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The Playbook by Kwame Alexander
The Playbook by Kwame Alexander
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1
The Playbook features inspiring quotes and short stories of real famous personalities. Its genre would most likely be:
Fantasy
Fiction
Graphic Novel
Non-fiction
2
The Author of the Playbook is
Stephen Curry
Nelson Mandela
Michael Jordan
Kwame Alexander
3
Kwame Alexandre played football and basketball in
Elementary
Middle school
Collage
High school
4
Kwame Alexander’s mother suggested he try another sport which was…
Baseball
Soccer
Tennis
Hockey
5
Being fully committed to achieve a goal means:
brave
determined
open minded
creative
6
Giving to or sharing with others freely means:
valuable
perseverant
wealthy
generous
7
Which word means brave, fearless?
courageous
determined
driven
courteous
8
In 1891, the game of basketball as we know it was invented by
Paavo Nurmi
Floyd Collins
James Naismith
Philip Noel-Baker
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What did Kwame learn from reading about Wilma Rudolph?
Athletes can become famous quickly
Talent is a trait you are born with.
You can do anything if you work hard at it.
Sports can make you rich.
10
Kwame Alexander wanted to play popular sports because…
he would get to pick his favorite school
he thought everyone would like him more
he would get to meet his favorite athlete
he knew he would go pro in the future
11
This book uses basketball as a metaphor for life rules. A metaphor is:
a word or phrase used to describe something as if it were something else.
a description of a noun.
a way to find out more about a person.
a rhyme scheme.
12
Feeling sympathy for someone else's pain or hard times means:
optimistic
compassionate
happy
honored
