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WorksheetsLearning to swim
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
All of the following are most like learning how to swim EXCEPT
playing an instrument.
listening to the radio.
writing a paragraph.
reading a book.
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
What happens right after the narrator's mother teaches her the front crawl?
She forgets to turn her head sideways.
She turns on her back to float instead.
She proves to be a better swimmer.
She swims as expertly as her mother.
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
How does the narrator in "Learning to Swim" MOST LIKELY feel during monthly swim tests?
joyful
determined
nervous
weary
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author wrote this passage?
to explain to readers why it is important to learn to swim
to help readers decided which swim strokes and kicks to learn
to tell readers which tests to take to become a better swimmer
to entertain readers with a story about a girl who is taught how to swim
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
On the basis of the story, which of these does the narrator MOST LIKELY want?
to teach her younger brother how to swim
to have a lot of lines sewn on her swimming cap
to impress her favorite teacher
to spend time with her mother
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
Read the sentences.
"1.) The narrator is learning to swim and wants to swim twenty-five meters. 2.) Swimmers receive a red or black line on their caps for every five or ten meters they swim. 3.) The narrator must do the front crawl and must swim the length of the pool to receive the appropriate lines sewn on her cap."
Which idea BEST belongs after Sentence 1 of the summary?
The narrator's grandparents live in a small farming village.
The narrator's classmates had to learn to swim.
The narrator was an average swimmer learning to swim into the deep end.
The narrator recalls when her mother began to teach her how to swim.
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
What is the MAIN setting of this story?
a swimming pool at a school
a field of flooded rice paddies
the house of the narrator's grandparents
the river near the narrator's grandparents' fishing village
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
To which genre does this selection "Learning to Swim" belong?
autobiography
biography
essay
myth
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
Which sentence from the story helps create a relaxed mood?
First, she show me how to float with my face in the water, stretching my arms out in front of me and lying very still so my whole body was like a long plastic raft full of air.
I forgot to turn my head and found myself dog-paddling again after only a few strokes.
At our school, where we had monthly tests to determine how far each of us could swim without stopping, everyone could tell who the best and the worst swimmers were by looking at our white cloth swimming caps.
For every five or ten meters we could swim, our mothers sewed a red or black line on the front of the cap.
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
According to the third paragraph, why did mothers sew a red or black line on the front of the children's swim caps?
to indicate the age groups of the children
to identify the children testing
to show the swimming techniques children could do
to show the distance children could swim
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
What do the red and black lines on a swim cap symbolize for the narrator in "Learning to Swim"?
dedication to the sport
determination to win
motivation to be the best
hesitation to compete
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
One similarity between the first and third paragraphs of the story is that BOTH paragraphs
contain a lot of description.
create a threatening mood.
take place near a farming village.
are about swimming in a pool.
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
Which of the following is MOST like the narrator's goal to be one of the best swimmers in school?
the need to arrive at school on time
the urge to finish an important report
the intention to do homework every night
the ambition to have very high grades
This question refers to Learning to Swim.
Read the sentence from "Learning to Swim."
My mother had tried to teach me the front crawl the previous summer.
Which dictionary definition of crawl is used in the sentence?
moving on the hands and knees
information that moves across a television screen
a very slow pace
a swimming movement that combines breathing and kicking
