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Location, Location, Location Selection Test
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Question 1
1.
Part A:
How does Taye feel when he first finds out he's a finalist?
Nervous
Excited
Embarrassed
Angry
Question 2
2.
Part B:
Which detail from the story helps you answer Part A?
"Taye and Luke had been best pals for a long time."
"The competition was going to be held in two weeks."
"Taye jumped on his bike and pedaled home as fast as he could."
"Taye had to beat one other performer in the finals."
Question 3
3.
Part A:
What major problem do the characters in the story have?
Taye and Luke only have two weeks to prepare for the competition.
Taye is nervous about playing in front of a big crowd.
Taye does not want to compete against his friend.
Taye doesn't think he is good at playing the trumpet.
Question 4
4.
Part B:
Which
three
details from the passage help you answer Part A?
Choose 3 answers.
"But one of us will win, and the other will lose."
"He had exciting news to tell his family."
"I know we both love the trumpet and we want to stay friends, right?"
"Suddenly, Taye wasn't quite so excited about being a finalist."
Question 5
5.
Which
two
people suggest what Taye should do to solve his problem?
Mom
Dad
Taye
Luke
Question 6
6.
The story says that Luke was a
loyal friend
. What is the meaning of "
loyal
" in the story?
True
Not polite
Strange
Useless
Question 7
7.
Which of these events from the story gives an example of Luke being
loyal
?
Mom giving Taye a hug.
Luke going to music camp with Taye.
Taye and Luke telling jokes to each other.
Luke practices trumpet with Taye every day leading up to the competition.
Question 8
8.
Taye's mom suggests that he talk to Luke about the situation. How does this suggestion affect the rest of the story?
Taye and Luke decide to practice together.
Taye and Luke get into a fight.
Taye drops out of the competition.
Taye is too scared to talk to Luke so he ignores him.
Question 9
9.
Part A:
How does Taye feel about the competition after he realizes that Luke is also competing?
More excited
Worried
Angry
Confident
Question 10
10.
Part B:
Which detail from the story helps your answer Part A?
"Suddenly, Taye wasn't quite so excited about being a finalist."
"He had exciting news to tell his family."
"Why don't you talk to Luke about it?"
"That's a great idea!"
Question 11
11.
Why does Luke suggest that they practice together?
Luke wants to make sure he can beat Taye.
Luke thinks he is better at trumpet than Taye.
Luke thinks that they can help each other play better.
Luke wants to make sure they have time to be friends.
Question 12
12.
Part A:
"Taye was getting
cold feet
. He wasn't sure if he could compete against his best friend." What does the author mean by the phrase, "
cold feet
?"
Taye was getting excited.
Taye was having second thoughts.
Taye's feet were cold.
Taye was getting angry.
Question 13
13.
Which TWO details from the story help you understand the meaning of the phrase "cold feet?"
"Taye and Luke had been best friends since music camp last summer."
"Suddenly, Taye wasn't so excited about being a finalist."
"He wasn't sure he could compete against his best friend."
"Even though they attended different schools, the two boys did everything together."
Question 14
14.
Part A:
"On the day of the competition, both boys
played their hearts out
."
What does the phrase "
played their hearts out
" mean in the story?
They did their best.
Their hearts came out of their chests.
They fell in love with playing trumpet.
They played poorly.
Question 15
15.
Part B:
Which
two
details from the story best help you understand the meaning of "played their hearts out?"
Choose 2 answers.
"Together they would challenge each other to do better."
"Why don't you talk to Luke about it?"
"He had exciting news to tell his family."
"Then no matter who wins, we will know that we tried our best and we did it together."