An Improbable Friend
It was the beginning of the school year and Maria was not happy that Juan was her reading partner. School had only been in session for two weeks and Juan had already made fun of her glasses and her blue shoes. Maria told Mrs. Damian, her sixth grade teacher, about these rude interactions in hopes of switching reading partners. Unfortunately, Mrs. Damian told Maria that Juan would remain her partner for the realistic fiction unit.

Still feeling upset about having to work with Juan, Maria avoided eye contact with him when he walked into their room after recess. Until, thud! When Maria heard this loud noise, she looked up to see that all of Juan’s books had fallen out of his backpack. Juan’s face turned bright red as he bent down to pick up the mess. Maria rushed over to him. Despite Juan’s rude behaviour to her during the first two weeks of school, Maria helped Juan pick up his books and said, “No worries, Juan, isn’t it hard to have to lug all of these books around?

That afternoon during their reading partnership, Juan thanked Maria for her kind gesture. He even mentioned that the ideas she shared that day helped him to think of literary reflections. Maria realized she was learning a lot from Juan, too. As the realistic fiction unit came to a close, Maria and Juan both realized that they learned a great deal from each other and had even found a new friend.

1.Who are the characters in the story?
2.What is the setting of the story?
3.What is the story about?
4.What is the theme of the story ?
5.What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?

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