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The Great Ball Game
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End of story quiz on the Muskogee folk tale, The Great Ball Game.
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1
Who was even swifter than Deer and Fox?
Crane and Hawk
Hawk and Bear
Hawk and Bear
Bear and Crane
2
What did the birds do when Bat asked to be on their team?
They jeered
They turned their backs on him
They laughed
The cried
3
What does bat use to see in the dark?
Echolocation
Night vision goggles
Echorotation
Echocalls
4
Which team did Bat first ask to be on?
The birds
The reptiles
The insects
The animals
5
What was the cause of Bat being able to score at the end of the game?
He didn't like the birds.
He had been practicing for months.
It was dusk and he is able to "see" when the light is dim.
He had played the game before.
6
What was the effect of the animals winning the ball game?
The birds didn't go to the championships.
The animals got to make fun of the birds.
The animals got a trophy.
Bat set the penalty that they must leave for half the year.
7
Who scored for the animals and won the game?
Bear
Crane
Fox
Bat
8
What is a penalty?
A type of sports equipment
A consequence for breaking a rule
Another word for teammate
A type of writing instrument
9
What argument were the Animals and Birds trying to settle?
Who was faster
Who was prettier
Who had better hair
Who was better
10
What kind of story is this?
Realistic Fiction
Narrative
Non-Fiction
Folk Tale
11
What does dim mean as used in the story?
Pink
Not very light
A type of game
Not very smart
12
What is the definition of effect?
A penalty
The birds have to leave every winter
Cool tricks used in the movies
Something that happens as a result of another event.
13
What would the birds do every time they stole the ball?
They would pass it to Bat.
They would fly up high where the animals couldn't get them.
They would pass the ball back and forth between them.
They would jeer.
14
When do the birds fly south?
spring
fall
winter
summer
15
Why did Bear take pity on Bat?
He is slow
Even the small can help
He is not very smart
He is blind
16
Why was Bat not accepted by either team at first?
He had both teeth and wings.
He had bad breath.
He didn't like playing sports.
He was blind.
17
Who were the swift runners on the animals' team?
Hawk and Bear
Deer and Fox
Fox and Crane
Bear and Crane
18
Who had the advantage to win the game and why?
Animals; they have teeth
Animals; they eat meat
Birds; they have wings and can fly
Birds; they leave for half of the year
19
Who was the leader of the animals?
Deer
Fox
Moose
Bear
20
Why did the birds think they were better?
They can swim
They have wings
They have beaks
They have feathers
21
What sport is the Great Ball Game most similar to?
Soccer
Lacrosse
Football
Hockey
22
What else did the folk tale serve to explain?
Why bats come out at dusk.
Why animals have teeth.
Why birds fly south every winter.
Why birds and animals don't like each other.
23
What was the author trying to tell the reader at the end of the story?
Even the small can make a difference.
Birds are terrible creatures.
Teeth are better than wings.
Animals are better than birds.
