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Two Rounds at Westbrook
Read an original story about a school debate tournament and compare its two rounds, their settings and how two partners help each other.
Grade 5ELAInteractive · Printable
Aligned toRL.5.3
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- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 10 questions
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- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 5
- Subject
- ELA
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students compare and contrast two events and settings in a story using specific details.
- Students describe how two characters interact and how one character changes between events.
How to use
Read the story once for meaning, then have students reread paragraphs 2 and 5 side by side before they answer the questions.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, using specific details such as how characters interact.
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Two Rounds at Westbrook
Compare two events in a story about a school debate.
Read the story
Two Rounds at Westbrook
1Marisol and her partner, Dev, had practiced for weeks for the Westbrook School debate tournament. This year's topic was whether students should get homework on weekends. Before each round, a coin toss decided which side each team would argue.
2In the first round, Marisol and Dev had to argue against weekend homework. The round was held in a small classroom with the desks pushed into a circle, and one judge sat in the corner. Marisol gave the opening speech. Her note cards shook in her hands, and she read every word from them without looking up. When the other team asked her a hard question, she froze. Dev leaned over and whispered, "Say the part about family time." Marisol nodded, but she mixed up her points anyway.
3After the round, Marisol slumped against the hallway wall. "I ruined it," she said. Dev shook his head. "We both made mistakes. I talked way too fast." He handed her a granola bar. "Next round, let's trade jobs. I'll give the opening speech, and you answer the questions."
4The final round was held in the school auditorium. Rows of parents and students filled the seats, and three judges sat at a long table on the stage. This time, the coin toss meant Marisol and Dev had to argue for weekend homework, the side neither of them agreed with.
5Dev gave the opening speech. He spoke slowly and looked right at the judges. Then the other team asked a tricky question about sports games on Saturdays. Marisol stood, took a deep breath, and set her note cards face down on the table. "Students could finish a short assignment on Sunday evening, after their games are over," she said. Her voice was calm and steady. Under the table, Dev gave her a small thumbs-up.
6In the end, Marisol and Dev did not win. The judges gave first place to the other team by just one point. Even so, Marisol was grinning when she walked off the stage. "I didn't look at my cards even once," she said. Dev laughed. "And I didn't talk like a fast-forward button."
Compare the two rounds
Use details from the story to answer each question.
| First round | Final round |
|---|---|
- A. It is a smaller room with fewer people watching.
- B. It is the same classroom with the desks in rows.
- C. It is a hallway where teams wait between rounds.
- D. It is a bigger room with more people watching.
First round: judge
Final round: judges
- A. She asks Dev to stand up and answer for her.
- B. She speaks calmly without looking at her cards.
- C. She reads her whole answer from her note cards.
- D. She freezes and mixes up the points she planned.
- A. In both rounds, the team argues against weekend homework.
- B. In both rounds, the judges sit at a table on a stage.
- C. In both rounds, the other team asks a hard question.
- D. In both rounds, Marisol gives the opening speech.
How the partners work together
Think about how Marisol and Dev treat each other.
Marisol gave the opening speech.Her note cards shook in her hands, and she read every word from them without looking up.When the other team asked her a hard question, she froze.Dev leaned over and whispered, "Say the part about family time."Marisol nodded, but she mixed up her points anyway.
- A. He says they both made mistakes and suggests a new plan.
- B. He agrees with her and asks the coach for a new partner.
- C. He tells her to go practice her speech alone in the hall.
- D. He says the judge was unfair and they should go home.
- Marisol when she is asked a hard question in the first round
- Marisol leaning on the hallway wall after the first round
- Dev handing Marisol a granola bar
- Marisol walking off the stage after the final round
- A. proud
- B. nervous
- C. encouraging
- D. discouraged
- A. She is glad the tournament is over and she can go home.
- B. She is proud that she answered without using her cards.
- C. She is happy the judges agreed with her side this time.
- D. She is pleased that the other team made more mistakes.
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