Learning to Skate

Whom does Linda argue with at the skating rink?

• Her mother

• Her father

• Her brother

• Someone who almost skates over one of her fingers

What is the main setting of this story?

• A skateboard park

• A ski slope

• A roller-skating rink

• An ice skating rink

“‘Oh, look at that,’ Linda’s mother said one night over dinner. ‘It’s supposed to be under thirty this week. Winter’s really coming.’‘Woo-hoo,’ said Linda. She was a summer girl, through and through. While other kids talked about ski trips and snowball fights, Linda closed her eyes and transported herself to the beach.

”What can be concluded from these sentences?

• Linda likes winter more than summer

• Linda likes summer more than winter

• Linda's mother likes summer more than winter

• Linda's mother likes winter more than summer

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why might Linda have stopped arguing with her father at the rink?

• She felt bad for him

• She got her way

• She decided that she was more angry with her mother

• She decided that she was more angry with her brohter

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the theme of the story?

• People are sometimes better at activities they do not enjoy than they are at activities they enjoy

• Girls are similar to their mothers, and boys are similar to their fathers

• Sharing a bad experience can bring two people closer together

• The best way to learn something new is to try on your own

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the following sentences from the story:

“Linda’s father crossed his arms and looked at his skates. Linda returned the gesture, staring back at him with frosty determination, far colder than the skating rink behind her.

”Why does the author use the word “frosty” above?

• To explain why Linda does not want to go ice skating

• To suggest that Linda enjoys spending time with her father

• To make a connection between Linda and the skating rink

• To hint that Linda secretly wants to go ice skating

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Select the word that best completes the sentence.

Linda’s mother and brother enjoy ice skating; _______, Linda and her father cannot skate.

• on the other hand

• as a result

• as an illustration

• in particular

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CCSS.L.6.4A