Roberto Clemente Comprehension

Why did Roberto use empty soup cans for batting practice?

• They turned into softballs.

• He had no money to buy baseballs.

• He could hit them farther than real balls.

• There were many soup cans in the field.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

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.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

To his fans in Pittsburgh, Roberto was like a jolt of electricity.

What does this tell you about what the fans think of Roberto?

• He was angry.

• He was exciting.

• He was talented.

• He was different.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

• He had a Spanish name.

• He used a guava tree baseball bat.

• He could hit, catch, and run very well.

• He slammed into the right-field wall.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Why were the kids twisting their necks "this way and then that"?

• to ease their pain

• to be like Roberto because he has style

• to see the game better

• to try as hard as they could

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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 improved his score.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

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

• to teach baseball to children

• to visit his family

• to help people after an earthquake

• to practice for the next baseball season

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CCSS.RI.3.1

What do these sentences mean?

And Roberto's spirit is still growing. It grows in the bats and gloves and arms and legs of all the Latino baseball players who have flooded into the major leagues.

• Roberto's spirit continues to inspire people to want to play baseball.

• Roberto's spirit is large and haunting to many people.

• Roberto's spirit makes people cause floods in the major leagues.

• Roberto's spirit causes baseball bats and gloves to grow larger.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4