Comprehension - Roberto Clemente

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.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What does the word "smacked" mean in the sentence below?

As if to introduce himself, Roberto smacked the very first pitch.

• 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 he had a fight with the pitcher.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read this sentence from the story below. What does this sentence tell you about what the fans thought of Roberto?

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

• He was angry.

• He was exciting.

• He was talented.

• He was different.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Why were 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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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

• to ease their pain

• to be like Roberto

• to see the game better

• to try as hard as they could

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

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 the normal size.

• He was able to hit baseballs better than ever, and his score improved.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• To teach baseball to children

• To visit his friends and family

• To help people after an earthquake

• To practice for the next baseball season

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Read these sentences from the story. 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.

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

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word tells how Roberto felt after his first World Series?

• hotheaded

• lazy

• lonely

• proud

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

After reading the story, the reader can tell that

• everyone in Pittsburgh loves baseball.

• no baseball player today is as good as Roberto.

• most people in Puerto Rico learn to play baseball.

• the World Series is an important event in baseball.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9