Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push

Why did Jim Blair, the father, stop playing basketball?

• He got cut from the team

• He wanted to get a regular job

• He had been in a car accident

• He had hurt his knee

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Why was dad even more quiet after Chris was hurt in the car accident?

• He felt guilty that his son was in a wheelchair

• He was angry that the car had been wrecked

• He was sad that he could not pay basketball

• He was upset that Chris wanted to play wheelchair basketball

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Why did Chris' dad show up at practice?

• He wanted to tell the team about his career in the pros

• He wanted to help the kids get better at basketball

• He wanted to laugh at how terrible his son was at wheelchair basketball

• He wanted to play against his son

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How does the scene where Jim, the dad, uses a wheelchair in practice contribute to the text?

• He is able to better understand Chris’ experience in a wheelchair.

• He realizes he isn’t as good of a basketball player from the wheelchair.

• He understands Chris’ frustration playing basketball in a wheelchair

• He feels guilty for not working with Chris’ basketball team sooner

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"But our baseline plays looked more like a collision derby." What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

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What was the name of Chris' Wheelchair basketball team?

• Madison Clippers

• Europe All Stars

• Hartsdale Posse

• Chris' Cruisers

Which of the following gives a visual representation of a "collision derby"?

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The reader can tell that this story is realistic fiction because —

• A it is based on the lives of real people and actual events

• B it is written to teach readers a lesson about hardships

• C it is about characters and events that could exist in real life

• D it is written to inform readers about the life of an important figure

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Based on paragraphs 10 and 11 of the story, the reader can infer that —

• F Chris does not think his team plays basketball very well

• G Chris wants to convince his mother to let him play basketball

• H Chris values the opinion of his father about basketball

• J Chris is not confident in his ability to play basketball

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In paragraphs 12–17, Chris and Sarah have a conversation. Which two sentences are inferences the reader can make about each character?

• A Chris finds Nicky intimidating.

• B Sarah wants to seem as though she is not nosy.

• C Chris believes he has not been chosen for the team.

• D Chris is patient with people and their faults.

• E The whole school knows that Chris wants to play basketball.

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