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Centerfield Ballhawk Comprehension
Contribució de: Moore
  • 1. Most of the action in this selection takes place _____.
A) at the baseball field
B) in the new stadium
C) at the playground
D) in Jose's front yard
  • 2. Things have been hard for the Mendez family because _______.
A) Carmen is a better ballplayer
B) They haven't gotten over the death of Mrs. Mendez.
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's afraid of the coach.
B) He wants to do better than his sister.
C) Hewants his team to admire him.
D) He thinks it will please his dad.
  • 4. In the selection a ball is called a ______.
A) bat
B) sphere
C) circle
D) globe
  • 5. What is Jose's first thought when he grounds out?
A) He consideres quitting baseball.
B) He thinks his team will be upset.
C) He is glad his dad isn't there to see him.
D) He wishes he had practiced more baseball.
  • 6. What quick animal is Jose compared to?
A) a panther
B) a cheetah
C) a gazelle
D) an eagle
  • 7. What action breaks the tie game?
A) A grounder skitters through T.V.'s legs.
B) The Bulls strike out.
C) Jose drops the ball.
D) Jose slams a home run.
  • 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) getting a high batting average
B) helping the coach
C) joining the minors one day
D) catching fly balls
  • 10. What really disappoints Jose's dad?
A) that Jose continues to make excuses
B) that Joses skips baseball practice
C) that Jose goes against his dad's wishes
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) baby-sitting
D) hitting home runs
  • 12. Jose's dad wants Jose to forget about trying to hit like he did because _____.
A) he wants Jose to pitch
B) Jose is no good at baseball
C) nobody could be as good as he was
D) Jose's strength is as an outfielder
  • 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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