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The Crossover - The Warm-Up (Cicc's Section 1)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. Who has the nickname "Filthy McNasty"?
a)

Jordan

b)

Vondie

c)

Josh

d)

Chuck

2.

Who is known as "Da Man"?

a)

Vondie

b)

JB

c)

Josh

d)

Chuck

3.

Thumping, swooshing, popping are all examples of what?

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

4.

How does the reader know someone else in the book is talking?

a)

quotation marks are used

b)

italics are used

c)

no one else talks

d)

there is no talking, just thoughts

5.

Josh has dreadlocks for all of the following reasons EXCEPT-

a)

he feels like a king

b)

his favorite rappers have them

c)

they look like wings

d)

his basketball hero has them

6.

From what point of view is the story told?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

none of the above

7.

"Josh Bell is my name. But Filthy McNasty is my claim to fame. Folks call me that 'cause my game's acclaimed, so downright dirty, it'll put you to shame."


What is meaning of the word acclaimed as used in the text.

a)

awful

b)

glorious

c)

filthy

d)

shameful

8.

"On the way to the game I’m banished to the back seat with JB, who only stops playing with my locks when I slap him across his bald head with my jockstrap."


What is the meaning of the word banished as used in the text?

a)

expelled

b)

welcomed

c)

accepted

d)

included

9.

Josh and J.B. play which sport?

a)

baseball

b)

basketball

c)

football

d)

soccer

10.

How did Josh get his nickname? Select the BEST answer.

a)

His nickname comes from a jazz artist his father listens to

b)

His nickname came from the kids in the neighborhood

c)

His nickname describes how he plays basketball.

d)

His nickname came from a jazz song called Filthy McNasty.

11.

What specific evidence is there for Michael Jordan being Jordan Bell’s favorite player?

a)

He has one pair of Jordan sneakers.

b)

His name is Jordan, after Michael Jordan.

c)

He has a lot of Jordan items in his room, including sheets, pillows, cups, and sunglasses.

d)

Josh's favorite player is Michael Jordan.

12.

Which brother is bald?

a)

Josh

b)

J.B.

13.

What is an analogy?

a)

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

b)

a process by which new words and inflections are created on the basis of regularities in the form of existing ones.

c)

an educational talk to an audience, especially to students and kids

d)

talk seriously about a topic to someone.

14.

What is basketball rule #1?

a)

Your family is the court and ball is your heart. You always leave your heart on the court.

b)

Don't ever let someone outwork you.

c)

Just as in life, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

d)

Ball is life.

15.

What is the boy's mother's job?

a)

She is the assistant principal at their school.

b)

She is a physician at a nearby family medicine center.

c)

She is a NBA attorney that represented their father in the past.

d)

She is a market executive that works in advertisement.

16.

Melisa tried to figure out who had her name for Secret Santa, so she asked all her friends what they were giving as Christmas gifts.

a)

banish

b)

confront

c)

flaunt

d)

put some feelers out