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The Bright Orange Shirts

Three characters, three points of view, three voices.

Answer Key

Read the play

The numbers show each line of the play. Line 1 tells where the play happens. Words in ( ) are stage directions. They tell what a character does or how to say the line.

The Bright Orange Shirts

1The Comets soccer team sits on the grass at the park. Coach Rosa opens a big box.

2COACH ROSA: (holding up a bright orange shirt) Our new team shirts are here!

3JADE: (jumping up) Orange! That is my favorite color! It looks like a sunset!

4OMAR: (groaning) Orange? We will look like traffic cones.

5JADE: Traffic cones are cool! Everyone will notice us.

6OMAR: (crossing his arms) That is the problem. I wanted blue, like the sky.

7COACH ROSA: (calmly) I picked orange for a reason. On the field, you will spot each other fast, so you can pass the ball quickly.

8OMAR: (slowly) Hmm. I still like blue better.

9JADE: (giggling) Then wear blue socks! Orange and blue look great together.

10OMAR: (smiling a little) Okay. Orange shirts and blue socks. Maybe that works.

11COACH ROSA: Great! Now let's go practice, Comets!

Who thinks what?

Read the play again if you need to. Then answer each question.

1.
Match each character to what that character thinks about the orange shirts.
  1. JadeC
  2. OmarB
  3. Coach RosaA
  1. A. They are easy to spot on the field.
  2. B. They make the team look like traffic cones.
  3. C. They are a favorite color, like a sunset.
2.
Read line 7. Why did Coach Rosa pick orange?
  • A. It was the only color the store had left.
  • B. It is Jade's favorite color in the world.
  • C. It is easy to spot on the soccer field.
  • D. It goes well with the team's blue socks.
3.
Who says each line in the play? Sort the lines.
We will look like traffic cones.That is my favorite color!Then wear blue socks!I wanted blue, like the sky.Maybe that works.Everyone will notice us.
JadeOmar
That is my favorite color!
Then wear blue socks!
Everyone will notice us.
We will look like traffic cones.
I wanted blue, like the sky.
Maybe that works.
4.
Which sentence is true about the characters' points of view?
  • A. Jade and Omar both wanted blue shirts.
  • B. Coach Rosa thinks the shirts look like cones.
  • C. Omar likes the orange shirts more than Jade.
  • D. Jade loves orange, but Omar wanted blue.
5.
Read line 10. How does Omar's point of view change at the end of the play?
  • A. He decides orange is now his favorite color.
  • B. He thinks orange with blue socks could work.
  • C. He asks Coach Rosa to order blue shirts instead.
  • D. He says traffic cones are the coolest thing.

Read it aloud

Get ready to read the play with partners. Each character needs a different voice.

6.
Read Jade's words in line 3 out loud. Which voice fits them best?
  • A. a low, grumbly voice
  • B. a calm, steady voice
  • C. a slow, sleepy voice
  • D. a happy, bouncy voice
7.
Which stage direction tells you to read a line in a grumpy voice?
  • A. (jumping up)
  • B. (calmly)
  • C. (groaning)
  • D. (giggling)
8.
Write the word from the stage direction in line 7 that tells how Coach Rosa speaks.

Coach Rosa speaks calmly.

9.
Pick one line for Jade and one line for Omar. Tell how you would make each voice sound and which stage direction helped you.

I would read Jade's line "Orange! That is my favorite color!" in a bright, bouncy voice because the stage direction says she is jumping up. I would read Omar's line "We will look like traffic cones" in a low, grumpy voice because he is groaning.