What is the best theme for this story?

Perspective helps us get along with each other.

Who is the narrator (person telling the story) of this poem. How do you know?

Sam, because he talks about his experience with Big D and the teacher.

Which of these best shows the plot of the story?

Sam thinks Big D is mean he finds out he is nice-just had a rough morning

In the first paragraph, It says, "We need someone to pound," What does this mean?

They needed someone to beat badly in football.

How did Sam change from the beginning to the end of the story?

He was scared of Big D, then talked with him and became understanding.

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1
Why did the author write this story?
To entertain us with a fiction story.
All of the above.
To teach us about perspective and what it means
To show us how getting to know people helps us get along with them.
2
What is the best theme for this story?
Teachers can help with anything.
We should all rap and have rhyming skills.
Perspective is not as important as fun.
Perspective helps us get along with each other.
3
Who is the narrator (person telling the story) of this poem. How do you know?
Big D, because he is one of the main characters.
The teacher, because he is the one who knows what happened.
The narrator is someone who is not in the story.
Sam, because he talks about his experience with Big D and the teacher.
4
Sam thinks Big D broke one of the rules of football. Where might he find the rules of football if he wanted to make sure
BuyBalls.us
Fun4U.org
Sport-teams.com
Sportrules.com
5
Which of these traits do both Big D and Sam share? How do you know?
Creative, because they wrote a cool rhyme.
They're bullies, because both boys are mean to each other.
Both Red and Blue
Brave, because they both stood up in front of the class and performed.
6
Which of these best shows the plot of the story?
Big D needs to help his parents get along better, Sam helps him out.
The teacher has a hard time teaching about perspective, but finally does.
Sam and Big D like each other a lot and become best buddies.
Sam thinks Big D is mean he finds out he is nice-just had a rough morning
7
In the first paragraph, It says, "We need someone to pound," What does this mean?
A pounding rhythm on the ground.
They needed someone to beat badly in football.
They needed nails for their hammer.
The kids were talking about pounding the ground with their feet.
8
What does Sam mean when he says their words were breezy like the wind?
Their words could be heard a long ways away.
It sounded cool and smooth.
All of the above.
Their words were small and light.
9
What does the word distressed mean? Check the second to last paragraph for context clues.
Happy
Upset
Hyper
Skinny
10
How did Sam change from the beginning to the end of the story?
He was scared of Big D, then talked with him and became understanding.
He went from a tattle tale, to someone brave and fun.
He was angry at the beginning, and excited at the end.
He was fast in the beginning of the story, and slowed down at the end.

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