Multiple Choice
Rick _________ for the target.
a. pretended
b. aimed
c. familiar
d. monitor
b. aimed
The _________ of our team is also one of the best players.
a. captain
b. pretended
c. professional
d. familiar
a. captain
The lunchroom _________ says we are very well behaved today.
a. familiar
b. monitor
c. aimed
d. professional
b. monitor
He _______ to be weak so he wouldn't have to. carry the heavy box.
a. pretended
b. aimed
c. monitor
d. captain
a. pretended
Rose sings well enough to become a _______ professional singer.
a. captain
b. pretended
c. monitor
d. professional
d. professional
Since I had been there before, the road looked _____.
a. familiar
b. monitor
c. professional
d. aimed
a. familiar
When my teacher applauded loudly, she _________.
a. screamed at the students
b. cornered the principal
c. clapped her hands
d. pretended to sleep
c. clapped her hands
What happens first in the story?
a. Allie plays basketball with the boys
b. Allie's father brings her a gift
c. Allie trades her basketball for a new volleyball
d. Allie makes a slam dunk
b. Allie's father brings her a gift
In this sentence, what does scanned mean? "At the playground, Allie scanned the basketball courts."
a. looked around the courts
b. ran around the courts
c. practiced shooting baskets
d. jumped rope on the courts
a. looked around the courts
How does Allie's dad feel about her playing basketball?
a. angry
b. ashamed
c. scared
d. proud
d. proud
Allie practices shooting baskets because she wants to _______.
a. play basketball with her father
b. see her friends at the playground
c. become a good basketball player
d. play with Domino
c. become a good basketball player
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
c. he is too proud to play with a girl
Why did Allie decide to become a professional basketball player?
a. she loved the game she saw at Madison Square Garden
b. she listened to her father talk about basketball
c. she watched the boys at the playground play basketball
d. she got a basketball of her very own
a. she loved the game she saw at Madison Square Garden
The words dribble, slam-dunk, backboard, and rim are used in what sport?
a. volleyball
b. soccer
c. basketball
d. baseball
c. basketball
Allie tells Buddy about her cousin's trophy because she _______.
a. likes to tell stories
b. wants to prove that girls can play basketball
c. likes to brag
b. wants to prove that girls can play basketball
How are Allie and Buddy alike?
a. Both want to be professional baseball players
b. Both like to play volleyball
c. Both are good at jumping jacks
d. Both play games that others say they shouldn't play
d. Both play games that others say they shouldn't play
When Allie misses a shot, Buddy says, "Don't worry, Allie!" to ________.
a. tease her
b. encourage her
c. make fun of her
d. make her nervous
b. encourage her
At the end of the story, Allie finally makes a perfect basket because ________ .
a. she keeps trying
b. she is lucky
c. she uses a smaller ball
d. her father helps her
a. she keeps trying