Allie's Basketball Dream Comprehension
  • 1. When my teacher applauded loudly, she __________.
A) cornered the principal
B) pretended to fall asleep.
C) screamed at the students
D) clapped her hands
  • 2. What happens first that starts the events that follow in this selection?
A) Allie trades her basketball for a new volleyball.
B) Allie's father brings her a gift.
C) Allie plays basketball at the playground with the boys.
D) Allie waits for her father to com home from work.
  • 3. "At the playground, Allie "scanned" the basketball courts" means she ________.
A) practiced shooting baskets
B) ran around the courts
C) jumped rope on the courts
D) looked around the courts
  • 4. How does Allie's dad feel about her playing basketball?
A) angry
B) ashamed
C) scared
D) proud
  • 5. Allie practices shooting baskets because she wants to _______.
A) play basketball with her father
B) become a good basketball player
C) play with Domino
D) see her friends at the playground
  • 6. Julio refuses to play basketball with Allie because______.
A) she doesn't play well
B) he doesn't like basketball
C) he is on his way to play with some other boys
D) he is too proud to play with a girl
  • 7. Why did Allie decide to become a professional basketball player?
A) She got a basketball of her very own
B) She loved the game she saw at Madison Square Garden.
C) She watched the boys at the playground play basketball
D) She listened to her father talk about basketball
  • 8. In what sport are the words "dribble", "slam-dunk", "backboard", and "rim" used?
A) baseball
B) soccer
C) volleyball
D) basketball
  • 9. Allie tells Buddy about her cousin's trophies because she _______.
A) doesn't want to talk about trading her basketball
B) feels like telling a story
C) likes bragging about her cousin
D) wants to prove that girls can play basketball
  • 10. How are Allie and Buddy alike?
A) Both play games that others say they shouldn't play.
B) Both are good at jumping rope.
C) Both like to play volleyball
D) Both want to be professional ballplayers
  • 11. 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) make her nervous
B) encourage her
C) make fun of her
D) tease her
  • 12. According to the selection, describe how Allie feels about basketball. Support your answer with "one" detail from the selection.
A) her father helps her
B) she is lucky
C) she uses a smaller ball
D) she keeps on trying
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