Journeys grade 6_ The Boy Who Saved Baseball

How does Tom feel right after the team
finishes practice?

• Tom feels exhausted after practice
• He feels the team has a chance to win.

• Tom feels sad after practice
• Tom feels energized after practice

Read this sentence from the passage.
Images of newscasters, landowners,
outsiders, and locals who came to root
or gloat, hate or berate, filled the movie
screen of his mind.
By comparing Tom's mind to a movie screen,
the author implies that...

• Tom's mind is compared to a movie screen to suggest that the images in his mind are blurry and indistinct.
• Tom's mind is compared to a movie screen to suggest that the images in his mind are silent and muted.
• Tom's mind is compared to a movie screen to suggest that the images in his mind are constantly changing and unpredictable.
• Tom is replaying all of the events of
  the day.

Why does the author compare the team to
a caterpillar?

• To describe how slow the team is
• To show how each member works independently
• Because the team is slow.

• to show that the team goes through a
  transformation much as a caterpillar
  transforms into a butterfly

Why does the author write that the team was
cocooned for days in the school library?

• They were studying for exams.
• The library is where the team practiced the HitSim and changed for the better.

• They were hiding from a dangerous person.
• They were waiting for a special event to start.

Tom's feelings change after Alabaster Jones
confronts him in the dugout because he starts
to worry about

• losing his spot on the team
• getting into trouble with the coach
• his reputation being ruined
• the effects his actions will have on his
  family.

Read this excerpt from the passage.
"A lot of people are afraid of what might
happen tomorrow. But we can't be.
Then, whatever happens will turn out
okay."
How does this speech by Rachel change the
way Tom feels?

• It makes him feel empowered and that he
  can't let his fears affect how he plays.

• It makes him feel more afraid and pessimistic.
• It makes him feel confused and uncertain.
• It has no effect on how he feels.

The conflict that Tom faces in this passage is
that if his team wins the game tomorrow,

• Tom doesn't want his team to win the game
• his parents might lose their jobs and his
  family could lose their home.

• Tom wants his team to lose the game
• Tom is not part of the team

Which of the following is the most likely
reason readers might relate to Tom?

• Many people are afraid of major
  challenges in their lives.

• Tom is a complex character
• Tom is a unique character
• Tom is an interesting character

What is the theme of the passage?

• Love for sports

• Adventure
• Technology
• Overcoming fear is the most important
  step in facing a challenge.

Which had the biggest influence on Tom's
decision at the end of the passage?

• the discussion the players have about
  facing fear.

• The weather conditions
• His friend's advice
• The time of day