Theme 2 Selection 5 Test Iditarod Dream & Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid

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1 Theme 2 Selection 5 Test Iditarod Dream & Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid Name Write your answers to these questions. Look back at the selections in your reading book for help. Choose the best answer and fill in the bubble. 1. Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid is told from the point of view of A. T.J. B. Mop C. Moondance D. Dad 2. Dad is discouraged with the Elks because they. A. do not take his advice B. do not show his sons respect C. do not have a good coach D. are not playing well 3. Moondance s pitching problem is that. A. he gets nervous when others are watching B. he is afraid of hitting someone with the ball C. he does not throw the ball fast enough D. he does not listen to advice from others 4. Connecting/Comparing: Think about Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid and The Iditarod Dream. T.J. and Dustry are alike in that both boys. A. are overly confident about their abilities B. blame their failures on others C. make a mistake during a competition D. feel they have disappointed their parents

2 5.Dad asks Sister Carmelita to help Moondance because she. A. used to be a good pitcher B. played professional baseball C. is a Little League coach D. likes to help others 6. Moondance probably feels that he. A. can be a good pitcher without Titi s help B. should play basketball instead C. can become a professional basebll player D. will never be good enough to please Dad 7. The author wrote Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid in order to. A. tell a story about two sons and their father B. persuade young people to play baseball C. tell the story of a professional baseball player D. describe how to pitch a baseball 8. Connecting/Comparing: Both Moondance and Michelle Kwan understand that. A. coaches don t always give the best advice B. parents can expect too much from children C. improving your performance can be challenging D. performing for an audience is fun

3 Vocabulary Test 1. Dusty had to over obstacles during the Iditarod Race. What does obstacles mean? A. speed B. people who watch an event C. things carried by a ship or vehicle D. things that block progress 2. The baseball game had 9 innings. What is an inning? A. drivers of team s of dog sleds B. the ability to guide something C. a part of a baseball game during which each team bats D. people who watch an event 3. I watched the musher try to control his frightened dogs. What is a musher? A. a place where vehicles are inspected B. drivers of teams of sled dogs C. the ability to guide something D. pretty good 4.The passengers watched the cargo being loaded on the airplane. What is cargo? A. a fence behind home plate B. a place where vehicles are inspected C. things carried by a ship, vehicle, airplane, or dog sled D. things that block progress 5. The runners had to set a pace during the marathon race. What is pace? A. speed B. pretty good C. driver of teams of sled dogs D. people who watch an event

4 Iditarod History Vocabulary Worksheet #161

5 obstacles spectators pace musher checkpoint cargo Use your vocabulary words to complete this worksheet. 1. a place where vehicles are inspected 2. things carried by a ship or vehicle 3. things that block progress 4. drivers of teams of sled dogs 5. speed 6. people who watch an event The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race celebrates one of the most famous events in Alaska s history. In 1925, a serious illness struck the city of Nome. The closest supply of medicine was far across the state in Achorage. Twenty men drove their dog teams up the Iditarod Trail in a long relay. Each 7) drove his team at a fast 8) to bring the medicine to Nome. The precious 9) of medicine arrived in Nome only a week after it left Anchorage. In the late 1960 s, several Alaskans wanted to honor their state s 100th anniversary. They proposed a dog sled race along the Iditarod Trail. The U.S. Army helped clear the old trail of 10), and in 1073, the first modern Iditarod race was held. Today, volunteers inspect and monitor the teams at over twenty 11) along the trail. Thousands of 12) line the racecourse to watch the competition. Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid Vocabulary Worksheet #164

6 inning play-offs backstop foul respectable control Use your vocabulary words to complete this worksheet. 1. the ability to guide something 2. a part of a baseball game durng which each team bats 3. a fence behind home plate 4. outside the field of play in baseball 5. pretty good 6. a series of games played to decide a championship in sports When each team makes three outs, the 7) is over. The best pitchers have great 8). They can put the ball wherever they want. The catcher fields most 9) pop-ups between home plate and the 10). Only teams with a 11) number of wins make the league 12) at the end of the season.