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Centerfield Ballhawk Comprehension
Contribució de: Moore
  • 1. Most of the action in this selection takes place _____.
A) in Jose's front yard
B) at the baseball field
C) in the new stadium
D) at the playground
  • 2. Things have been hard for the Mendez family because _______.
A) Carmen is a better ballplayer
B) Jose has been having trouple hitting the ball.
C) They haven't gotten over the death of Mrs. Mendez.
D) Mr. Mendez lost his job.
  • 3. Why is getting more than one hit at the game so important to Jose?
A) Hewants his team to admire him.
B) He's afraid of the coach.
C) He thinks it will please his dad.
D) He wants to do better than his sister.
  • 4. In the selection a ball is called a ______.
A) circle
B) sphere
C) globe
D) bat
  • 5. What is Jose's first thought when he grounds out?
A) He is glad his dad isn't there to see him.
B) He consideres quitting baseball.
C) He wishes he had practiced more baseball.
D) He thinks his team will be upset.
  • 6. What quick animal is Jose compared to?
A) a gazelle
B) an eagle
C) a panther
D) a cheetah
  • 7. What action breaks the tie game?
A) A grounder skitters through T.V.'s legs.
B) Jose slams a home run.
C) The Bulls strike out.
D) Jose drops the ball.
  • 8. When Jose asks his teammate "Who's perfect?", what is he thinking of?
A) all the team's wins and losses
B) his own batting average
C) Ted Jackson's fly balls
D) all of Turtleneck's strikes
  • 9. What does Jose think will make up for disappointing his dad?
A) helping the coach
B) catching fly balls
C) joining the minors one day
D) getting a high batting average
  • 10. What really disappoints Jose's dad?
A) that Jose has a low batting average
B) that Joses skips baseball practice
C) that Jose continues to make excuses
D) that Jose goes against his dad's wishes
  • 11. What had Carmen been doing this afternoon?
A) baking brownies
B) baby-sitting
C) cheering for Jose's team
D) hitting home runs
  • 12. Jose's dad wants Jose to forget about trying to hit like he did because _____.
A) Jose is no good at baseball
B) nobody could be as good as he was
C) Jose's strength is as an outfielder
D) he wants Jose to pitch
  • 13. What does Jose's dad mean when he says his children are "a chip off the old block"?
  • 14. What is most important to Jose at the end of the story?
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