Sometimes a Dream Needs A Push

The reader can tell that this selection is realistic fiction because...

• It is based on the lives of real people and actual events
• It is written to teach readers a lesson about hardship
• It is about characters and events that could exist in real life
• It is written to tell readers about the life of an important person

Based on paragraphs 10-11 of the selection, the reader can infer that....

• Chris does not think his team plays basketball very well
• Chris values the opinion of his father about basketball
• Chris wants to convince his mother to let him play basketball
• Chris is not confident in his ability to play basketball

In paragraphs 12-17, Chris and Sarah have a conversation. Based on this conversation, which inference can the reader make about the characters?

• Sarah wants Chris to understand that she is not nosy.
• Sarah never reads other people's messages
• Chris finds Nicky impressive and intimidating
• the whole school knows that Chris wants to play basketball

Read paragraph 22. "I don't know," I said with a shrug. My heart sank. I went to my room and started on my homework, trying not to think of why Dad would call Mr. Evans. Why did Chris's heart sink?

• He believes that he is not good enough to play basketball
• He thinks that his father will try to coach the basketball team
• He fears that his father will not let him play on the basketball team
• He worries about doing schoolwork while playing on the basketball team

How would the selection most likely change if it were told from the point of view of Chris's father?

• The reader would be more sympathetic about the problems that Chris faces
• The reader might understand more about what is motivating Chris's father
• the reader would know more about why basketball is important to Chris
• The reader might learn more about how Chris's mother feels

A dynamic character is...

• A character who stays the same throughout the story
• A character who wins every race in a story
• A character who changes throughout the story
• A character who picks on the main character

In this story, who is the most dynamic character?

• Mom
• Chris
• Nicky
• Dad

A static character is...

• Always the main character in a story
• A character who picks on the main character
• A character who changes throughout the story
• A character who stays the same throughout the story

Mom is the static character in this story.

• True
• False

Read the dictionary entry below. baseline n 1. a line serving as a point of measurement 2. a starting point 3. the boundary line at either end of a court Which definition most closely matches the way the word baseline is used in paragraph 46?

• Definition 1
• Definition 2
• Definition 3