Dear Basketball

What did the author start doing from the moment they fell in love with basketball?

• Playing video games

• Rolling their dad’s tube socks

• Watching movies

• Reading books

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Where did the author shoot imaginary game-winning shots?

• In the backyard

• At the park

• In the Great Western Forum

• In the school gym

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What did the author give to basketball?

• Only their mind

• Only their body

• Their all

• Only their spirit

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How old was the author when they fell deeply in love with basketball?

• Five years old

• Six years old

• Seven years old

• Eight years old

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What did the author never see the end of?

• The game

• The tunnel

• The road

• The season

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What did the author do for basketball?

• Played casually

• Gave their heart

• Watched from afar

• Ignored it

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why did the author play through sweat and hurt?

• Because challenge called them

• Because they were forced

• Because they wanted to quit

• Because basketball called them

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

When Kobe said, "You gave a six year old boy his Laker dream". What is the Laker dream?

• To be a cheerleader for the Lakers.

• A drive a boat on the Lake.

• To play for the Lakers in Basketball.

• It meant Locker and misspelled it.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the author want basketball to know now?

• They are tired

• They are ready to let go

• They want to play more

• They are quitting

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

How much time is left on the clock at the end when the author imagines playing?

• 10 seconds

• 5 seconds

• 15 seconds

• 20 seconds

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1