The Game
The clock was winding down. I passed the ball to Rick, our star
player. If anyone was going to win this
game, it was going to be Rick.
The noise from the crowd was deafening. Rick dribbled towards the basket. The defenders flocked towards him. He went right. He went left.
He couldn’t shake free of the opposing players.
The seconds on the scoreboard were ticking away. Rick saw me open in the corner. He passed the ball. I caught it (much to my surprise).
I hadn’t scored a goal all game. In fact, I stood on the floor only because of
a twisted ankle to our starting forward.
The crowd was shouting, “Shoot the ball!” It took a moment before I realized they were
talking to me. I heaved it towards the
basket. Suddenly, everything went as
silent as a classroom during a final exam.
What happened next was beyond belief (my belief,
anyway). The ball went through the
net. The crowd erupted like a
volcano. I braced myself as my
teammates ran in my direction…
Reading Comprehension
Questions
1) What is the most likely setting of the above passage?
a.
football field
b.
gymnasium
c.
classroom
d.
soccer field
2) The phrases, “…everything
went as silent as a classroom during a final exam” and “The crowd erupted like a volcano” can best be described as which
of these?
a.
onomatopoeias
b.
similes
c.
metaphors
d.
personifications
3) What happens in the above passage?
a.
the narrator is enjoying watching
the game
b.
the narrator hits the game winning
shot
c.
the narrator misses the game
winning shot
d.
the narrator gets hurt and has to
sit out
4) Which of the following is the meaning of the following
sentence: “I stood on the floor only because of a twisted ankle to our starting
forward.”?
a.
the narrator is hurt and sitting on the bench
b.
the narrator is playing because he was the only player left
c.
the narrator is a star player and is playing hurt
d.
the narrator is playing because another player got hurt
5) At the end of the above passage, the narrator says: “I braced myself as teammates ran in my
direction.” His teammates are most
likely going to do which of these?
a.
surround him and celebrate
b.
force him out of the gym
c.
angrily scream and yell at him
d.
protect him from the opposing team
Answer Key
1)
What is the
most likely setting of the above passage?
a.
football field
b.
gymnasium
c.
classroom
d.
soccer field
2)
The phrases, “…everything went as silent as a classroom
during a final exam” and “The crowd
erupted like a volcano” can best be described as which of these?
a.
onomatopoeias
b.
similes
c.
metaphors
d.
personifications
3)
What happens
in the above passage?
a.
the narrator is
enjoying watching the game
b.
the narrator hits the game winning shot
c.
the narrator misses
the game winning shot
d.
the narrator gets
hurt and has to sit out
4)
Which of the
following is the meaning of the following sentence: “I stood
on the floor only because of a twisted ankle to our starting forward.”?
a.
the narrator is hurt and sitting on the bench
b.
the narrator is playing because he is the only
player left
c.
the narrator is a star player and is playing
hurt
d.
the narrator is
playing because another player got hurt
5)
At the end of
the above passage, the narrator says: “I
braced myself as teammates ran in my direction.” His teammates are most likely going to do
which of these?
a.
surround him and
celebrate
b.
force him out of the gym
c.
angrily scream and yell at him
d.
protect him from the opposing team