The Rockers Build a Soccer Field

What does Mr. Sanchez think Mariana's dream is a sign of?

• The community will get a new soccer team
• The community will get a new soccer field
• That Mariana will make a difference to River Edge
• That their concerns may not be heard by the council of River Edge

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Where is the soccer team practicing at the beginning of the story?

• The city park
• The school gym
• Tiny school yard
• Mariana's backyard

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Mariana appear "nervous" after the city council agreed to use the empty lot for a soccer field?

• She worried that her teammates wouldn't help her build the field
• She thought Mrs. Yamagata would want it for her sushi shop
• She worried about another team taking over the empty lot
• She didn't know how they were going to raise the money to build the field

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Fundraising options included:

• Dog Wash
• Car Wash
• Karaoke Night
• All the Above

What disaster took place during the fundraiser?

• Dogs took off and jumped around out of control
• The city came in and told them to stop their fundraiser
• The karaoke machine and microphone didn't work
• It rained on the day of the car wash

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

The Rockers raised the following amount from their fundraiser...

• $500
• $700
• $750
• $550

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

What problem did the Rockers run into when creating the soccer field?

• There was a large boulder in the middle of the field that was in the way
• People didn't want to pitch in and help
• Too much rain flooded the field
• The team ran out of fundraiser money to complete the field

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Use your context clues to determine the meaning of the word "extracted"....
--After the boulder had been "extracted", they all looked into the gaping hole. 

• fixed the field around the boulder to keep it in place
• spread the boulder around into little pieces
• removed the boulder from the field

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the "theme" or lesson of this story?

• Assign people roles to get the job done
• Sharing ideas with each other helps to reach or succeed common goals in life
• Be careful what you plan for fundraising options
• Dreams don't always work out the way you think they will

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is "foreshadowing"?

• something that keeps the reader in the dark (a mystery)
• a suggestion or an idea 
• a prediction of what may happen in the story
• information that lets the reader know that something later is coming in the story

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3