Friends who punch together, stay together… at least until the referee counts ten!
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Friends who punch together, stay together… at least until the referee counts ten! ✔✔✔
Additional Info:
Text: Amigo Brothers by Piri Thomas
Difficulty Level: Medium (CEFR B1 / CCSS Grade 6)
Skill Focus: Reading comprehension, inference, theme analysis, and vocabulary in context
Standards:
CCSS: RL.6.1 – Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text; RL.6.2 – Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details
CEFR: B1 – Understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language; identify main ideas, detail, and inference
Cambridge English: Reading for meaning, identifying key ideas, making inferences, and vocabulary in context
This two-page Grade 6 English worksheet features comprehension and critical thinking activities based on “Amigo Brothers” by Piri Thomas.
It includes:
Comprehension: Main ideas, key details, and the theme of friendship over competition.
Vocabulary: Using context clues to define key terms.
Critical Thinking: Inferences, interpretations, and a creative writing response from a character’s perspective.
A full answer key with sample responses is included.

