What Jo Did Reading Selection Test

1. Paint the rim first. (Define rim.)

A) corner
B) surface
C) outline
D) edge

2. The travelers marveled at the view. (Define marveled.)

A) were filled with anger
B) were filled with fear
C) were filled with joy
D) were filled with wonder

3. Stretch the cloth over the hoop. (Define hoop.)

A) ring
B) plank
C) frame
D) peg

4. The kitten swatted the toy. (Define swatted.)

A) removed
B) gripped
C) slapped
D) nipped

5. Ginger fouled during the game. (Define fouled.)

A) left the field
B) broke a rule
C) stopped to observe
D) got annoyed

6. Can I borrow your jersey? (Define jersey.)

A) costume
B) bicycle
C) shirt
D) umbrella

7. Your song left me speechless. (Define speechless.)

A) confused
B) drained
C) relieved
D) amazed

8. How was Joanna's basketball rim DIFFERENT from most?

A) It had a backboard.
B) It was wider than the ball.
C) It did not have a net.
D) It was 16 feet high.

9. What time of day does this story take place?

A) around noon
B) early evening
C) early morning
D) late at night

10. Why did the boys ask Joanna to play basketball with them?

A) They knew she was a good player.
B) They wanted to use her basketball.
C) They did not have enough players.
D) They know she had just moved to town.

11. What is the most likely reason that Joanna hid the fact that she was a girl?

A) She thought the boys would not let her play if they knew she was a girl.
B) She thought the boys would not believe that she knew how to play.
C) She wanted to embarrass the boys by showing how good a player she was.
D) She wanted to prove that girls could play ball as well as boys.

12. It was funny that the red-haired boy told Joanna that T.J. can "jump pretty high" because he did not know

A) how high T.J. could actually jump.
B) how high Joanna could jump.
C) how nervous Joanna was about playing.
D) how long T.J. had been playing.

13. Which of the following is an important theme of this story?

A) Do not judge others by their appearance.
B) To play a sport, you must be a good athlete.
C) To be successful, you must believe in yourself.
D) Honesty is more important than success.

14. Why did Joanna NOT want the boys to know she had never heard the word "dunk"?

A) They might refuse to let her play.
B) They might think she did not know much about basketball.
C) They might figure out that she had never played with other players.
D) They might realize that she was a girl.

15. What was the climax of this story?

A) Everyone realized that Jo was Joanna.
B) The boys asked Joanna to play basketball with them.
C) Joanna jumped high and dunked the ball.
D) T.J. apologized to Joanna.

16. Why were the boys shocked when Joanna's cap fell off?

A) She had made a perfect dunk.
B) They realized how short she was.
C) They discovered she was a girl.
D) She was holding on to the rim.

17. Which of these events happened last?

A) Joanna prevented T.J. from making a basket.
B) Joanna dunked the ball.
C) The boys asked Joanna to play with them.
D) The boys gave Joanna a nickname.

18. What important lesson did the boys in this story learn?

A) Girls CANNOT be good athletes.
B) Boys are the best athletes.
C) Hats make girls play better.
D) Girls CAN be good athletes.

19. Which boy's attitude toward Joanna changed the most, and how did it change?

A) No one's attitude changed about Joanna.
B) T.J.'s attitude changed the most, because he went from being angry with Joanna to admiring her skills and inviting her to come back to play basketball again.
C) The red-haired boys attitude changed the most, because he thought Joanna could not jump high.

20. At the end of the story, why does T.J. tell Joanna to "leave the hat at home"?

A) He is telling her that she does not need to hide that she is a girl, because he accepts who she is and knows she is a good player.
B) He is telling her that, so she does not get hot when she plays basketball the next time.
C) He is telling her that, because her hat falling off during the game is not safe.

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