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