Vocabulary
All About Jo
Story Skills
Boys Will Be Boys
Basketball Feats
100
If I looked at something, and I am filled with wonder, I would have ___________ at it
What is "marveled"?
100
Joanna hid the fact that she was a girl because of this reason.
What is because she thought the boys would not let her play if they knew she was a girl?
100
The setting is the time and the place in which the story takes place. This story took place on a basketball court at this time.
What is early evening?
100
The boys asked Joanna to play basketball with them because....
What is because they did not have enough players?
100
Jo's parents set their basketball hoop at this amazing height.
What is sixteen feet high?
200
Another name for a "ring".
What is a "hoop"?
200
This person was especially proud of Jo's skills.
Who was Jo's dad?
200
"What Jo Did" is written in this genre.
What is fiction?
200
The red-haired boy told Jo that T.J. could jump really high, but he didn't know this.
What is how high Joanna could jump?
200
Joanna did this to T.J.'s jump shot.
What is block the shot by swatting it away?
300
The "edge" of a glass is also known as this.
What is the "rim"?
300
Joanna didn't want the boys to think that she didn't know much about basketball just because she did not know this basketball term.
What is to "dunk"?
300
"Do not judge others by their appearance" is the underlying message of the story, also known as this.
What is the theme?
300
The boys were shocked when this happened to Jo.
What is when her cap fell off and they saw she was a girl?
300
The boys compared Jo to a famous basketball player, whom they said could not jump as high as she did.
Who is Michael Jordan?
400
If I am "amazed" by something, I am probably also....
What is "speechless"?
400
The climax of the story occurred when....
What is when everyone realized that Jo was Joanna?
400
Because Jo practiced every day and touched the backboard as often as she could, this conclusion could be drawn about her.
What is that Jo is a good basketball player?
400
It is the one important lesson that all the boys learned after playing with Jo.
What is that girls can be good athletes?
400
It is the nickname Jo received from the boys because of her athletic ability.
What is "Jumpin' Jo"?
500
During the basketball game, I broke a rule and did this to another player.
What is "fouled"?
500
In the sequence of the story, it is the last thing the boys did with Joanna.
What is give her a nickname?
500
"The boys were speechless." is an effect of this cause.
What is because Jo flew high up to dunk a shot into the hoop?
500
At the end of the story, the boys tell Jo that she does not need to hide because she is a good player by teling her this.
What is to leave her hat at home?
500
This boy changed his attitude the most about Jo at the end of the story and even apologized to her.
Who is T.J.?
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