The Challenge

Match the following

• weights

• to give someone hope that they can do something

• assume

• heavy object used for exercise

• awkward

• to guess something is true

• encourage

• to come toward someone or something

• approach

• nervous or clumsy

Match the following

• notice

• listening to what someone says or watching what they do

• attention

• to see or hear something

• practice

• to do something in order to become better at it

My father and I like bowling. ________ play every Friday.

• We

• You

• They

My sister is in the fifth grade. ________ always rides the bus.

• It

• He

• She

Once I scored 100 on a math test. ________ was my highest score ever.

• It

• She

• They

I taught my brother to cook. ________ learned fairly quickly.

• You

• She

• He

I want to buy a bike. Then, ________ can race my friends.

• I

• You

• They

We need one more player on our team. Would ________ like to play?

• it

• you

• they

Read the sentence from the selection.

"He was lost in a dream, trying to figure out a way to make Estela notice him."

In this sentence, “lost in a dream” means that José is

• not sure about the way home.

• not ready to wake up for school.

• imagining himself in different situations.

• imagining himself as a racquetball champion.

What does José do to get Estela’s attention?

• He wins the raquetball game.

• He studies for a history quiz.

• He trips in front of her after class.

• He scrapes his chin on his bike by accident.