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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where is the setting of this story?
Jo’s driveway in the early morning
the school playground around noon
Jo’s neighborhood in the early evening
Jo’s driveway late at night
- 2. Multiple Choice
How can you draw the conclusion that Jo’s dad isn’t very tall?
He couldn’t touch the bottom of the net, even with the help of a broom.
He used a stool to help put up Jo’s basketball net.
Jo said she was taller than her dad.
He had never played basketball before.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the boys ask Joanna to play basketball with them?They did not have enough players.They knew she has just moved to town.They wanted to use her basketball.They knew she was a good player.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did playing with others take some getting used to for Jo?
The boys were not sharing the ball with her.
She had never passed nor received a passed ball before.
She was used to being the captain of the team.
She had never played basketball before.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most likely reason that Joanna hid the fact that she was a girl?She wanted to prove that girls could play ball as well as boys.She wanted to embarrass the boys by showing how good of a player she was.She thought the boys would not believe that she knew how to play.She thought the boys would not let her play if they knew she was a girl.
- 6. Multiple Choice
It was funny that the red-haired boy told Joanna that T.J. can "jump pretty high" because he did not know...
how high Joanna could jump.
how nervous Joanna was about playing.
how long T.J. had been playing.
how high T.J. could actually jump
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow was Joanna's basketball rim different from most?It had a backboard.It did not have a net.It was 16 feet high.It was wider than the ball.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Joanna not want the boys to know she had never heard the word "dunk"?They might figure out that she had never played with other players.They might refuse to let her play.They might realize that she was a girl.They might think she did not know much about basketball.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the climax of this story?
Joanna learned to throw and catch the ball.
Everyone realized that Jo was Joanna.
The boys asked Joanna to play basketball with them.
T.J. apologized to Joanna.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the boys shocked when Joanna's cap fell off?She was holding on to the rim.She had made a perfect dunk.They discovered she was a girl.They realized how short she was.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these events happened last?Joanna dunked the ball.Joanna prevented T.J. from making a basket.The boys asked Joanna to play with them.The boys gave Joanna a nickname.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat important lesson did the boys in this story learn?Basketball is fun.Wearing a hat helps play basketball.Girls can be good athletes.Jo is pretty cool.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich boy's attitude toward Joanna changed the most, and how did it change?T.J.'s attitude because he went from being angry with Joanna to admiring her skills.Bob's attitude because he was mad.Daniel because he had game.Robert because he loved soccer.
- 14. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story, why does T.J. tell Joanna to "leave the hat at home"?
Because it was time to pick new teams.
Because he didn't like her hat.
Because it was too hot.
Because he doesn't want her to hide the fact that she's a girl.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an important theme in this story?
To be successful, you must believe in yourself.
Do not judge others by their appearance.
Honesty is more important than being successful.
To play a sport, you must be a good athlete.
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