The Tryouts
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What problem does Mateo face in the story?
He is not allowed to participate in baseball tryouts.
He is too sad to participate in baseball tryouts.
The twins trick him into missing baseball tryouts.
He wakes up late and misses baseball tryouts.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does Mateo feel about the baseball tryouts?
confused
worried
excited
impressed
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What effect does Mateo’s fairy godmother have on the tryouts?
She makes him a better baseball player than he
really is.
She gives him a uniform so no one will recognize him.
She gives him a magic baseball that helps him pitch.
She makes the twins terrible at baseball so they can’t make
the team.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happens last in the story?
Mateo pitches and gets every boy out.
Mateo’s mother marries a rich man.
Mateo tries to leave tryouts, but the boys and fans crowd
around him.
Mateo meets his fairy godmother.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main theme of 'The Tryouts'?
Perseverance and determination
Friendship and loyalty
Fear and anxiety
Magic and fantasy
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Tryouts'?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the setting of 'The Tryouts'?
A baseball field
A school gym
Mateo's backyard
A magical forest
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
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