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Test Your Knowledge
Answer these questions about “Flying Solo.”
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer for
each question.
2. Irving moved to the United States
from .
A England
C Haiti
B France
D Jamaica
3. Which happened first?
A Irving flew around the world.
B Irving moved to Miami.
C Irving met Captain Robinson.
D Irving turned down football
scholarships.
4. Which is the best summary of the
section “Hard Times”?
A Flying a plane is hard.
B Irving lived in a rough neighborhood.
C College was hard for Irving.
D Irving was bad at sports.
5. In high school, Irving played .
A basketball
B chess
C football
D tennis
6. Irving didn’t think he was enough to be a pilot.
A rich
B smart
C tall
D young
ReadingComprehension
Test Prep
use with:
“Flying Solo,” p. 4
7. Which statement is an opinion?
A Irving flew around the world.
B Irving turned down football
scholarships.
C Captain Robinson inspired Irving.
D Flying a plane sounds like fun.
8. In the sentence “I had never seen a
black pilot before,” the word pilot
is .
A a noun
B a verb
C an adjective
D an adverb
9. Which fact shows that Irving cared a
lot about making his trip?
A He liked Captain Robinson’s jet.
B He spent a year raising money for
the trip.
C Fans came to meet him when he
returned.
D He wanted to inspire kids.
10. The author’s purpose for writing this
article was probably to .
A persuade readers to play football
B inform readers about a young man’s
exciting life
C instruct readers on how to fly a plane
D entertain readers with a scary story
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1. This article is mainly about .
A Barrington Irving’s life
B how airplanes work
C crime and violence
D pro football
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skill:
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Mapping Out
Bessie’s Story
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skill:
Story Elements
use with:
“Don’t Tell Me I Can’t,”
p. 8
Story elements are parts of a story—the key ideas, main characters, setting, and
plot. In the story map below, write the elements of the play “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t.”
Key Ideas
Write two important ideas from the story. (We’ve done one for you.)
1. Bessie wants to do something important with her life.
Setting
Write where and when the story takes place.
Plot
Briefly sum up what happens in the story.
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Main Characters
Write the names of the major characters.
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Vocabulary
Review
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skillS:
Vocabulary Review/
Context Clues
use with:
“Flying Solo,” p. 4,
and “Karli Has Cancer,”
p. 14
1. My dog found his way home
by instinct.
A behavior that is natural
B behavior that is silly
C the use of a map
D the use of bread crumbs
6. Our neighbor is in the hospital
because she has cancer.
A a serious disease
B a problem with money
C a type of headache
D a fear of insects
2. I enjoy hearing Emily’s Boston accent.
A a type of dog
B a song
C a way of speaking
D a way of painting
7. Chemotherapy gives some patients a
better chance of surviving cancer.
A the use of strong chemicals to treat
someone who has cancer
B a way to send mail
C cough medicine
D traffic lights
3. Daniel is a great student. He was
offered scholarships to five colleges!
A money to pay for education
B maps
C car rides
D keys
4. If you’re afraid of heights, you
shouldn’t study aviation.
A simple math
B how airplanes work
C how cars work
D cooking
5. Even though I’m inexperienced, I'm
sure I’ll be a great babysitter.
A very cheerful
B very kind
C having little practice
D having lots of practice
8. That could be a tumor. You should
see a doctor right away.
A a sore throat
B a lump on the body that is
not normal
C a sore muscle
D a bad meal
9. Sadly, after the accident, doctors
had to amputate Amy’s leg.
A to take pictures of
B to bandage
C to cut off
D to touch
10. Emma was declared the winner of
the contest.
A said to be
B afraid of
C sold
D told about
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You saw these words in “Flying Solo” and “Karli Has Cancer.” Do you remember
what they mean? Choose the best definition for each underlined word below.
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READING AND WRITING
POWER FOR TEENS
skill:
Know Your
Roots
Word Roots
use with:
“NFL Stars,” p. 18
Many words can grow from one root. Read each group of words
below. Then try to figure out what their root means.
1. The words pedal, pedestrian, and pedicure share the root ped.
What do you think ped means? Why? .
2. The words local, location, and locate share the root loc.
What do you think loc means? Why? .
3. The words paragraph, autograph, and biography share the root graph.
What do you think graph means? Why? .
4. The words thermal, thermos, and thermometer share the root therm.
What do you think therm means? Why? .
What do you think phon means? Why? .
6. The words audience, auditorium, and audio share the root aud.
What do you think aud means? Why? .
7. The words finish, finally, and infinity share the root fin.
What do you think fin means? Why? .
8. The words visible, vision, and television share the root vis.
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5. The words saxophone, telephone, and microphone share the root phon.
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MAGAZINE
skill:
You Be
the Editor
Proofreading
use with:
“Goodbye, Hugs,”
p. 20
Isabel has written about the article “Goodbye, Hugs.”
Her work contains errors. Read her writing.
Then answer the questions.
1. I enjoyed reading the article “Goodby, Hugs.” I’m glad the teens in the article
protested the no-hugging rule. If my school had a rule like that, I would do the
same thing.
2. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not that hugging in school is all that important to me. I
don’t spend every school day just walking around hug my friends.
3. The reason I would protest a no-hugging rule is that I think it goes to far. Rules
about schoolwork are one thing. But I don’t think schools should decide what
students wear or how we behave toward our friends.
4. My mom is a teacher. She says schools have to have rules about clothing and
behavior. She says the wrong kind of clothing or behavior can make it hard for
students to focus.
hat in class. I told my teacher that the hat looked much better than my hair that
day. Did he listen No.
1. Which word in paragraph 1 is
misspelled?
A enjoyed
B Goodby
C protested
D would
2. In paragraph 2, Isabel must
change .
A it’s to its
B don’t to dont
C walking to walk
D hug to hugging
3. In paragraph 3, the word
needs to be replaced
with one of its homophones.
A would
B to
C one
D wear
4. In paragraph 5, Isabel needs to
add a question mark after the
word .
A too
C teacher
B trouble
D listen
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5. Still, I think schools have too many rules. Yesterday I got in trouble for wearing a
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Vocabulary Journal
skill:
Building Vocabulary
use with:
Entire Issue
Choose three words from this issue of Action. In the boxes below, write
each word, what you think it means, a synonym (another word with a
similar meaning), and a sentence using the word.
Definition
Does this word have a synonym? If so, what is it?
Word
Sentence
Definition
Does this word have a synonym? If so, what is it?
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Word
Sentence
Definition
Does this word have a synonym? If so, what is it?
Word
Sentence
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C.
Plot
Parts
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skill:
Plot Diagram
use with:
“Don’t Tell Me I Can’t,”
p. 8
A plot is what happens in a story. Most plots have five
basic parts. After reading “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t,” use the
diagram below to briefly describe each part of the plot.
Middle/Climax
(the problem gets worse)
D.
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B.
Falling Action
(the problem begins to be solved)
Rising Action
(a problem arises)
E.
A.
Resolution
(the problem is solved/story ends)
Beginning/Exposition
(main characters are introduced)
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READING AND WRITING
POWER FOR TEENS
Plan an Essay
After reading the debate, decide what you think about the topic.
Use the map below to plan out an essay that explains your opinion.
Your outline should include:
MAGAZINE
skill:
Creating an
Essay Outline
use with:
“Goodbye, Hugs,”
p. 20
• Introduction: One or two sentences that explain what your essay is about.
• Main idea: One or two sentences that describe the main idea of your essay.
• Supporting details: Two or three facts that support, or say more about, the main idea.
• Conclusion: One or two sentences that explain what you most want the reader to learn from the essay.
Introduction
Main Idea
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Supporting Details
Conclusion
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MAGAZINE
skill:
Making Inferences
Making Inferences
use with:
“Karli Has Cancer,”
p. 14
Making an inference means using clues from a text to figure out something that isn’t stated.
For example, if you read “Josh was glad he had sunscreen on” and “After five minutes outside,
Josh was already sweating,” you’d be able to figure out that it was a hot, sunny day.
In the chart below, write two sets of clues from the article “Karli Has Cancer.” Then write down
the inference you made from each set of clues.
Clues
Make an Inference
Clue 1:
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Clue 2:
Clue 1:
Clue 2:
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Cause and Effect
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skill:
Cause and Effect
use with:
“Flying Solo,” p. 4
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A cause is something that makes something else happen.
An effect is what happens. Below, write three causes and effects
found in the article “Flying Solo.”
Cause
Effect
Cause
Effect
Cause
Effect
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READING AND WRITING
POWER FOR TEENS
MAGAZINE
skill:
Follow That Idea!
In the story “Flying Solo,” one idea keeps showing up:
Barrington doesn’t give up. Circle examples of this in the
story. Then write them in the chart below.
What did
Barrington
do or say?
use with:
“Flying Solo,” p. 4
Lesson Plan:
Tracing an Idea, p. T2
How does this
example support
the big idea?
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Name of
story section
(subheading)
Central Idea
and Details
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Outline a Memoir
skill:
A memoir is the story of what happened during a certain
time in someone’s life. Choose a challenging or exciting
event from your own life. Then, in the chart below, write the
important information that you’ll include in your memoir.
lesson plan:
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Writing an Outline
use with:
“Karli Has Cancer,”
p. 14
Writing a Short
Memoir, p. T4
Topic: What part of your life will this memoir be about?
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People:
Who will you include in your memoir?
Setting:
What important dates and places will you include?
Summary: Write the two most important facts that you will include.
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MAGAZINE
skill:
Put It All
Together
Synthesizing
Information
use with:
“Robo Ride,” p. 3,
and “Driving With the
Google Car,” p. 24
Lesson Plan:
After reading the news story “Robo Ride” on p. 3 and the
driver license that goes with it, look at the diagram on p. 24.
Then write the most important and interesting information
from each source in the boxes below.
Integrating
Information From
Different Texts, p. T6
Information from “Robo Ride”
Information from the driver license
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Information from “Driving With the Google Car”
On the lines below, briefly describe the Google car. Use the most important or
interesting facts you learned from all three sources.
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