Ball Hawk

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from paragraph 2 helps the reader to understand the meaning of the word cryptic as it is used in the paragraph?

• what Uncle Tommy Fox said on the day

• quit the Long Pond High School team

• to throw in my glove

• it started me thinking

Multiple Select

Which two characteristics best identify this selection as realistic fiction?

• Animals are important characters in the stroy.

• The characters behave in believable ways.

• The setting could not exist in the real world.

• The dialogue uses everyday language.

Multiple Choice

Read the dictionary entry below.

blank (adj.) 1. Lacking variety 2. Without writing 3. Having no expression 4. Unable to remember

Which definition most closely matches the way the word blank is used in paragraph 14?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

How does the setting of the baseball field contribute to Mitchell's conflict in the story?

• It makes him feel insecure about his athletic abilities.

• It requires him to spend more time with the opposing team.

• It flusters him to be on the field knowing his father cannot see him play.

• It forces him to consider his role batting on the baseball team.

Multiple Choice

Based on paragraphs 19 and 20, what can the reader infer about Uncle Tommy?

• He likes baseball better than the other sports Mitchell plays.

• He went to the game because Mitchell asked him to.

• He is dedicated to watching and helping Mitchell.

• Hi is trying to learn more about Mitchell and his mom.

Multiple Choice

The reader can tell this story is realistic fiction because it -

• is designed to reach a lesson

• is written in chronological order

• is told from an omniscient point of view

• is about events that could happen in real life

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the selection is an example of foreshadowing?

• Instead of the usual heavy feeling of hopeless despair, I was feeling sick to my stomach.

• Whenever I threw up in the locker room before I went out on the mat to wrestle, I usually ended up doing good.

• Robbie almost cracked my ribs when he came running out from shortstop to hug me.

• I swear I could even see that there was smudge of green from the turf on the ball's lacing as it rotated toward me.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences from paragraph 35.

Okay, so I'm good at running bases. Better than most, I guess.

How should the last sentence be changed?

• Change than to then

• Remove the comma after most

• Change the period to a question mark

• The sentence should not be changed.

Multiple Select

Which two sentences explain how the hawks contribute to the plot?

• They help Mitchell practice baseball.

• They represent the memories of Mitchell's home run.

• They catch Mitchell's ball during the baseball game.

• They interfere with Mitchell's training plans.

• They show how Mitchell learns about his roots.

Multiple Choice

What change in Mitchell leads to the story's resolution?

• He realizes baseball is important to him because it helps him make friends.

• He realizes baseball is important to him because it helps him connect to his father.

• He realizes he want to quit the baseball team because he does not enjoy playing.

• He realizes he wants to become a better baseball player to make his mom happy.

Multiple Choice

Select two characteristics that best identify this selection as realistic fiction.

• The characters behave in believable ways.

• The dialogue uses everyday language.

• The setting could not exist in the real world.

• Animals are important characters in the story.

  HIDE ANSWER

Multiple Choice

According to Mitchell, what is Uncle Tommy’s best characteristic?

• The fact that Uncle Tommy knew Mitchell’s father.

• The fact that Uncle Tommy is a real Indian.

• His sense of humor about dealing with life.

• His spiritual connection with the natural world.

Multiple Choice

The author has Mitchell tell about Uncle Tommy’s care for injured birds of prey in order to ____________.

• emphasize Uncle Tommy’s compassionate nature.

• compare Uncle Tommy to a fierce predator.

• suggest that Uncle Tommy has a hidden past.

• praise Uncle Tommy’s knowledge of Indian folklore.

Multiple Choice

According to Mitchell, why was the hit that the hawk intercepted his best hit ever?

• The fact that a hawk had taken his hit earned him the respect of his teammates.

• It was the first hit he made because he truly cared and was no longer angry.

• He knew that the hit was powerful enough to produce a home run.

• It was a great hit, which he followed with other good hits in the same game.

Multiple Choice

Which word goes with clique?

• individual

• crowd

• person

Multiple Choice

Which word goes with consecutive?

