5.3 Brothers at Bat Reading Comprehension Test

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.

Which point of view is the narrator using?

• First Person

• Third Person