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