The Red Scooter

1.  Part A  - Which is the CONFLICT of the story?

• Gary wants to buy a scooter.

•  Gary’s friends are misusing his scooter.

•  Gary does not like the color pink.

•  Gary’s friends do not like him anymore.

2. 2. Choose the sentence that BEST shows the CLIMAX, based on the conflict from Part A.

• I then decided that any time they took me out, I would stop running when they were far away, so they had to walk me back.

• Gary, of course, never caught them walking me back home.

• Finally, I managed to fall down in the garage after they took me out for a ride.

• Gary never left me on the ground.  The light bulb finally went on.  Gary checked me over and found the damage.  The gig was up.

3. 3. Choose TWO statements from the narrative that BEST reveal Gary’s character.

• Gary would learn the mechanical aspects and drivetrain of a motor scooter.

• Gary and his father spent many hours disassembling and preparing me to be painted. 

• They were upset because Gary was not spending much time with them. 

• They knew Gary kept the key in the top drawer of his tool box.

• What if he made a trail on his property, and let his friends use it? 

4. Select the TWO adjectives that BEST describe Gary’s friends.

• Supportive

• Violent

• Envious

• Charismatic

• Untrustworthy

5. 5. Choose the effect.

Cause:

The friends drove the scooter at high speed.

• The scooter hit a tree.

•  The scooter stopped running.

• The scooter was destroyed.

6. 6. Choose the alliteration in this sentence from the story.

As dad pondered the purchase, the salesman offered him a 25% discount because of my color, and the fact that not one person had considered buying me since my entrance into the showroom.

• pondered the purchase

• salesman offered

• not one person

• entrance into the showroom

7.  Part B – What is emphasized with the alliteration in Part A?

• The amount of people not interested in the scooter.

• The amount of discount the salesman offered.

• Dad taking time to consider whether or not to buy the scooter.

• Gary’s first impression of the scooter.

8.  Select the author’s purpose for writing this passage.

• To inform

• To persuade

• to describe

• To entertain

“Soon, the endeavor paid off.  I was a deep red, and appeared fun and tough.”

Based on context clues, what does the word “endeavor” mean?

• Transformation

• Purchase

• Idea

• Effort

10.  Select the theme of the passage.

• A boy learns a lesson about trust.

• Treat other people’s property with respect.

• The importance of learning a trade.

• Taking from others is sometimes tolerable.