The Peerless Four - STAAR Read180

From Paragraph 1, the reader can infer that the narrator enjoys basketball because -

• She likes the feeling of knowing exactly what to do when she plays basketball.

• She feels the skills needed for playing basketball are simple to master.

• She thinks that when she plays basketball she is likely to succeed.

• She gets to be like her brothers when she plays basketball.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

What does the narrator mean when she says basketball is "is as good as Shakespeare"?

• It connects her to important people.

• It helps her to understand life.

• It has the power to strongly affect her.

• It helps her deal with disappointments in life.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

The description of the narrator's father in paragraphs 2 & 3 suggests -

• He thinks boys and girls should pursue different activities.

• He believes that siblings should support one another.

• He values sports more than he values education.

• He wishes all of his children were boys.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

The details about the narrator's reaction to watching her brother play basketball are significant to the plot because -

• watching basketball gives her the same feeling as studying

• wants other people to pay more attention to her.

• she is jealous of the opportunity her brother has

• her passion for basketball is overwhelming

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Based on the incident occurring in paragraphs 7 & 8, how is the story impacted?

• It shows how the narrator and her family attempt to compromise.

• It escalates the conflict so that the father is forced to make a choice.

• It reveals the influence the mother and brother have on the fathers behavior.

• It demonstrates the fathers beliefs and his realization that his beliefs are wrong.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

The basketball game setting relates to a theme of the story by -

• showing where the narrator feels most alive

• contrasting how the narrator differs from other girls

• demonstrating how the narrator uses her knowledge

• explaining why the narrator supports her brother

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

According to paragraph 1, what makes playing basketball appealing to the narrator?

• It made her feel alive.

• It was competitive.

• It was a way to spend time with her brothers.

• It was better that reading poems all the time.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

According to the narrator in paragraph 1, why is basketball "as good as Shakespeare"?

• She is doing something that has the power to affect her and force of the known.

• It helps her understand her life.

• It connects her to important people.

• It helps her deal with disappointments in life.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Based on paragraph 3, what can readers conclude about the narrator's father?

• Her father believes that women should stay home and take care of the home.

• Her father believes that the only way she can succeed is to attend college.

• Her father wants her to play basketball just as well as her brothers.

• He thinks that she is very talented at playing basketball.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does the incident described in paragraph 8 affect the story?

• She was devastated, so she locked herself in a closet and wouldn't eat.

• She was defiant and kept going to her brothers games without permission.

• She wanted to stop pursuing basketball because she understood that it was against her fathers wishes.

• She ate a blueberry pie, and it made her feel better about the situation.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3