Reading Assessment 3.3- Brothers at Bat

1 What is the story mostly about?

• the history of baseball
• how brothers grow closer over time
• a baseball team made up of brothers
• what people can learn from playing sports

2 What do readers mainly learn from the beginning of the story?

• how the Acerra sisters felt about sports
• what daily life was like for the Acerra family
• what the Acerras did during the winter months
• how the Acerras usually got along with their neighbors

3 How did Alfred’s brothers help him after he hurt his eye?

• They asked him to become their coach.
• They all took turns visiting him in the hospital.
• They allowed him to be the pitcher instead of the catcher.
• They played ball with him so he could get his skills and courage back.

4 Why did the team stop playing for a while during the 1940s?

• Six of the brothers went off to fight in the Second World War
• The brothers wanted to spend time at the World’s Fair in New York.
• The brothers were not getting along, so they decided to take a break.
• Some of the brothers had gotten other jobs, so there were not enough players.

5 Freddie Acerra said that the Baseball Hall of Fame “treated us like we were kings.” What does it mean to be treated like kings?

• to be shown honor and respect
• to be offered a castle and a crown
• to be remembered for many years
• to be given the power to make the rules

6. What were the name of the three oldest boys?

• Alfred, Bobbie, and Eddie
• Billy, Charlie, and Joe
• Anthony, Joe, and Paul
• Addie, Freddie, and Billy

7. Who sent out letters looking for new teams to play?

• Anthony
• Paul
• Louie
• Jimmy

8 What honor did the Acerras received in 1939?

• The Biggest Family in New Jersey
• The Bravest Family in the United States
• The Most Beautiful Family in the World
• They were not honored at all

9. 9. What does the word rivalry mean?

• friends

• competition between teams or people who want to win the same thing

• scattered all around

• no longer together

10. What does the word "soared" mean in the story?

• sleepy
• something that flies quickly through the air
• living in a big family
• playing baseball