Basketball Ballet by Lori Anastasia

What is the title of the passage?

• The title of the passage is 'Basketball Ballet'.

• The title of the passage is 'A Day in the Life'.

• The title of the passage is 'The Wonders of Nature'.

• The title of the passage is 'Understanding Science'.

The author of 'Basketball Ballet' is:

• Michael Jordan

• Phil Jackson

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

• Lori Anastasia

From whose point of view is the story told?

• from Brady’s point of view: first-person narrator

• from outside of the story: third person narrator

• from Aidan’s point of view: first-person narrator

• from Emilio’s point of view: first-person narrator

Why doesn’t Emilio sit with Brady on the bus after school?

• He always sits with Aidan on the bus.

• He feels bad for Brady and doesn’t want to bother him.

• Emilio doesn’t want to get picked on.

• He thinks Brady should sit with a girl.

Why is it hard for Emilio to choose Brady for his basketball team?

• He fears that Aidan and others will laugh at him for choosing Brady.

• He has an upset stomach and doesn’t want anyone else to know.

• He is the only one who knows that Brady is good at basketball.

• He worries that Brady might want to become friends with him.

Which meaning matches how baskets is used in this sentence from “Basketball Ballet”? Brady made ten baskets and stole the ball from Aidan four times.

• meaning 1

• meaning 2

• meaning 3

• meaning 4

What changes Emilio’s point of view about how he should treat Brady?

• The class behaves badly when Brady is introduced.

• Emilio remembers once being teased himself.

• Aidan realizes Brady is good at basketball.

• The coach chooses Emilio to be team captain.

Which detail from the story best supports your answer to the last question?

• "The whole class laughed, and Brady's face turned bright red."

• "I didn't want to get laughed at, but I knew what I had to do."

• "I didn't like being teased, so I gave up knitting."

• "I wasn't a good friend yesterday,' I said."

How does the narrator's point of view toward Brady change in the story?

• The narrator becomes more sympathetic towards Brady.

• The narrator starts to dislike Brady.

• The narrator's view of Brady remains unchanged.

• The narrator becomes more critical of Brady.

How does the narrator's point of view toward Brady change in the story? Use details from the story to support your answer.