Help me make the shot!
What is the genre of the story Allie’s
Basketball Dream?
A. Fantasy
B.
Realistic Fiction
C.
Mystery
D.
Biography
The story begins after…
A. Allie’s father brings her a basketball.
B.
Allie goes to the basketball court.
C.
Allie sees Domino.
D.
None of the above
What is Allie’s main problem?
A. She doesn’t spend time on the court.
B.
Domino is in the way.
C.
Her friends keep laughing at her.
D.
She can’t make a shot and no one will
play with her.
Which word best describes how Allie felt
about practicing basketball for the first
time near the older kids?
A. depressed
B.
joyful
C.
nervous
D. thrilled
What made Allie decide to become a
professional basketball player?
A. seeing a basketball game at Madison Square
Garden
B.
her father
C.
playing basketball in school
D.
watching the older kids on the basketball
court
Allie remembered all of the following
about her time at the Madison Square
Garden game EXCEPT:
A. the noise of the crowd
B.
the hot dogs and popcorn
C.
the slam dunks the players made
D. the bright lights on the court
You can tell that Buddy doesn’t think the
basketball is worth much because he
offers Allie:
A. a miniature sports car
B.
two quarters and some grape bubble gum
C.
his volleyball
D. all of the above
All of the following would describe Allie
EXCEPT:
A. loves basketball
B.
disrespects her friends
C.
has goals
D. determined
What lesson can the reader learn from
Allie?
A. listen to your father
B.
always stick with your buddy
C.
practice and never give up
D. basketball is a girl’s sport
Which word correctly completes the following
sentence:
Michael Jordan was a _______ basketball
player.
A. pretended
B.
captain
C.
aimed
D.
professional
Which word correctly completes the following
sentence:
The woman in the picture looks ______,
but I can’t remember her name.
A. pretended
B.
familiar
C.
aimed
D.
captain
Which word correctly completes the following
sentence:
My cousin Josh wants to be the team _____,
but no one wants to follow his lead.
A. monitor
B.
captain
C.
aimed
D.
professional
Which word correctly completes the following
sentence:
The teacher had to _____ the students on
the playground to make sure no one got hurt.
A. captain
B.
pretended
C.
aimed
D.
monitor
Acknowledgements:
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