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WorksheetsWinter Break
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does hectic mean in the story?
Very boring
Extremely busy and rushed
Quiet and calm
Easy to understand
What does elaborate mean?
Very simple
Hard to see
Detailed with many parts
Broken
Something that is invigorating is—
Full of energy
Quiet and slow
Too cold to touch
Hard to explain
If Maya feels uncertain, she is—
Very confident
Unsure of something
Ready to give up
Angry at someone
If a memory is enduring, it—
Lasts for a long time
Is forgotten quickly
Happens once
Is confusing
Why were Maya and Jordan excited about winter break?
They wanted to skip school permanently
They needed time to relax after a busy week
They planned to enter a snow-building contest
They were traveling out of the country
What detail shows the friends enjoy spending time together?
They walk home separately
They argue about how to build the fort
They meet to plan fun activities together
They avoid talking to each other
Why did Jordan say their snow fort would “break the internet”?
He thought their fort was so impressive people would talk about it
He wanted to start a real online challenge
He believed the internet was already broken
He didn’t like how the fort turned out
What clue shows that the hot chocolate helped them feel better in the cold?
They threw it away
Maya said it was invigorating and warmed them up
They said it tasted terrible
Jordan spilled it on the snow
Why did Maya become more confident while ice skating?
She watched videos before skating
The rink was empty
Jordan encouraged her and stayed beside her
She had skated professionally before
What does the phrase “recharge their batteries” mean in the story?
Fix a broken machine
Take a break to feel refreshed again
Sleep all day and night
Buy new electronics
What does Jordan mean when he says the snow fort will “break the internet”?
It will literally shut down websites
It will be so impressive that lots of people would talk about it
It will cause people to delete their accounts
It will confuse everyone online
What does “get the ball rolling” suggest?
Start a task or project
Play a sport with a ball
Stop working for the day
Wait for someone else to decide
What does it mean when Jordan says Maya is “on a roll”?
She keeps doing well again and again
She is rolling on the ice
She is taking a break
She is getting tired
What does the phrase “worth every second” show about how they felt about winter break?
It went by too slowly
It wasn’t fun
They felt the time was valuable and enjoyable
They wished it hadn’t happened
