Ball Hawk (Literature)

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 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

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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 he wants to quit the baseball team because he does not enjoy playing.

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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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

• He is dedicated to watching and helping Mitchell.

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

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

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CCSS.RI.6.1

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

• is written in chronological order

• is told from an omniscient point of view

• is about events that could happen in real life

Select two characteristics that best identify this selection as realistic fiction.

• The characters behave in believable ways.

• The dialogue uses everyday language.

• The setting could not exist in the real world.

• Animals are important characters in the story.

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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

• to throw in my glove

• quit the Long Pond High School team

• it started me thinking

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CCSS.RI.7.4

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What does blank (adj.) meanwhich is used in paragraph 14?

• Lacking variety

• Without writing

• Having no expression

• Unable to remember

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CCSS.RI.7.4

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According to Mitchell, what is Uncle Tommy’s best characteristic?

• The fact that Uncle Tommy knew Mitchell’s father.

• The fact that Uncle Tommy is a real Indian.

• His sense of humor about dealing with life.

• His spiritual connection with the natural world.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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The author has Mitchell tell about Uncle Tommy’s care for injured birds of prey in order to ____________.

• emphasize Uncle Tommy’s compassionate nature.

• compare Uncle Tommy to a fierce predator.

• suggest that Uncle Tommy has a hidden past.

• praise Uncle Tommy’s knowledge of Indian folklore.

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According to Mitchell, why was the hit that the hawk intercepted his best hit ever?

• The fact that a hawk had taken his hit earned him the respect of his teammates.

• It was the first hit he made because he truly cared and was no longer angry.

• He knew that the hit was powerful enough to produce a home run.

• It was a great hit, which he followed with other good hits in the same game.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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