Knots in My Yo-yo String

In this story the author, Jerry Spinelli, was telling us how:

• he became a children's book author.

• he became a Yo-yo Champion.

• he was an expert untying knots.

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According to the story, Knots in My Yo-yo String, becoming a published writer is:

• easy if you like reading and writing books.

• complicated because you need to overcome several obstacles.

• impossible because people don't like reading books anymore.

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According to the author, Jerry Spinelli, the secret of writing interesting children's books is:

• to tell the story from a child's point of view.

• to tell the story from a parent's point of view.

• to tell the story from a teacher's point of view.

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The cat crouched in the grass in ....... of a bird.

• pursuit

• contested

• deprived

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He taught her great lessons, so he was her ........ as well as her friend.

• mentor

• culprit

• employed

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Senators have ....... all day long in order to get a solution to the problem.

• contested

• deprived

• employed

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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Viruses could turn out to be the ...... on this health situation.

• culprit

• contested

• miraculous

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Different methods have been ........ to collect the data.

• employed

• deprived

• culprit

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CCSS.RL.7.4

A ........ of shouting and screaming broke out.

• tumult

• scholastic

• miraculous

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

He smiled ...... at his own misery.

• grimly

• deprived

• scholastic

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4