• • She grows more confident and excited.

• • She ignores her feelings and keeps walking.

• • She immediately realizes something is wrong.

What is the main reason Dina becomes frustrated before seeing the girls' faces?

• • She is scared of meeting new people.

• • She realizes she knows the girls from school.

• • She feels ignored and thinks the girls are being rude.

• • She is upset that they are sitting on the picnic table.

What does the twist at the end of the passage suggest about the group of girls?

• They were ignoring Dina on purpose to make her feel unwelcome.
  
  
  

• They might not be real, suggesting something supernatural or eerie.

• They were so focused on something else that they didn’t hear Dina.

• They were playing a prank on Dina by pretending not to notice her.