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