At the end of the exhibition game, Jackie felt...

proud that she had shown the world a girl could throw

How was Jackie's pitching different from what Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig expected?

Babe Ruth thought it would be easy to hit Jackie's pitches

Who taught Jackie to pitch?

A player from the Brooklyn Dodgers

The author's purpose for writing this selection was to...

give information about a girl who became a pitcher.

What did Jackie Mitchell's father do when she was a child?

He helped her build her baseball skills.

After Mitchell struck out both Ruth and Gehrig, the crowd

stood with a roar, clapping and cheering

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Mighty Jackie The Strike-Out Queen

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1
At the end of the exhibition game, Jackie felt...
angry that many people had not believed in her ability
happy that she would be able to get a better coached
worried she would never again be as successful as that day
proud that she had shown the world a girl could throw
2
If someone says, "You throw like a girl" it is..
a friendly statement
a hurtful insult
a short explanation
a funny comment
3
How was Jackie's pitching different from what Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig expected?
Babe Ruth thought it would be hard to hit Jackie's pitches
Babe Ruth thought it would be easy to hit Jackie's pitches
Babe and Lou thought that Jackie was a world class pitcher.
Babe and Lou knew that Jackie would strike them out
4
Jackie's father told her stories about legendary baseball players. What does legendary mean?
very famous
well paid
very long
not interesting
5
Who taught Jackie to pitch?
A player from the Brooklyn Dodgers
The boys in her neighborhood
The coach of her little league team
Her older brothers
6
The author's purpose for writing this selection was to...
persuade more girls to take up the sport of baseball
give information about a girl who became a pitcher.
explain how pitching styles have changed over time
tell the life stories of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
7
What is the genre of this story?
poetry
fiction
mystery
Biography
8
How old was Jackie Mitchell during this story?
19
23
17
25
9
What did Jackie Mitchell's father do when she was a child?
He helped her build her baseball skills.
He told her only boys should play baseball
He did not notice her intrest inbaseball
He asked her to give up baseball
10
Babe Ruth gaped when Jackie Mitchell struck him out. The word gaped means-
stared with an open mouth
laughed out loud
spoke in an angry way
walked away quickly
11
After Mitchell struck out both Ruth and Gehrig, the crowd
stood with a roar, clapping and cheering
sat silently in the stands, shocked
booed her for striking out such big stars
ignored her success
12
Jackie Mitchell improved her pitching skills by
practicing for long hours
reading books about pitching
going to baseball camp
playing exihbition games

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