Title: Help me make the shot! What is the genre of the story Allie
1Help me make the shot!
Allie's
Basketball
Dream
2What is the genre of the story Allies Basketball
Dream?
A.
Fantasy
B.
Realistic Fiction
C.
Mystery
D.
Biography
3The story begins after
A.
Allies father brings her a basketball.
B.
Allie goes to the basketball court.
C.
Allie sees Domino.
D.
None of the above
4What is Allies main problem?
A.
She doesnt spend time on the court.
B.
Domino is in the way.
C.
Her friends keep laughing at her.
D.
She cant make a shot and no one will play with
her.
5Which word best describes how Allie felt about
practicing basketball for the first time near the
older kids?
A.
depressed
B.
joyful
C.
nervous
D.
thrilled
6What made Allie decide to become a professional
basketball player?
A.
seeing a basketball game at Madison Square Garden
B.
her father
C.
playing basketball in school
D.
watching the older kids on the basketball court
7Allie remembered all of the following about her
time at the Madison Square Garden game EXCEPT
A.
the noise of the crowd
B.
the hot dogs and popcorn
C.
the slam dunks the players made
D.
the bright lights on the court
8You can tell that Buddy doesnt think the
basketball is worth much because he offers
Allie
A.
a miniature sports car
B.
two quarters and some grape bubble gum
C.
his volleyball
D.
all of the above
9All of the following would describe Allie EXCEPT
A.
loves basketball
B.
disrespects her friends
C.
has goals
D.
determined
10What lesson can the reader learn from Allie?
A.
listen to your father
B.
always stick with your buddy
C.
practice and never give up
D.
basketball is a girls sport
11Which word correctly completes the
following sentence
Michael Jordan was a _______ basketball player.
A.
pretended
B.
captain
C.
aimed
D.
professional
12Which word correctly completes the
following sentence
The woman in the picture looks ______, but I
cant remember her name.
A.
pretended
B.
familiar
C.
aimed
D.
captain
13Which word correctly completes the
following sentence
My cousin Josh wants to be the team _____, but no
one wants to follow his lead.
A.
monitor
B.
captain
C.
aimed
D.
professional
14Which word correctly completes the
following sentence
The teacher had to _____ the students on the
playground to make sure no one got hurt.
A.
captain
B.
pretended
C.
aimed
D.
monitor
15The End
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