Question 1

How does Ms. Choi help Josie solve her problem?

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She helps her understand that she should not be ashamed of not knowing how to ride a bike.

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She reminds Bella that she cannot learn to ride a bike in a short amount of time.

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She shows Josie how to ride a bike.

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She persuades Josie to enter the race.

Question 2

How does Josie's father help her solve her problem?

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He teaches Josie how to ride a bike before the start of the Bicycle Rodeo.

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He hires someone to teach Josie how to ride a bike.

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He persuades Josie to not attend the Bicycle Rodeo.

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He convinces Josie to learn to ride after the Bicycle Rodeo.

Question 3

The stage directions in line 14 help the reader understand Josie's conflict by-

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emphasizing how she is feeling

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showing how her problem will be resolved

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describing her problem

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describing the setting of the scene

Question 4

Which line from the play suggests that Ms. Choi believes Josie will be able to learn how to ride a bike?

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Ms. Choi: Lot's of people don't know how to ride a bike. I didn't learn until a few years ago. It wasn't nearly as difficult as I feared it would be.

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Ms. Choi: What's the matter, Josie?

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Ms. Choi: Josie, are you coming to the bike rodeo this Saturday? I'll be judging the bike-decorating contest.

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Ms. Choi: I'm sorry to hear that. It's going to be fun.

Question 5

As used in line 26, the word swarm means to-

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to move around something

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a group of bees that fly around

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to jump in an upward motion

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to stand still

Question 6

The reader can tell that "The Bicycle Rodeo" is a play because it has

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stage directions

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a main character with extraordinary abilities

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a conflict that is resolved

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lines and stanzas

Question 7

The stage directions in Line 19 is important to the play because it helps Maria -

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determine that Josie has a problem

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understand that Josie is excited about the Bicycle Rodeo

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realize Josie will not participate in the Bicycle Rodeo

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Josie is not ready to go home

Question 8

The stage direction under line 33 is important to the play because it helps the reader understand-

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that the play is in the resolution part of the plot line

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that the play is in the rising action part of the plot line

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that the play is in the exposition part of the plot line

Question 9

Read this sentence from line 17 of the play. (MS. CHOI: Lots of people don't know how to ride a bike. I didn't learn until a few years ago. It wasn't nearly as difficult as I feared it would be.)

This line is meant to show that-

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Ms. Choi understands how Josie is feeling

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Ms. Choi is not concerned about Josie's feelings

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Ms. Choi is going to teach Josie how to ride a bike

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Ms. Choi is disappointed that Josie does not know how to ride a bike

Question 10

The playwright includes the stage directions at the beginning of each scene mainly to-

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identify the time and place

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explain the characters feelings and actions

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show how the problem will be solved

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explain the theme of the play

Question 11

In line 21, "riding in the blink of an eye" suggests that Josie will be able to learn to ride a bike-

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in a very short period of time

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in about 3 months

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in a second

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very slowly

Question 12

What is most likely the author's purpose for including the stage direction in line 20?

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to help show the reader how Josie is feeling

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to provide the reader with information about the setting

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to reveal that Josie is not ashamed or embarrassed

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to show that she has a problem raising her voice

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