A group of athletic fifth grade students read and discussed the novel, Travel Team, a story about neighborhood basketball teams. Their teacher correctly realized that her students almost seemed to comprehend the novel better than she did primarily because they:

a) played on basketball teams and had the background knowledge and vocabulary
b) were able to apply phonics generalizations as they read
c) did not have a genuine interest in the story
d) were able to discuss the novel with their parents


a

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a) T b) F

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Fill in the blank with correct word.

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a. Small. b. Small to medium. c. Large. d. Medium to large.

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