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I even tried a tricycle

but ran into a wall. Do you ride Let’s connect
bicycle with proper
I’m happy in this wheelchair now. safety gears?

I never fall at all.

—Kenn Nesbitt

Time to answer

A. Complete the table. life skill critical thinking

What the poet tried to ride What happened

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B. Answer these questions.

1. Did the accidents keep the child from trying something new?

2. Why is the child happy in the wheelchair?

3. Why do you think the child is on a wheelchair? life skill critical thinking

Time to enjoy

Write the rhyming pairs of words in the poem. Add another rhyming word
to each.

1. and

2. and

3. and

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