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Duplicate of Casey at the Bat
Duplicate of Casey at the Bat
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Comprehension questions after reading #middleschool
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1
In line 3, what does the phrase "died at first" mean?
He was killed at first base.
Cooney killed someone else at first base.
Cooney was whacked with a bat
Cooney was tagged out at first base.
2
Which figurative language is used in: "like the beating of the storm waves on the stern..."?
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
3
The main struggle in this poem is between______________.
Casey and the pitcher
The crowd and Casey
The crowd and the umpire
Casey and the umpire
4
In line 10, what does the narrator mean by "the former was a pudd'n"?
Flynn was able to spread himself around the bases.
Flynn was weak.
He was overweight.
Flynn was not smart.
5
As Casey watched the first pitch, his attitude could best be described as _______.
arrogant
embarrassed
humble
angry
6
What is the tone of the last stanza?
disappointment
anger
happiness
joy
7
When the crowd becomes angry about the two strikes, Casey's response is to_____.
glare at the umpire
calm down the crowd
join in the shouts of protest
ignore the crowd
8
When the poet says the "tongues applauded" what can we infer?
The people kissed each other.
The people cheered.
The people whistled loudly.
The people wagged their tongues back and forth.
9
Most of the crowd stayed for the last inning because they__________________.
wanted to see Casey strike out
expected their team to win
held out hope that Casey would get up to bat
wanted to root for all the players no matter what
10
The mood of this poem is____________.
happiness
suspense
anger
apathy
11
How does the crowd feel about Casey?
They were hopeful he would not get up to bat.
They were upset that he would get up to bat.
They were excited to have him at bat.
They were grim that he was up to bat.
12
This poem is a ___________.
narrative
sonnet
ballad
lyric
13
When the first two pitches were called strikes, the crowd's anger was aimed at ______.
Casey
the umpire
the pitcher
the game's rules
14
The author of this poem is_________________________.
Coone
Ernest
Lawrence
Thayer
15
You can tell that the crowd probably expects Casey to ___________.
kill the umpire
hit a home run
strike out
attack the pitcher
16
The word "patrons" means_______.
Umpires
Players
People watching the game.
People serving refreshments.
17
In line 14, what does "tore the cover off the ball" mean?
Blake got mad and ripped the ball apart.
Blake had a temper tantrum.
Blake hit the ball hard and fast.
Blake hit the ball and it ripped.
18
The word "preceded" means__________.
to come after
to come before
19
In the first stanza, most of the fans are feeling__________________.
excited
mad
confident
gloomy
20
The word "dell" means___________.
valley
hillside
Mountaintops
stadium
21
The word "pallor" means____________.
the award around someone's neck
the stadium
extreme paleness
a place where you meet guests