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Strong Right Arm Book Test Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is A Strong Right Arm mostly about?

a)

A girl who becomes the first woman to play in the NBA

b)

The history of women’s basketball

c)

A young girl’s journey to becoming a pitcher in the Negro Leagues

d)

A boy who dreams of playing baseball

2.

What role did Mamie’s grandmother play in her life? 

a)

She coached her baseball team

b)

She encouraged Mamie to be polite and hardworking

c)

She told her to quit playing sports

d)

She didn’t like baseball

3.

Why did Mamie Johnson love baseball from a young age?

a)

Her teachers encouraged her to play.

b)

She played baseball with Bones as a young girl.

c)

Her parents were famous baseball players.

d)

She saw baseball as an easy way to make money.

4.

Which two obstacle Mamie faced on her journey to play professional baseball? 

a)

She was too young to join the team

b)

She was treated differently because of her skin color. 

c)

She didn’t have her own glove or bat

d)

She didn’t know the rules of baseball

e)

She was told girls couldn’t try out for the team

5.

How did Mamie respond when the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League refused to let her try out?

a)

She gave up playing baseball

b)

She became a coach

c)

She started her own team

d)

She kept practicing and joined the Negro Leagues instead

6.

What does the title A Strong Right Arm symbolize? Pick two answers. 

a)

Mamie using her voice to make a difference

b)

The team’s powerful pitcher

c)

Mamie’s lucky charm

d)

Mamie’s skill and determination

e)

Her friendship with the other players

7.

What can the reader infer about Mamie’s personality from her actions? Select the two best answers.

a)

Determined

b)

Easily discouraged

c)

Brave

d)

Lazy

e)

Friendly

8.

What was special about Mamie Johnson’s pitching?

a)

She could hit home runs every time she pitched

b)

She had a fast, accurate throw that surprised batters

c)

She could pitch both right- and left-handed

d)

She threw underhand like most female players

9.

What lesson can readers learn from Mamie’s story?

a)

Winning is the most important part of sports

b)

It’s better to follow the crowd

c)

Only men can be professional athletes

d)

You can achieve anything with hard work and determination

10.

Which quote from A Strong Right Arm best supports the idea that Mamie never gave up, even when others doubted her?

a)

“I wanted to be just like everyone else, so I quit playing.”

b)

“I thought maybe baseball just wasn’t for me after all.”

c)

“Sometimes it was easier to just watch the games from the stands.”

d)

“The boys laughed when I showed up with my glove, but I didn’t let that stop me.”

11.

Which two quotes best show that Mamie Johnson worked hard to achieve her dream? (Select two.)

a)

“Every day after school, I practiced throwing until the sun went down."

b)

“I only played when my friends wanted to.”

c)

“Even when people said I couldn’t do it, I kept on proving them wrong.”

d)

“When I missed a pitch, I just sat down and quit for the day.”

e)

“I spent hours learning how to throw faster and more accurately.”

12.

Why is Mamie Johnson an important figure in sports history?

a)

 She invented the curveball

b)

She became a famous baseball coach

c)

She was the first woman to play professional baseball in the Negro Leagues

d)

She wrote a book about baseball