The Boy Who Didn't Want to Catch

What position did David normally play for the varsity baseball team?

• right fielder

• pitcher

• left fielder

• catcher

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What conflict does David face in the story?

• Coach Adams moved David to the junior varsity baseball team after David failed to get a hit in the last game against the Barons.

• Coach Adams welcomed David on the varsity baseball team even though David was only a sophomore.

• David is asked to play left fielder in the big game against the Barons even though he actually wants to play catcher.

• David is asked to play catcher in the big game against the Barons even though he doesn't want to play catcher.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"However, David did not really want to play catcher. He only agreed to it because of the lessons his parents taught him about respecting adults, especially coaches. In David's mind though, he thought playing catcher would be too difficult for him and the rest of the team would suffer as a result."

What can be concluded about how David feels based on this evidence?

• David was beginning to question the lessons his parents taught him about respecting adults.

• David feared he would not be a good catcher and would hurt the team's chances of winning as a result.

• David was annoyed that he had to practice being a catcher even though he really liked being the left fielder.

• David was certain he would help his team win the game even though being catcher would be too difficult for him.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did the Woodchucks team benefit when David played catcher?

• David played so well as catcher on the Woodchucks team that the team was able to easily beat the Barons.

• Other players on the Woodchucks team had to work even harder to make up for the bad way David played as catcher.

• Other players on the Woodchucks team had the chance to play really well because of David's new position.

• The Woodchucks team was able to beat the Barons because of the number of hits David got.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the main theme of this story?

• the importance of baseball in a young man's life

• the importance of moving on after loss

• the drawbacks of being motivated by fear

• the importance and benefits of helping a group

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the sentence:

"Like most teenage boys, he enjoyed going for pizza and ice cream with his friends; he even relished studying history lessons out of his textbook. The thing David liked to do most though was play baseball."

What does the word "relished" mean as used in this sentence?

• enjoyed

• detested

• consumed

• achieved

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

____________ David initially did not want to play catcher, David knew that a big reason for the Woodchucks' victory was that he agreed to be the catcher.

• Although

• Because

• Instead

• However

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2