Question

And . . . action!” Tiana yelled. The filming had begun! Right on cue, Kendra started skating on her roller-skate shoes. A small video camera was attached to her left shoe. The camera’s red power light was blinking to show that it was on. Kendra glided across the playground in a twisty S pattern.

Meanwhile, Mr. Silva watched proudly. Mr. Silva was Kendra and Tiana’s media teacher. He really liked the girls’ idea for their first film project. The title would be “The World from Below.” It would show a day in Kendra’s life. But the action would be viewed from Kendra’s foot, not from eye level.

Tiana held a copy of the script. The script had no dialogue, or spoken parts. Instead, it listed everything Kendra would do. “Cross playground in S pattern,” the script said. “Skate on one foot under trees.” “Shoot five free throws with basketball.”

As Kendra rolled around the playground, Tiana called out the actions from the script. Tiana didn’t have to worry about making noise on camera. They would set the video to music later.

After filming the playground scenes, the girls went inside the cafeteria to shoot the indoor scenes. With the camera on her shoe, Kendra skated through the lunch line. Then, on the way to her table, she took some extra turns and lifted her left foot a few times. This would give the movie more variety. Within twenty minutes, all the scenes had been filmed.

The next day, in Mr. Silva’s class, everyone watched the video footage. They were surprised at what they saw. The view from Kendra’s left shoe was kind of boring. Not much happened at foot level!

A student named Caleb made a suggestion, “What if we put a second camera on Kendra’s helmet? Then we could show the action from two angles at the same time–one on each side of the screen.”



“Interesting idea, Caleb,” Mr. Silva said. “I can see that we’re going to have fun in class this year,” he added with a smile.

Answer: Where does the story begin?

A
in a classroom

B
at a skate park

C
on a playground

D
in a cafeteria

2. Who is Mr. Silva?

A
the school principal

B
Kendra’s skating coach

C
Kendra and Tiana’s father

D
Kendra and Tiana’s teacher

3. Why does Kendra skate across the playground in an S pattern?

A
She is trying to get out of other people’s way.

B
One of her skates is broken so she can’t go straight.



C
She is doing what the script tells her to do.

D
None of the above.

4. Why does Kendra take extra turns on the way to her table in the cafeteria?

A
She decides to say hello to a friend.

B
She wants the movie to have variety.

C
She wants to get some extra napkins.

D
She forgets how to get to her table.

5. Which sentence is a summary of the story?

A
Two girls make a movie filmed from a roller-skate shoe.

B
Tiana calls out actions from a script that has no dialogue.

C
A boy named Caleb makes a suggestion for improving a movie.

D
Mr. Silva is proud of how his students are using new technology.

Answer 1

1. C — on a playground
2. D — Kendra and Tiana’s teacher
3. C — She is doing what the script tells her to do.
4. B — She wants the movie to have variety.
5. A — Two girls make a movie filmed from a roller-skate shoe.