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Daily 
Warm-Up
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Fiction: Mystery/Suspense/Adventure
Surf’s Up!
“Don’t forget your lunch!”
“I won’t,” Koda reassured his mom, already on his way 
out of the house. With anticipation, he gathered up his 
new surfboard, sunscreen, and flippers.
“Surf’s up!” his friend Zachary greeted him. Arriving at 
the beach, they gaped in astonishment at the huge 
waves sparkling and crashing in the sunshine.
They paddled out together and waited for the perfect 
wave. Zachary caught a wave before Koda and rode it 
all the way in. Finally, Koda spied his opportunity.
Facing the beach, he lay on his board and paddled 
furiously, hoping to stand at just the right moment and 
catch a ride to shore.
Raising his head to scramble into position, Koda saw 
Zachary on the beach, a look of terror on his face.
Koda turned to discover a massive wall of water bearing 
down on him. Paddling as fast as he could, he couldn’t 
escape, and the wave swept Koda up. He rose with the 
water until his surfboard crested on top of the wave.
For a brief moment, Koda entertained the hope he 
would just slide down the back of the wave, since he 
wasn’t yet standing on his board. As he began to slide 
forward and fall with the wave, Koda panicked. The 
wave swallowed his board. Fortunately, he 
remembered the advice to swim safely behind the wave.
He took a deep breath and let the swells carry him 
unharmed to calm waters.
Zachary hurried over. “You okay?” 
Nodding, Koda glanced around for his board.
“Sorry, it’s broken.” Zachary offered him a hand up out 
of the coarse sand. “Here, borrow my board and get 
right back out there.”
Koda wasn’t sure he was ready to try again, but he 
thanked Zachary and paddled back out. What a good 
surfing buddy. Zach had managed to scare up a board 
and was right there with him.
Text Questions
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 1 . Why might Zachary encourage Koda to “get right back out there”?
a. He wanted Koda to get hurt.
b. He wanted Koda to overcome any doubts and fears.
c. He wanted Koda to find the pieces of his board so Zachary could have his board back.
d. He wanted to try to catch another perfect wave.