The Crossover - The Warm-Up (Cicc's Section 1)

1. Who has the nickname "Filthy McNasty"?

• Jordan

• Vondie

• Josh

• Chuck

Who is known as "Da Man"?

• Vondie

• JB

• Josh

• Chuck

Thumping, swooshing, popping are all examples of what?

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does the reader know someone else in the book is talking?

• quotation marks are used

• italics are used

• no one else talks

• there is no talking, just thoughts

Josh has dreadlocks for all of the following reasons EXCEPT-

• he feels like a king

• his favorite rappers have them

• they look like wings

• his basketball hero has them

From what point of view is the story told?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.6

"Josh Bell is my name. But Filthy McNasty is my claim to fame. Folks call me that 'cause my game's acclaimed, so downright dirty, it'll put you to shame."

What is meaning of the word acclaimed as used in the text.

• awful

• glorious

• filthy

• shameful

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

"On the way to the game I’m banished to the back seat with JB, who only stops playing with my locks when I slap him across his bald head with my jockstrap."

What is the meaning of the word banished as used in the text?

• expelled

• welcomed

• accepted

• included

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Josh and J.B. play which sport?

• baseball

• basketball

• football

• soccer

How did Josh get his nickname? Select the BEST answer.

• His nickname comes from a jazz artist his father listens to

• His nickname came from the kids in the neighborhood

• His nickname describes how he plays basketball.

• His nickname came from a jazz song called Filthy McNasty.