Casey at the Bat/Study Sync

"Casey at the Bat" centers around which sport?

• baseball

• basketball

• soccer

• football

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

"melancholy" is another word for:

• dark

• happy

• sad

• angry

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Similes use "like or as" when used in figurative language.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same..." What does "died" mean here?

• His phone battery was drained

• He was laughing so hard he couldn't breathe.

• He was tagged out

• His heart stopped beating

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake..."What does preceded mean?

• to not show up

• to come after

• to come before

• to come into the middle

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"With a smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone..." What does visage mean?

• the way a person speaks

• a person's facial expression

• a person's posture and body language

• a person's vision

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"...he stilled the rising tumult;"

What did Casey do to still the rising tumult in the poem?

• He did nothing.

• He started to shout and scream at the fans.

• He got them to cheer and shout even louder by waving his arms.

• He got them to stop being so loud and rowdy by putting up his hand.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

"so upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat,..."

Define the word "grim."

• sad

• deathly

• dark

• hungry

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How would you best describe the crowd's feelings towards Casey

• they revere him and his ability to play the game.

• they are worried that he is going to die.

• they really don't like him.

• he is just another player to them

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

"'Kill him! Kill the umpire!" shouted someone on the stand..." Why did someone want the umpire dead?

• The umpire called Casey just another dumb athlete.

• The umpire hit Casey.

• Casey got hit with a ball.

• Casey got a strike.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1