Allie's Basketball Dream Comprehension
  • 1. Rick __ at the target
A) familiar
B) aimed
C) monitor
D) pretended
  • 2. The _____ of our team is also a good player.
A) professional
B) familiar
C) pretended
D) captain
  • 3. The lunchroom_________ said we were well behaved at lunch today.
A) aimed
B) professional
C) monitor
D) familiar
  • 4. He _____ to be weak so he wouldn't have to help carry the heavy box.
A) pretended
B) aimed
C) monitor
D) captain
  • 5. Rose sings well enough to be a _________ singer.
A) captain
B) professional
C) monitor
D) pretended
  • 6. Since I had been there before, the road looked _________.
A) professional
B) aimed
C) familiar
D) monitor
  • 7. When my teacher applauded loudly, she __________.
A) cornered the principal
B) pretended to fall asleep.
C) clapped her hands
D) screamed at the students
  • 8. What happens first that starts the events that follow in this selection?
A) Allie trades her basketball for a new volleyball.
B) Allie waits for her father to com home from work.
C) Allie's father brings her a gift.
D) Allie plays basketball at the playground with the boys.
  • 9. "At the playground, Allie "scanned" the basketball courts" means she ________.
A) jumped rope on the courts
B) ran around the courts
C) practiced shooting baskets
D) looked around the courts
  • 10. How does Allie's dad feel about her playing basketball?
A) angry
B) ashamed
C) proud
D) scared
  • 11. Allie practices shooting baskets because she wants to _______.
A) see her friends at the playground
B) play with Domino
C) become a good basketball player
D) play basketball with her father
  • 12. Julio refuses to play basketball with Allie because______.
A) he doesn't like basketball
B) he is too proud to play with a girl
C) she doesn't play well
D) he is on his way to play with some other boys
  • 13. Why did Allie decide to become a professional basketball player?
A) She watched the boys at the playground play basketball
B) She listened to her father talk about basketball
C) She got a basketball of her very own
D) She loved the game she saw at Madison Square Garden.
  • 14. In what sport are the words "dribble", "slam-dunk", "backboard", and "rim" used?
A) soccer
B) volleyball
C) baseball
D) basketball
  • 15. Allie tells Buddy about her cousin's trophies because she _______.
A) feels like telling a story
B) likes bragging about her cousin
C) wants to prove that girls can play basketball
D) doesn't want to talk about trading her basketball
  • 16. How are Allie and Buddy alike?
A) Both want to be professional ballplayers
B) Both like to play volleyball
C) Both are good at jumping rope.
D) Both play games that others say they shouldn't play.
  • 17. Any of these words could describe Allie in the selection. Choose the word you think "best" describes Allie. "nice" "athletic" "determined" Support your choice with "two" details from the selection.
A) tease her
B) make fun of her
C) make her nervous
D) encourage her
  • 18. According to the selection, describe how Allie feels about basketball. Support your answer with "one" detail from the selection.
A) she is lucky
B) she keeps on trying
C) her father helps her
D) she uses a smaller ball
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