• uneven

• limited

• continous

Multiple Choice

Which word goes with mascot

• good luck

• bear

• no luck

Multiple Choice

Which word goes with federal?

• independent

• dependent

• government

Multiple Choice

Which word goes with talon?

• claw

• beak

• feather

Multiple Choice

Which character is telling the story, "Ball Hawk"?

• Uncle Tommy

• Mitchell

• The baseball coach

• The German woman

Multiple Choice

What point of view is the story told from?

• First-Person

• Second-Person

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

What is the internal conflict the main character faces?

• If they wants to play football or baseball.

• If they should face their fears or listen to their parents and walk away.

• If they loves baseball because they like it or because their parent did.

• To identify as Native-American or German.

Multiple Select

Mitchell feels really discouraged about his baseball career.

Check all items that seem to add to that feeling.

• Pressure from his mother

• Uncle Tommy's presence

• Twenty failed at-bats

• His father's death

• His love for wrestling and football

Multiple Select

Characterizing Mitchell.

Check all that apply.

• Self-Doubting

• Overall happy.

• Athletic

• Short

• Pre-teen

Open Ended

Describe the relationship between Uncle Tommy and Mitchell.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from paragraph 2 helps the reader to understand the meaning of the word cryptic as it is used in the paragraph?

**Cryptic means having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.**

• what Uncle Tommy Fox said on the day

• it started me thinking

• to throw in my glove

Multiple Choice

Read the dictionary entry below.

blank \'blank\ adj 1. Lacking variety 2. Without writing 3. Having no expression

Which definition most closely matches the way the word blank is used in paragraph 14?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

Multiple Select

Select two ways in which the hawks contribute to the plot.

• They help Mitchell practice baseball.

• They represent the memories of Mitchell’s home run.

• They catch Mitchell’s ball during the baseball game.

• They interfere with Mitchell’s training plans.

Multiple Choice

Based on paragraphs 19 and 20, what can the reader infer about Uncle Tommy?

• He is trying to learn more about Mitchell and his mom.

• He is dedicated to watching and helping Mitchell.

• He went to the game because Mitchell asked him to.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the selection is an example of foreshadowing?

• Robbie almost cracked my ribs when he came running out from shortstop to hug me.

• Whenever I threw up in the locker room before I went out on the mat to wrestle, I usually ended up doing good.

• Instead of the usual heavy feeling of hopeless despair, I was feeling sick to my stomach.

Open Ended

BONUS Question

What is the significance of the hawk catching the ball at the baseball game in paragraph 81?

Multiple Choice

What does Uncle Tommy always say?

• "Mitchell, it vould be gut for you to meet anudder real Indianishe mann und he vas ein freund of you vater."

• "Things that are supposed to come easy aren't always that easy to do."

• "Why do you keep playing it so long?"

• "Indians invented baseball."

Multiple Choice

Why does Mitchell feel hopeful when he throws up before the baseball game?

• He thinks having an empty stomach will help him focus.

• Whenever he throws up before a wrestling match, he does well.

• The other players will think he is sick and send him home.

• The other team will think he is weak, and an "easy out".

Multiple Choice

Why does Mitchell's mother want him to play baseball?

• Everyone in her family played baseball.

• She wants Mitchell to get a scholarship.

• Mitchell's father was a great baseball player.

• She wants a reason for him to spend time with Uncle Tommy.

Multiple Choice

What does the figurative language "throw in my glove" mean in paragraph 2?

To quit.

To celebrate at the end of a game.

To put your hand on everyone else's in a huddle.

To throw a baseball.

• To quit.

• To celebrate at the end of a game.

• To put your hand on everyone else's in a huddle.

• To throw a baseball.

Multiple Choice

How did Mitchell do in his game against the Carrier Falls Cougars (the second time)?

• He repeatedly struck out.

• He caught a fly ball once, but struck out the rest of the time.

• He got three double plays, a sacrifice bunt, and a foul ball.

• He hit 3 home runs and caught a fly ball.

Multiple Choice

Professor Burris has spent his whole career trying to solve the complex equation. On a recent walk along the beach, the solution suddenly hit the Professor. He rushed home to put his findings down on paper.

