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Amara Keeps Score

Read an original story about a sister who loves to win at mini-golf. Track the characters' feelings and how one choice changes the day.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRL.3.3

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students describe how characters feel and what they want using details from a story.
Students explain how a character's choice changes the events that follow.

How to use

Have students read the story twice, once for the events and once for clues about feelings. Then let them answer on their own and share their open responses with a partner.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RL.3.3

Describe a character's traits, motivations, or feelings and explain how the character's actions move the sequence of events along.

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Amara Keeps Score

Read a story and think about how a character's feelings and choices change a birthday.

Read the story

Read the story carefully. Then answer the questions.

Amara Keeps Score

1Amara loved to win. When her family went to the mini-golf course for her little brother Kofi's seventh birthday, she grabbed the scorecard and the tiny pencil. "I'll keep score," she said. In mini-golf, the player who takes the fewest swings wins, and Amara planned to win by a lot.

2On the first few holes, Amara counted every swing out loud. "Two for me, five for Kofi," she announced at hole three. "Three for me, six for Kofi," she said at hole five. Kofi's smile got smaller and smaller. By hole eight, he was dragging his golf club along the ground.

3Hole nine had a tall wooden windmill with slow, creaky blades. Kofi tapped his ball, and a blade knocked it right back to his feet. He tried again. Bonk! The blade knocked it back a second time. Kofi's lip shook. "This is my worst birthday ever," he whispered.

4Amara looked down at the scorecard. She had wanted to win, but now winning did not seem important. She folded the scorecard and tucked it into her back pocket. "New rule," she said. "On this hole, you get a point every time the windmill bonks your ball!"

5Kofi giggled and swung again. Bonk! "One point!" Amara cheered. Soon the whole family was trying to hit the blades on purpose, and everyone was laughing. At the last hole, Kofi tugged on Amara's sleeve. "Can we play your windmill game again next year?" he asked. Amara smiled. She never did add up the scores.

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