Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts : Determine How Characters Respond to Events
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Example Question #11 : Determine How Characters Respond To Events
No Big Deal
Last weekend David invited me to go camping with him and his dad. I had never been camping before and I didn’t know what to expect.
We packed the car early in the morning and got on the road. A little while later we heard a loud POP then a “SCREEEETCH” sound. The car tire had popped. Out we went to help David’s dad change the tire. “No big deal,” said David’s dad.
When we finally got to the campsite we were starving, but we had to set up the tents and find wood for the fire. I had never made dinner using a campfire before – I wonder what it will taste like. David and I were putting together our tent when I felt something drop on my head…then again…and next on my nose. When I looked up the rain started to pour down.
“No big deal!” David’s dad smiled and said as we hurried into the tent. He pulled out some sandwiches and sodas to eat while we waited for the rain to stop. Before long the sky cleared and we finished setting up the tents.
“Time for a campfire and spooky stories,” yelled David as he came running over with the matches.
David’s dad tried and tried but the wood was too wet from the rain. “No big deal,” said David’s dad as he pulled out 3 flashlights. We sat around the flashlights telling silly, spooky stories until finally we headed to bed.
The next morning the sky was clear and blue and the temperature was nice and warm. Perfect for fishing! We pushed the canoe off the banks and paddled out to the middle of the lake, casting our lines into the clear water. After an hour we still hadn’t caught any fish. I looked at David’s dad, whose smile, which he had kept through the flat tire, rain and lack of campfire, had turned into a frown.
But then I had an idea! “NO BIG DEAL!” I exclaimed, as I grabbed my backpack from the back of the canoe. “Fish for everyone!” I shouted and pulled out the bag of Sweedish fish I had packed for our trip. David’s dad looked up and his smile was back!
We started to eat our candy fish and make fishy faces when we noticed the water below our feet. The boat had a leak and was quickly filling with water. David and I bucketed out the rising water while David’s dad paddled as fast as he could back to the shore. By nightfall the wood had all dried from the rain the night before. We made s’mores and told funny stories around the campfire.
I never knew camping could be so eventful. I can’t wait until my next camping trip!
How did the narrator feel about camping at the end of the story?
He was angry because he didn’t catch any fish
He was excited because camping was so exciting
He was nervous because he had never been camping before
He was disappointed because of all the things that went wrong on their trip
He was excited because camping was so exciting
At the end of the story the narrator was excited for his next trip. He said “I can’t wait until my next camping trip!”
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