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Kickin’ It (Meg Greve)

Hit the soccer field with Kickin’ It (Meg Greve). This fun book is all about teamwork, sports, and making friends. Readers will follow the players as they practice hard for the big game. The short sentences make it very easy for young students to practice reading. It is an awesome story for kids who love playing sports and having fun.

Lexile: 550L

Quiz

Câu 1: Where does this chapter take place?

on the televisionat the big soccer gameat soccer practicein a dream

Câu 2: Why was Luis excited about soccer camp?

he wanted to make new friendsthe coach was a famous soccer playerhe wanted to show off his skillshe wanted to meet a giant octopus

Câu 3: What does it mean when the crowd yells "Boo!"?

they are not happy with what they seethey are cheering happilythey are trying to scare the octopusthey are scared

Câu 4: How does Luis feel when he works out it was just a dream?

relievedsaddisappointedscared

Câu 5: What does it mean to _squint_?

to sneezeto half close your eyesto cryto open your eyes wide

Câu 6: What is another word for a _bad dream_?

a fantasya nightmarea daydreama horror movie

Quiz

Câu 1: Why doesn't Luis join in practice straight away?

he doesn't know how to playhe has a bleeding nosehe has a broken foothe is too nervous

Câu 2: What does Luis do when he plays soccer in practice?

passes it to his teammatesscores lots of goalskeeps the ball to himself and never passes itcheats

Câu 3: Why is Luis's heart thumping when he turns up to soccer camp?

he's nervoushe doesn't want to go anymorehe's excitedhe's scared

Câu 4: Why do Matt and Roberto roll their eyes when Luis says he scores the most goals?

they think he's a show-offthey don't believe himthey are impressedthey are checking for soccer balls flying through the air

Câu 5: Which word from the text is a compound word?

soccerdaydreamrecesssharks

Câu 6: What does it mean to _snicker_?

to tell a lieto laugh quietly at something, often in a mean wayto laugh loudlyto cry

Quiz

Câu 1: What had Luis forgotten to bring to practice?

his jerseyhis shinguardhis ballhis sunglasses

Câu 2: Why does Ty get mad at Luis?

because Luis missed the goalbecause Luis was offsidebecause Luis forgot his shinguardbecause Luis won't pass the ball

Câu 3: What does it mean when it says Luis was "dribbling the ball"?

he was spitting a little bithe was bouncing it along between his hands as he ranhe had his tongue out because he was concentrating so hardhe was kicking it along between his feet as he ran

Câu 4: On page 21, why is the word "LUIS!" in capital letters?

because it was in Luis's mindbecause the reader is meant to whisper the wordbecause his mom was shoutingbecause his mom was whispering

Câu 5: Which of the following is a synonym for _proud_?

shyhonoredinterestedembarrassed

Câu 6: Which of the following is another word for _nervous_?

jealouscuriousconfidentanxious

Quiz

Câu 1: What does the coach say Luis needs to work on?

remembering his gearkicking goalsdribbling the ballbeing a team player

Câu 2: How does Luis's team win in his dream?

by Luis killing the octopusby Luis cheatingby Luis passing the ballby Luis scoring a goal

Câu 3: When Luis's shoulders _slump_, what does this tell us about how he is feeling?

nervousconfidentexciteddisappointed

Câu 4: Which word is making the sound that it is describing?

gloryBEEP!slumpeddribbling

Câu 5: What is the base word of _unfriendly_?

unfriendfriendlyendfriend

Câu 6: What does it mean to feel _ashamed_?

embarrassed about something you've said or donebeing sorry for doing something by accidentwanting what someone else hasproud of something you've said or done

Quiz

Câu 1: How did the Mighty Sharks win?

Ty passed to Luis and Luis scoredTy scored a goal when Luis passed to himLuis bounced the ball off his head into the goalLuis scored a goal all on his own

Câu 2: What would have most likely happened if Luis took the shot himself?

Luis would have won a trophyLuis would have been the herothe Mighty Sharks would have lostthe Purple Octopuses would have lost

Câu 3: What does it mean when it says "the Mighty Sharks and the Purple Octopuses were evenly matched"?

one team was a lot better than the otherboth teams were as good as each otherthey all had the same coachthey all looked the same

Câu 4: Which word described this chapter?

climaxintroductionbibliographyconclusion

Câu 5: Which word means "to work with everyone"?

independencefocusindividualityteamwork

Câu 6: What is a _tied_ game?

when players tie scarves around their heads to show which team they are onwhen a team is disqualified for cheatinga game where one team wins over the othera game where the scores are equal