WorksheetsBrothers at Bat
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is this story mostly about?
the history of baseball
how brothers grow closer together
a baseball team made up of brothers
what people can learn from playing sports
What do readers mainly learn from the beginning of the story?
how the Acerra sisters felt about sports
what daily life was like for the Acerra family
what the Acerras did during the winter months
how the Acerras usually got along with their neighbors
How many brothers were in the family?
8
12
16
6
The oldest nine brothers loved baseball so much that they formed their own semi-pro baseball team and competed against other teams.
True
False
Why did the brothers form their own semi-pro team? What was their motivation?
They were bored.
Their sisters didn't want to play with them.
They had more than enough people and they loved playing baseball and being together.
There were no football teams around New Jersey.
Why did they call Anthony, "Poser"?
it rhymed with "Loser"
he was the oldest
he could hit the baseball into the ocean
he would pose like a pro player on a baseball card
How did Alfred’s brothers help him after he hurt his eye?
They asked him to become their coach.
They all took turns visiting him in the hospital.
They played ball with him so he could get his skills and courage back.
They allowed him to be the pitcher instead of the catcher.
Why did the team stop playing for a while during the 1940s?
Six of the brothers went off to fight in the Second World War.
The brothers wanted to spend time at the World’s Fair in New York.
The brothers were not getting along, so they decided to take a break.
Some of the brothers had gotten other jobs, so there were not enough players
How did the Acerra brothers make history?
They were the best baseball players in the world and never lost.
They were the longest playing all-brother team ever.
Two of them died in World War 2.
Alfred lost his eye.
In 1997 the Football Hall of Fame had a ceremony to honor the Acerra family just like Cam Newton.
True
False
Freddie Acerra said that the Baseball Hall of Fame “treated us like we were kings.” What does it mean to be treated like kings?
to be shown honor and respect
to be offered a castle and a crown
to be remembered for many years
to be given the power to make the rules
Which point of view is the narrator using?
First Person
Third Person
When my grandma visits, there are three _______________ of our family together: my grandma, my parents, and me!
soared
generations
disbanded
rivalry
The music group ________________ after four years together.
donated
littered
disbanded
generations
The University of Texas and Oklahoma University have a big ____________ between their two football teams.
rivalry
soared
generations
littered
I cleaned out my old clothes that do not fit anymore and ____________ them to a local charity.
littered
donated
disbanded
soared
The bald eagle _____________ over the trees.
generations
disbanded
littered
soared
The baseball stadium was ______________ with empty cups and hot dog wrapper after the game was over.
soared
donated
littered
disbanded
If an area is -------- with items, then those items are scattered around.
labeled
littered
listed
lined
A ------- is a competition between teams or people who want to win the same thing.
ripple
rebound
rivalry
rhyme
If a group ---------, its members no longer work together.
disappeared
disbanded
displayed
discovered
Something that is ------- is freely given as a gift to a charity, organization or other group.
dazzling
donated
doubled
dressed
A ---------- is all the people in a family, social group, or country that are about the same age.
general
ginger
generator
generation
If something ------, it flew quickly threw the air.
said
sold
soared
stared
A guess you make about what is going to happen in a selection or story
disband
figurative language
make and confirm predictions
point of view
Language that creates a special effect or feeling or makes a point
figurative language
point of view
sequence
text structure
The order in which things happen or should happen
sequence
text structure
rivalry
generations
The author's method of organizing text
soar
sequence
litter
text structure
