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Allie's Basketball Dream Comprehension
Contributed by: Goers
(Original author: Moore)
  • 1. Rick __ at the target
A) pretended
B) aimed
C) monitor
D) familiar
  • 2. The _____ of our team is also a good player.
A) professional
B) captain
C) familiar
D) pretended
  • 3. The lunchroom_________ said we were well behaved at lunch today.
A) aimed
B) familiar
C) professional
D) monitor
  • 4. He _____ to be weak so he wouldn't have to help carry the heavy box.
A) captain
B) pretended
C) aimed
D) monitor
  • 5. Rose sings well enough to be a _________ singer.
A) professional
B) pretended
C) captain
D) monitor
  • 6. Since I had been there before, the road looked _________.
A) familiar
B) aimed
C) professional
D) monitor
  • 7. When my teacher applauded loudly, she __________.
A) cornered the principal
B) screamed at the students
C) pretended to fall asleep.
D) clapped her hands
  • 8. What happens first that starts the events that follow in this selection?
A) Allie waits for her father to com home from work.
B) Allie trades her basketball for a new volleyball.
C) Allie plays basketball at the playground with the boys.
D) Allie's father brings her a gift.
  • 9. "At the playground, Allie "scanned" the basketball courts" means she ________.
A) jumped rope on the courts
B) looked around the courts
C) ran around the courts
D) practiced shooting baskets
  • 10. How does Allie's dad feel about her playing basketball?
A) proud
B) scared
C) angry
D) ashamed
  • 11. Allie practices shooting baskets because she wants to _______.
A) see her friends at the playground
B) play basketball with her father
C) become a good basketball player
D) play with Domino
  • 12. Julio refuses to play basketball with Allie because______.
A) she doesn't play well
B) he is too proud to play with a girl
C) he is on his way to play with some other boys
D) he doesn't like basketball
  • 13. Why did Allie decide to become a professional basketball player?
A) She watched the boys at the playground play basketball
B) She listened to her father talk about basketball
C) She loved the game she saw at Madison Square Garden.
D) She got a basketball of her very own
  • 14. In what sport are the words "dribble", "slam-dunk", "backboard", and "rim" used?
A) volleyball
B) baseball
C) soccer
D) basketball
  • 15. Allie tells Buddy about her cousin's trophies because she _______.
A) wants to prove that girls can play basketball
B) feels like telling a story
C) likes bragging about her cousin
D) doesn't want to talk about trading her basketball
  • 16. How are Allie and Buddy alike?
A) Both like to play volleyball
B) Both are good at jumping rope.
C) Both play games that others say they shouldn't play.
D) Both want to be professional ballplayers
  • 17. Any of these words could describe Allie in the selection. Choose the word you think "best" describes Allie. "nice" "athletic" "determined" Support your choice with "two" details from the selection.
A) encourage her
B) tease her
C) make fun of her
D) make her nervous
  • 18. According to the selection, describe how Allie feels about basketball. Support your answer with "one" detail from the selection.
A) she keeps on trying
B) she uses a smaller ball
C) her father helps her
D) she is lucky
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