Mighty Jackie: The Strikeout Queen

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Why do you think the author provides so many details about Jackie's childhood?

to make the story more believable

to make the story longer

to show how Jackie gained her skills

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What point-of-view is this story told.

Third

First

Second

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What does the word "insult" mean in the sentence below?
It was an insult- everyone knew girls couldn't throw.

friendly statement

short explanation

funny comment

hurtful remark

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The author's purpose for writing this story was most likely...

to entertain the reader with a story about a girl who worked hard and could play baseball with major leaguers.

to inform the reader about an important baseball game that happened in 1931

to persuade the reader to cheer for pitchers when they strike out batters

to persuade all girls to become professional baseball players

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What team did Jackie play for?

Chattanooga, Lookouts

St. Louis, Cardinals

Brooklyn, Dodgers

New York, Yankees

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Since Jackie is able to strike out both of the great players Ruth and Gehrig, she proves that she...

needs to find a better coach

should keep practicing

would not be able to do it again

is a great pitcher

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What sport did Jackie play?

soccer

tennis

baseball

football

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During her childhood, Jackie Mitchell improved her pitching skills by...

talking to other baseball players

listening to neighbor's advice

practicing long hours

going to baseball camp

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The crowd most likely started liking Jackie because...

she seemed like she was having fun

she only allowed two homeruns

she was a pretty lady

she was striking out some famous batters

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After Jackie Mitchell strikes out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, the crowd...

ignores Jackie and walks away

sits silently in the stands, shocked

stands with a roar, clapping and cheering

boos Jackie's success

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Which character trait below best describes Jackie?

slow

shy

determined

lazy

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When Jackie Mitchell was a child, her father...

helped her build her baseball skills

told her only boys should play baseball

asked her to give up baseball

didn't notice her baseball skills

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What does the word "legendary" mean in the sentence below?
Cooperstown is the site of the legendary Baseball Hall of Fame.

very long

in the future

without ending

handed down for many years

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What does the word "delicate" mean in the sentence below?
He thought women were too "delicate" for baseball.

fragile

uncoordinated

light

scared

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

angry that so many people had not believed in her ability

happy that she would finally be able to get a better coach

proud that she had shown the world a girl could throw

worried that she would never again be as successful as that day

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What does the word "gaped" mean in the sentence below?
Some may have gaped at the idea, but it soon caught on.

laughed in a disrespectful way

stared with mouth open

drew back quickly

spoke in an unclear way

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Lou Gehrig had just seen Jackie strike out his teammate. Why do you think he was "stunned" when he swings and misses Jackie's first pitch?

Babe Ruth was not a good player

He doesn't think Jackie can strike him out

He had never struck out before

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Who taught Jackie to pitch?

A player from the Brooklyn Dodgers

Her older brothers

The coach of her Little League team

The boys in her neighborhood

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

She was really good

She was left handed

She was really bad

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The genre of this story is ...

Fairy Tale

Biography

Historical Fiction

Nonfiction