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