Book Quiz: March Madness

What is the author’s point of

view on March Madness?

• March Madness has become

  too big of an event, and

  fewer teams should be

  able to participate.

• March Madness is like any

  other sporting event.

• March Madness is an

  exciting time when

  anything can happen.

• March Madness does not

  give each team a fair

  opportunity to win.

What is the main idea of the

section “Now or Never”?

• The National Basketball

  Association includes

  many former March

  Madness players.

• March Madness is a time for

  players to shine because they

  might not get another chance.

• Canada has one member

  in the National Collegiate

  Athletic Association.

• The path of the March

  Madness championship

  is long and difficult.

Which word means being

impossible to know ahead

of time?

• uncanny

• unlikely

• uncommon

• unpredictable

Which of the following

is an opinion?

• March Madness is the most

  exciting event of the year.

• Former president Barack

  Obama is a big fan of

  March Madness.

• In 1982, the NCAA started

  a women’s March Madness

  tournament.

• Breanna Stewart won the

  honor of Most Outstanding

  Player four years in a row.

What are Cinderella teams?

• teams that are out of the

  tournament if they lose

  one game

• teams that are not expected

  to do well and then prove

  themselves in the tournament

• teams that are expected

  to do very well and win

  the tournament

• teams that have the best

  players in the league

What is one effect of the March

Madness tournament?

• Fewer people are watching

  other sporting events.

• More people are trying to

  play basketball in college.

• College basketball players are

  being paid more money.

• The world has been

  introduced to some of the

  greatest basketball players

  of all time.

In what year did the March

Madness tournament begin?

• 2016

• 1939

• 1983

• 1982

How do you think the

author feels about college

basketball players?

• He thinks they get too carried

  away with March Madness.

• He thinks they make

  too much money.

• He thinks they are very

  hardworking and passionate

  about what they do.

• He thinks they are

  just as good as other

  college athletes.

What is the effect of a team

being chosen by the ten-person

committee on Selection Sunday?

• It gets to play another team

  to try to win a spot in the

  March Madness tournament.

• It gets to play in the March

  Madness tournament.

• It is not included in the

  March Madness tournament.

• It must try to convince the

  committee that it should be

  allowed to play in the March

  Madness tournament.

10. When someone or something is

more powerful than someone or

something else, it is ______________.

• an underdog

• dominant

• regulated

• difficult