a. He was worried he could not play soccer again.

b. He was thinking about what Siti said.

c. He wanted to play again.

5. Tick what word in the story means minimum skill.

a goalkeeper

clumsily

guarded

6. What do you think would happen to Mirza?

e. Read the story Part 2.

Part 2

The next afternoon Mirza played with his plastic soccer ball in his bedroom.

He kicked the black and white striped ball hard to the wall. His mother got annoyed by the sound. She came to his room and saw what was going on.

“You always make noises with that ball. Can’t you just play outside?” said his mother from the doorway.

“I want to, but...,” Mirza replied hesitantly.

“Go play outside with your friends!” his mother ordered.