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