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Let Them Play!

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which best describes the play's theme? Remember the theme is the message the author is trying to convey to the reader.

a)

Hard work always leads to success.

b)

Fighting injustice can take a long time, but we must keep trying.

c)

Wisdom can be found in all people.

d)

Rules keep things running smoothly.

2.

Which line from the play supports your answer to question 1?

a)

"I can understand more than you think."

b)

"It's going to take a lot of hard work, but I don't know of anyone who works as hard as you boys."

c)

"They can't break the rules for us."

d)

"They have (changed), for sure. Because people fought for change."

3.

What is the setting for Scenes 2-4?

a)

South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1955

b)

South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2014

c)

Charleston, South Carolina, 1954

d)

Charleston, South Carolina, 2014

4.

You can infer that the boys playing baseball in Scene 2...

a)

are not skilled players.

b)

can't afford real baseball equipment.

c)

don't understand how to play the game.

d)

are inventing a new version of the game.

5.

Which detail supports your answer to question 4?

a)

The boys use a broomstick handle as a bat

b)

John Bailey hits a home run.

c)

Coach Singleton walks over to talk to them.

d)

They live in South Carolina.

6.

What is the mood of Scene 3?

a)

fearful

b)

lonely

c)

serious

d)

joyful

7.

South Carolina's Little League state tournament is canceled when all the other teams drop out because they...

a)

are afraid they can't beat the Cannon Street All-Stars.

b)

want the Cannon Street All-Stars to win.

c)

refuse to play against African-American kids.

d)

refuse to play against white kids.

8.

When Mr. Morrison says, "We're going to sit here with dignity," he wants the boys to show ____.

a)

good manners and self-respect.

b)

sadness and disappointment

c)

joy and satisfaction

d)

anger and disapproval

9.

Where does the Little League World Series take place?

a)

the YMCA

b)

Cannon Street

c)

Charleston, South Carolina

d)

South Williamsport, Pennsylvania

10.

In the sentence, "Coach and Mr. Morrison approach with grim faces," another word for grim is ____.

a)

pretty

b)

gloomy

c)

silly

d)

smiling

11.

Who is Mo'ne Davis?

a)

one of the Cannon Street All-Stars

b)

the president of the Cannon Street YMCA

c)

the first African-American girl to play in the Little League World Series

d)

a girl watching the Little League World Series with her uncle