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Kickin’ It (Meg Greve)

Hit the soccer field with Kickin’ It (Meg Greve). This fun book is all about teamwork, sports, and making friends. Readers will follow the players as they practice hard for the big game. The short sentences make it very easy for young students to practice reading. It is an awesome story for kids who love playing sports and having fun.

Lexile: 550L

Quiz

Question 1: Where does this chapter take place?

on the televisionat soccer practicein a dreamat the big soccer game

Question 2: Why was Luis excited about soccer camp?

he wanted to show off his skillshe wanted to make new friendshe wanted to meet a giant octopusthe coach was a famous soccer player

Question 3: What does it mean when the crowd yells "Boo!"?

they are trying to scare the octopusthey are not happy with what they seethey are cheering happilythey are scared

Question 4: How does Luis feel when he works out it was just a dream?

relievedscareddisappointedsad

Question 5: What does it mean to _squint_?

to cryto open your eyes wideto half close your eyesto sneeze

Question 6: What is another word for a _bad dream_?

a daydreama nightmarea horror moviea fantasy

Quiz

Question 1: Why doesn't Luis join in practice straight away?

he doesn't know how to playhe has a bleeding nosehe has a broken foothe is too nervous

Question 2: What does Luis do when he plays soccer in practice?

keeps the ball to himself and never passes itscores lots of goalspasses it to his teammatescheats

Question 3: Why is Luis's heart thumping when he turns up to soccer camp?

he's excitedhe doesn't want to go anymorehe's scaredhe's nervous

Question 4: Why do Matt and Roberto roll their eyes when Luis says he scores the most goals?

they are checking for soccer balls flying through the airthey don't believe himthey are impressedthey think he's a show-off

Question 5: Which word from the text is a compound word?

sharkssoccerdaydreamrecess

Question 6: What does it mean to _snicker_?

to laugh quietly at something, often in a mean wayto cryto tell a lieto laugh loudly

Quiz

Question 1: What had Luis forgotten to bring to practice?

his sunglasseshis jerseyhis shinguardhis ball

Question 2: Why does Ty get mad at Luis?

because Luis was offsidebecause Luis won't pass the ballbecause Luis forgot his shinguardbecause Luis missed the goal

Question 3: What does it mean when it says Luis was "dribbling the ball"?

he had his tongue out because he was concentrating so hardhe was bouncing it along between his hands as he ranhe was spitting a little bithe was kicking it along between his feet as he ran

Question 4: On page 21, why is the word "LUIS!" in capital letters?

because it was in Luis's mindbecause the reader is meant to whisper the wordbecause his mom was whisperingbecause his mom was shouting

Question 5: Which of the following is a synonym for _proud_?

shyhonoredembarrassedinterested

Question 6: Which of the following is another word for _nervous_?

curiousconfidentjealousanxious

Quiz

Question 1: What does the coach say Luis needs to work on?

dribbling the ballbeing a team playerremembering his gearkicking goals

Question 2: How does Luis's team win in his dream?

by Luis killing the octopusby Luis scoring a goalby Luis passing the ballby Luis cheating

Question 3: When Luis's shoulders _slump_, what does this tell us about how he is feeling?

disappointedexcitedconfidentnervous

Question 4: Which word is making the sound that it is describing?

dribblingBEEP!gloryslumped

Question 5: What is the base word of _unfriendly_?

unfriendfriendlyendfriend

Question 6: What does it mean to feel _ashamed_?

proud of something you've said or donebeing sorry for doing something by accidentwanting what someone else hasembarrassed about something you've said or done

Quiz

Question 1: How did the Mighty Sharks win?

Ty passed to Luis and Luis scoredLuis bounced the ball off his head into the goalLuis scored a goal all on his ownTy scored a goal when Luis passed to him

Question 2: What would have most likely happened if Luis took the shot himself?

the Mighty Sharks would have lostthe Purple Octopuses would have lostLuis would have been the heroLuis would have won a trophy

Question 3: What does it mean when it says "the Mighty Sharks and the Purple Octopuses were evenly matched"?

both teams were as good as each otherthey all looked the samethey all had the same coachone team was a lot better than the other

Question 4: Which word described this chapter?

introductionbibliographyconclusionclimax

Question 5: Which word means "to work with everyone"?

independencefocusteamworkindividuality

Question 6: What is a _tied_ game?

when a team is disqualified for cheatingwhen players tie scarves around their heads to show which team they are ona game where one team wins over the othera game where the scores are equal