Name: Level 2 Fresh eads Test Answer Key Date: Directions: Carefully read each question. With a pencil fill in the circle next to the correct answer. 1. But her parents marveled at how high she jumped, and how she could run up to the backboard with the ball and lay it up and in. What does the word marveled mean? A. angry B. wonder C. feared D. joy
2. The only thing that puzzled her was why the hoop was so low. What does the word hoop mean? A. ring B. peg C. plank D. stick 3. Finally, he was wide open for a jump shot when Jo came out of nowhere, jumped high into the air, and swatted his shot into the next court. What does the word swatted mean? A. gripped B. removed C. trimmed D. hit sharply 4. Not even Michael Jordan, said the kid with the Bulls jersey on. Unbelievable. What does the word unbelievable mean? A. awful B. cry C. incredible D. terrible
5. Hey I got fouled, and besides, it wasn t that high, What does the word fouled mean? A. unfair play B. annoyed C. stopped D. observed 6. Her teammates encouraged her to shoot more, and when she did, they were amazed how the ball arced in the air like a rainbow before falling straight through the hoop, without touching the rim. What does the word rim mean? A. corner B. edge C. surface D. outline 7. See, what you do is, you dribble the ball, jump up, and put the ball in the rim with your hand, said a kid with a Lakers jersey on, trying to demonstrate on the ground as best he could. What does the word jersey mean? A. bicycle B. umbrella C. knitted cloth D. costume
8. When she landed, all of the boy s mouths were hanging open, and for a moment they were speechless. What does the word speechless mean? A. unbelievable B. unable to speak C. drained D. relieved Directions: Choose the word from the box that best matches each definition. Write the word on the line shown below. fouled jersey rim swatted hoop marveled speechless unbelievable 9. not able to speak speechless 10. hit sharply away swatted 11. was filled with wonder marveled 12. a ring or round band hoop 13. incredible unbelievable 14. You might wear this while playing a sport jersey 15. This is part of a basketball hoop rim
16. This is when someone made an unfair play in a sport fouled. 17. This is what you are when you don t have anything to say speechless. 18. This is something you thought was not possible unbelievable.
Directions: ead the selection. oller - Skating It was Saturday morning, the end of Jean s spring vacation. Finally the rain had stopped. The rain stopped just in time. Now Beth and I can go roller skating like we planned, Jean told her mother. Beth arrived half an hour later, and the girls left under a sunny blue sky. I was getting tired of being inside all week, Jean said. Me too. All the rain just about wrecked my vacation, Beth agreed. The park was a short walk from Jean s house. They sat on a bench and laced up their skates. Then they raced along the paved path, past trees just beginning to leaf. A big family with two dogs passed them. Hey, Jean, one of the kids shouted. Jean turned and waved. It was her friend Patti. But as she was looking at Patti, Jean s skate hit a crack in the path. She tripped and lost her balance. She managed to fall onto the grass rather than on the hard pavement. Jean was going to fast that she slid through the wet grass and fell onto the muddy bank. Oh, rats. When Jean stood up, her clothes were covered with mud. Beth raced over and asked, Are you OK? Yeah, I m fine, Jean said, but I think the rain just wracked some more of my vacation. Why couldn t I have kept my eyes where they belonged?
Directions: Use the selection to answer the following questions. 1. Why was Jean getting tired of her vacation? Jean was getting tired of her vacation because the rain had kept her inside all week. 2. Why did the ants have plenty of food in the winter? A. because she was looking at some dogs. B. because it was hidden under some leaves. C. because she tripped and lost her balance. D. because she turned to wave at Patti. 3. Because Jean did not want to fall on the pavement, she turned aside onto the grass. What evidence from the story support your answer? She managed to fall onto the grass rather than on the hard pavement. Jean was going so fast that she slid through the wet grass and fell onto the muddy bank. 4. What happened because Jean was skating so fast? Jean was skating so fast that she slid on the grass and fell onto the muddy bank.
5. What did Jean blame for her accident? Support your answer with details from the selection. Answers may vary. Possible response: She blamed both the rain, which made the mud, and herself, for not watching where she was going.