Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear

1. What is the lesson of the passage?

• A People should not try activities that make them feel uncomfortable.

• B People feel good when they find out that they do something well.

• C Baseball is an easy sport that anyone can play.

• D Learning a new language is difficult but fun.

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2. Which quotation from the passage best supports the answer in Part A?

• A “Before they started playing the game, they spent some time throwing the ball around. Matthew suddenly turned and threw the ball at me.” (paragraph 1)

• B “It was hard enough to learn English, and now I was discovering that English words meant something completely different in baseball language.” (paragraph 11)

• C “…I swung my bat furiously. I missed completely, and nearly lost my balance.” (paragraph 14)

• D “It was still wonderful to have people smiling at something I had done…” (paragraph 27)

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3. How do paragraphs 6-11 help the reader understand the passage?

• A The paragraphs describe how some English words have different meanings in baseball.

• B The paragraphs explain that the catcher in baseball is one of the most important players.

• C The paragraphs describe how Matthew showed Yang-tao how to use a bat.

• D The paragraphs explain why Yang-tao enjoyed eating dinner at Matthew’s house.

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Which phrase from the passage helps the reader understand the meaning of the word confused in paragraph 21?

• A “…didn’t have to tell me.” (paragraph 19)

• B “…trying to make sense…” (paragraph 19)

• C “…trouble with his eyes?” (paragraph 21)

• D “…agree with him.” (paragraph 21)

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5. Who told Yang-tao that he made an out?

• A the catcher

• B the coach

• C the judge

• D the pitcher

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6. What shows that Yang-tao is happy at the end of the passage?

• A He invites the other boys to throw the ball around.

• B He asks the coach if he can play in the next game.

• C He compares himself to his brother playing a piece of music.

• D He says nice words to the judge who was calling balls and strikes.

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What does the phrase “pulled myself together” mean?

• A Yang-tao stood with his legs close to each other.

• B Yang-tao kneeled down and tied his shoelaces.

• C Yang-tao got control of his feelings and prepared for the pitch.

• D Yang-tao became angry because he did not like the pitch.

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8. What caused the coach to invite Yang-tao to play?

• A The coach had a player who was not going to be at the game.

• B Matthew told the coach that he hurt himself throwing the ball.

• C The other boys asked the coach if Yang-tao could play.

• D The coach thought Yang-tao was good at catching the ball.

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9. Which quotation from the passage best supports the answer in Part A?

• A “Matthew suddenly turned and threw the ball at me.” (paragraph 1)

• B “Without even thinking, I stretched out my arm and caught it.” (paragraph 2)

• C “‘Great catch!’ cried the other boys.” (paragraph 3)

• D “‘Jerry can’t come today.’” (paragraph 5)

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10. Read the sentence from paragraph 27.

I felt like I was floating away into the sky.

What does the author mean by this sentence?

• A Yang-tao was pleased with himself.

• B Yang-tao was tired from playing so hard.

• C Yang-tao liked music better than baseball.

• D Yang-tao watched the baseball fly through the air.

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