WorksheetsRoberto Clemente - Reading Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Vocabulary
What does the word league mean in the sentence below?
Twenty new players joined the soccer league.
What does the word league mean in the sentence below?
Twenty new players joined the soccer league.
a)
ball
b)
field
c)
group of teams
d)
group of couches
2.
Vocabulary
What does the word stands mean in the sentence below?
When we go to the football game, we sit in the stands with other fans.
What does the word stands mean in the sentence below?
When we go to the football game, we sit in the stands with other fans.
a)
benches
b)
cars
c)
ladders
d)
tables
3.
What does the word polish mean in the sentence below?
Brett will polish his shoes to make them look nice and clean.
Brett will polish his shoes to make them look nice and clean.
a)
fix
b)
shine
c)
tie
d)
wear
4.
What does the word slammmed mean in the sentence below?
Yuki slammed the truck door because he was mad.
Yuki slammed the truck door because he was mad.
a)
stared at
b)
shouted at
c)
banged shut
d)
closed gently
5.
What does the word score mean in the sentence below?
The team members feel proud when they score in the game.
The team members feel proud when they score in the game.
a)
run fast
b)
get points
c)
learn rules
d)
win awards
6.
Which word BEST replaces the words spelled wrong in the sentence below?
The newspaper was full of words that were spelled wrong.
The newspaper was full of words that were spelled wrong.
a)
misliked
b)
misplayed
c)
misspelled
d)
misty
7.
Which word BEST replaces the word errors in the sentence below?
Sam made no errors on his math test.
Sam made no errors on his math test.
a)
mischiefs
b)
misfits
c)
mistakes
d)
misters
8.
Which word BEST replaces the words labeled wrong in the sentence below?
The box is labeled wrong, so I do not know what is in it.
The box is labeled wrong, so I do not know what is in it.
a)
miscalled
b)
miscolored
c)
mislabeled
d)
missing
9.
Which word BEST replaces the words is naughty in the sentence below?
Mom scolds the puppy when it is naught
Mom scolds the puppy when it is naught
a)
misbehaves
b)
miscounts
c)
misdates
d)
mistress
10.
Which word BEST replaces the words did not understand in the sentences below?
I did not understand what you said. Can you say it again?
I did not understand what you said. Can you say it again?
a)
miser
b)
misguided
c)
mistreated
d)
misunderstood
11.
Why did Roberto use empty soup cans for batting practice?
a)
They turned into softballs.
b)
He had no money to buy baseballs.
c)
He could hit them farther than real balls.
d)
There were many soup cans in the field.
12.
Read this sentence from the story.
As if to introduce himself, Roberto smacked the very first pitch.
What is the meaning of this sentence?
As if to introduce himself, Roberto smacked the very first pitch.
What is the meaning of this sentence?
a)
Roberto greeted the fans and then took a swing at the ball.
b)
Roberto told everyone who he was by slapping the ball with his hand.
c)
Roberto hit the ball really hard, as a way of showing what a good player he was.
d)
Roberto told everyone how to pronounce his name, and then he had a fight with the pitcher.
13.
Why were Roberto's new Pittsburgh fans so excited about him?
a)
He had a Spanish name.
b)
He used a guava tree baseball bat.
c)
He could hit, catch, and run very well.
d)
He slammed into the right-field wall.
14.
Read this sentence from the story.
To his new fans in Pittsburgh, Roberto was like a jolt of electricity.
What does this sentence tell you about what Roberto's fans thought?
To his new fans in Pittsburgh, Roberto was like a jolt of electricity.
What does this sentence tell you about what Roberto's fans thought?
a)
He was angry.
b)
He was exciting.
c)
He was talented.
d)
He was different.
15.
What effect did practicing hitting bottle caps at home have on Roberto?
a)
He forgot how to play baseball.
b)
He was greeted in Pittsburgh by cheering crowds.
c)
He decided to buy baseballs that were larger than the normal size.
d)
He was able to hit baseballs better than ever.
16.
Why were kids twisting their necks this way and that?
a)
to ease their pain
b)
to be like Roberto
c)
to see the game better
d)
to try as hard as they could
17.
Read these lines from the first poem in "Baseball Poems."
But it gives me the blues
To score ninety-four
And still manage to lose.
Which event in the story probably made Roberto feel blue like the speaker in the poem?
But it gives me the blues
To score ninety-four
And still manage to lose.
Which event in the story probably made Roberto feel blue like the speaker in the poem?
a)
when Roberto ran into the outfield wall after catching the ball
b)
when Roberto had a high batting average but still did not get respect
c)
when Roberto left Pittsburgh for Puerto Rico when the season ended
d)
when Roberto played baseball with cans because he did not have a ball
18.
Why was Roberto going to Central America after his last World Series?
a)
to teach baseball to children
b)
to visit his family and friends
c)
to help people after an earthquake
d)
to practice for the next season
19.
Read these sentences from the story.
And Roberto's spirit is still growing. It grows in the bats and gloves and arms and legs of all the Latino baseball players who have flooded into the major leagues.
What do these sentences mean?
And Roberto's spirit is still growing. It grows in the bats and gloves and arms and legs of all the Latino baseball players who have flooded into the major leagues.
What do these sentences mean?
a)
Robert's spirit continues to inspire people.
b)
Roberto's spirit is very large and haunting to many.
c)
Roberto's spirit makes people cause floods.
d)
Roberto's spirit causes baseball bats and gloves to grow larger.
20.
In the second poem in Baseball Poem," the speaker gets a specific feeling from the word "HOMER." Which of these words from the story might give a similar feeling?
a)
"TOE CLUH-MAINT?"
b)
"GRAND SLAM"
c)
"SLAMMED"
d)
"HUGE"
21.
What is the plural form of the word hour?
a)
hour's
b)
houres
c)
hours
d)
hourses
22.
What is the plural form of the word dress?
a)
dress'es
b)
dress's
c)
dresses
d)
dresss
23.
What is the plural form of the word Sunday?
a)
Sundaes
b)
Sundaies
c)
Sundayes
d)
Sundays
24.
What is the plural form of the word necklace?
a)
necklace's
b)
necklaces
c)
necklacies
d)
necklacs
25.
What is the plural form of the word peach?
a)
peach's
b)
peaches
c)
peachies
d)
peachs
26.
What is the plural form of the word plate?
a)
plat'es
b)
plate's
c)
platees
d)
plates
27.
What is the plural form of the word fox?
a)
fox's
b)
foxes
c)
foxies
d)
foxs
28.
What is the plural form of the word map?
a)
mapes
b)
mappes
c)
mapps
d)
maps
29.
What is the plural form of the word dish?
a)
dishes
b)
dish's
c)
dishies
d)
dishs
30.
What is the plural form of the word patch?
a)
patch'es
b)
patch's
c)
patches
d)
patchs
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