ROBERTO CLEMENTE

Choose the correct meaning for the red word. 

Twenty new players joined the soccer league.

• ball
• group of teams
• field
• group of coaches

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the correct meaning for the red word. 
Sammy slammed the truck door because he was mad. 

• stared at
• shouted at 
• closed gently
• banged shut

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Why was Roberto going to Central America after his last World Series? 

• to teach baseball to children
• to visit his family and friends
• to help people after the earthquake
• to practice for the next baseball season 

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What effect did practicing hitting bottle caps at home have on Roberto Clemente? 

• He forgot how to play baseball.
• He was greeted in Pittsburgh by cheering crowds.
• He decided to buy baseballs that were larger than normal size. 
• He was able to hit baseballs better than ever, and his batting average  improved 

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Why were Roberto's new Pittsburgh fans so excited about him?

• A. He had a Spanish name.
• B.  He could hit, catch, and run very well.
• C.  He used a guava tree baseball bat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the sentence from the story.

As if to introduce himself, Roberto smacked the very first pitch.

What is the meaning of this sentence?

• Roberto greeted the fans and then took a swing at the ball.

• Roberto told everyone who he was by slapping the ball with his hand.

• Roberto hit the ball really hard, as a way of showing what a good player he was.

• Roberto told everyone how to pronounce his name, and then had a fight with the pitcher.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The setting of the story is … c. Pittsburg

• a. Puerto Rico and Pittsburg
• b. Puerto Rico
• c. Pittsburg

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How did Roberto work on becoming a better player?

• a. He went to the batting cages in Pittsburg.
• b. He asked his coach to help him.
• c. He practiced hitting bottle caps one after the other.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Roberto Clemente paid for the food and supplies to help the victims.

• a. True
• b. False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why did Roberto Clemente’s plane crash?

• a. The engines failed.
• b. The plane hit a bird.
• c. They do not know what happened to the plane.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2