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Stretching Ourselves
Scott Foresman Reading
Question | Answer |
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therapist | one who helps others heal |
handicapped | a person with physical challenges |
gait | way of walking |
artificial | not natural |
wheelchairs | chairs on wheels used by those who can't walk |
abdomen | stomach |
According to the selection, cerebral palsy can be caused by | brain damage before or during birth |
How are Tanner, Emily and Nic alike? | They want to do things for themselves |
An accurate generalization of this story is... | Some people with CP have trouble controlling their movements. |
A statement of opinion about this story is... | "But no one likes playing ball, making jokes, or teasing the teachers more than Nic. |
What helps Emily to stay calm? | caring for her dogs |
What does Nic do after he gets home from school? | He reads books with his cousin. |
The most likely reason the author chose this title is... | to show that people with CP work hard to stretch their bodies and their minds. |
How do the photographs in the selecion relate to the information you read. | They show the kids doing the things written about in the text. |
What is the main idea of the selection? | People with CP work hard to do simple things. |
What does this statement by Leslie mean, "Last time they sort of tossed me in a blender and poured a new kid out the other side." | She was helped by the operation. |
The most likely reason the author worte the selection was. | to tell readers about some interesting kids. |
What is one thing Emily, Nic, Tanner, and Leslie are likely to do in the future? | continue to work hard to get better at doing things for themselves. |
Emily uses the names of vegetables often when she is speaking. What is a likely reason that she does this? | To show that she is frustrated, she has learned to connect vegetable names to her feelings. |