Ball Hawk (By Joseph Bruchac)

Which phrase from paragraph 2 helps the reader to understand the meaning of the word cryptic as it is used in the paragraph?

• what Uncle Tommy Fox said on the day

• quit the Long Pond High School team

• to throw in my glove

• it started me thinking

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CCSS.RI.6.4

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Which two characteristics best identify this selection as realistic fiction?

• Animals are important characters in the stroy.

• The characters behave in believable ways.

• The setting could not exist in the real world.

• The dialogue uses everyday language.

Read the dictionary entry below.

blank (adj.) 1. Lacking variety 2. Without writing 3. Having no expression 4. Unable to remember

Which definition most closely matches the way the word blank is used in paragraph 14?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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How does the setting of the baseball field contribute to Mitchell's conflict in the story?

• It makes him feel insecure about his athletic abilities.

• It requires him to spend more time with the opposing team.

• It flusters him to be on the field knowing his father cannot see him play.

• It forces him to consider his role batting on the baseball team.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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Based on paragraphs 19 and 20, what can the reader infer about Uncle Tommy?

• He likes baseball better than the other sports Mitchell plays.

• He went to the game because Mitchell asked him to.

• He is dedicated to watching and helping Mitchell.

• Hi is trying to learn more about Mitchell and his mom.

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The reader can tell this story is realistic fiction because it -

• is designed to reach a lesson

• is written in chronological order

• is told from an omniscient point of view

• is about events that could happen in real life

Which sentence from the selection is an example of foreshadowing?

• Instead of the usual heavy feeling of hopeless despair, I was feeling sick to my stomach.

• Whenever I threw up in the locker room before I went out on the mat to wrestle, I usually ended up doing good.

• Robbie almost cracked my ribs when he came running out from shortstop to hug me.

• I swear I could even see that there was smudge of green from the turf on the ball's lacing as it rotated toward me.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

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Read the sentences from paragraph 35.

Okay, so I'm good at running bases. Better than most, I guess.

How should the last sentence be changed?

• Change than to then

• Remove the comma after most

• Change the period to a question mark

• The sentence should not be changed.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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Which two sentences explain how the hawks contribute to the plot?

• They help Mitchell practice baseball.

• They represent the memories of Mitchell's home run.

• They catch Mitchell's ball during the baseball game.

• They interfere with Mitchell's training plans.

• They show how Mitchell learns about his roots.

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What change in Mitchell leads to the story's resolution?

• He realizes baseball is important to him because it helps him make friends.

• He realizes baseball is important to him because it helps him connect to his father.

• He realizes he want to quit the baseball team because he does not enjoy playing.

• He realizes he wants to become a better baseball player to make his mom happy.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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