• Aha Moment

• Again and Again

• Tough Questions

• Words of advisor

Multiple Choice

After years of slaving away at his boring, mundane desk job, Joshua realized that enough was enough. Working in a cubicle would never bring him happiness. Joshua decided to pursue his dream to become a professional actor.

• Tough Questions

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Again and Again

• Aha Moment

Multiple Choice

Leonard felt guilty about lying to his mother. Everywhere he looked, her disappointment seemed to follow him. Each time her turned her head, he thought he could see her downtrodden face. Whenever he closed her eyes, her disapproving voice was there to greet him. Leonard couldn’t seem to shake her from his mind.

• Again and Again

• Tough Questions

• Memory Moments

• Contrasts and Contradictions

Multiple Choice

Kacey was nervous about her upcoming swim meet. She had been practicing for months and her coach said she was the favorite to win the gold medal. After dinner, her father drove her to get ice cream. As they sat at the counter, looking out the window. Kacey’s father told his daughter, “All you can do is try your best. Don’t let one race define who you are.”

• Tough Questions

• Again and Again

• Aha Moment

• Words of the Wiser

Multiple Choice

Missy didn’t know what to do. Her best friend Penny had stolen the science test off of Mr. Phillip’s desk. She was offering cheat sheets to anyone who was willing to pay $5. Missy was conflicted: should she pay the money and join her friend or tell the teacher and risk becoming everyone at school’s new target?

• Words of the Wiser

• Memory Moment

• Again and Again

• Tough Questions

Multiple Choice

Define federal

• claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey

• A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

• A writer's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur in a story. Creates suspense and at the same time prepares the reader for what is to come.

• following in order

Multiple Choice

How did the main character's father pass away? → He was driving and got hit by a car

• True

• False

Fill in the Blanks

a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure is called a ---------

Open Ended

What is the theme of the story?

Multiple Choice

The word cryptic comes from the Greek word kryptos, meaning “hidden.” Based on this information, what does cryptic mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

• Secret

• Buried

• Forbidden

• unclear

Multiple Choice

What conflict does Mitchell struggle with through most of the story?

• The lack of connection to his late father

• The need to have others admire him

• The interference of his mother

• The need to be the best player

Multiple Choice

The word pathetic comes from the Greek word pathos, meaning “suffering” or “feeling.” Based on this information, what does pathetic mean as it is used in paragraph 3?

• Angry

• Empty

• Pitiful

• Strange

Multiple Choice

How does the first-person point of view affect readers’ understanding of Mitchell’s mother?

• It reveals how different people view her.

• It limits readers to Mitchell’s perceptions of her.

• It gives readers direct access to her thoughts and feelings.

•   It prevents Mitchell from revealing anything about her past.

Multiple Select

In which two ways does the hawk contribute to the plot?

• It teaches a lesson Mitchell can apply to baseball.

• It represents the memories of Mitchell’s home run.

• It catches Mitchell’s ball during the baseball game.

• It interferes with Mitchell’s training plans.

• It shows how Mitchell learns about his roots.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Attitude?

• being sassy in school

• having a rude tone with mom and dad

• a settled way of thinking or acting

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Consume?

• to eat a lot

• a bad feeling

• eat, drink, or to buy and use up

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Goal?

• object of person't ambition or effort

• the soccer net

• something to achieve

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Purchase?

• buying a house

• the action of buying something

• getting new shoes

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Style?

• wearing crocs

• a manner of doing something

• owning all name brand clothing

• a way of doing things

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Clique?

• the sound the keyboard makes

• when you snap a selfie

• a small group of people with shared interests

• the name of an animal

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Consecutive?

• to keep doing something

• following continuously

• a part of the government

• to complete something without stopping

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Mascot?

• a football team logo

• a person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck or symbolize an event of group

• the baseball team's bat boy

• the Turner T

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Federal?

• a building in Washington D.C.

• a branch of the military

• having or relating to a system of government

• a type of music

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Talon?

• a claw, especially on belonging to a bird of prey

• the paws on a dog

• a fishing hook

• the prongs on a fork