Name: Date: 1. What is stickball? A) another name for baseball 8) a traditional Puerto Rican game C)a version of baseball played in New York City D) a street game played with a hockey stick 2. What does the author describe in the passage? A) Osorio’s troubled childhood in Puerto Rico B) the rules of stickbail C) how Osorio got rich by playing stickball D = f 3. Stickball is a “cheap” game. What evidence from the text supports this statement? 8) It can be played on concrete streets. C) It can be played for money. D) It was only played by poorer children. 4, What can be inferred from the following sentence:“Still, money was not as important as the feelings of self-respect and community, which truly compelled Osorio to go outside and play each and every Sunday, even 24 hours after his wedding.” A) Money is the main reason Osorio plays stickball. 8). Osoriorreally loves playing stickball. C) Osorio is not very fond of his wife. 1D) Osorio is not very religious. 5. What is this passage mainly about? A) the street game stickball and one of its best players B) the way New York City kids can adapt to difficult situations C) reasons why baseball is so popular in New York City D) how the Stickball Hall of Fame was built ReadWorks LOOP MESOLUTION TO READING COMPREHENSION ©2016 PeeWee, no, ght rerunReadWorks org The Unknown Hall of 6. Read the following sentence: “Osorio’s family moved to Manhattan from his home in Puerto \ Rico when the ink on World War II peace treaties was still wet.” Why does the author note that the “ink on World War II peace treaties was still wet” when Osorio’s family moved to Manhattan? A) to show that Osorio’s family moved a long time after World War II ended B) to show that Osorio’s family moved right before World War Il ended 7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. Police officers would break up games of stickball Osorio and his friends were not causing any trouble. A) therefore B)even though» C) primarily D) specifically 8. Suggested answer: They created their own version of baseball because the urban setting of New York City makes playing traditional baseball difficult, as there isn't enough space for a full baseball diamond. Poorer children in New York City could not afford to buy gloves and bats, so they created a game that did not require expensive equipment. 9. Why did Osorio play stickball as a child. and whv does he continue ta niav as an adult? _ Suggested answer: Osorio played stickball as a child because it was fun, because — he was able to earn a little money to buy Puma sneakers, and to earn bragging rights for his block. As an adult, Osorio continued to play for the sense of ~ community and self-respect. 10. How did stickball provide its players with a sense of community? Use information from the text to support your answer. Suggested answer: Answers may vary as long as they are supported by the text. Students may explain that it united kids from similar neighborhoods and socio- economic backgrounds and allowed them to engage in an activity that they enjoyed and took pride in. ReadWorks LOM) THE SOLUTION TO READING COMPREHENSIONCorre Serre renee /piks: org The Postcard Collectors ame: Date: 4. What has somewhat supplanted the ritual of sending postcards on vacation? A) sending emails with pictures / B) sending pictures via text message D) video-calling on Skype 2. What does the author describe in the passage? A) the hobby of postcard collecting 8) a collection of postcards from the 20th century C) members of the Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York 0) different types of postcards that can be bought in New York City 3. Emotions can run high as collectors hunt for new cards at postcard conventions, What evidence supports this conclusion? A) “The collectors who were there to buy cards would sometimes walk up to the collectors selling cards and ask them if they had a particular type of card.” B) “Excuse me,’ an old woman asked a man. ‘Do you have any postcards of a hotel?” C) ““\do,’ said the man. ‘From where?’ ‘Miami Beach,’ said the woman.” 4. Collectors enjoy postcard shows because of the fun of trading postcards. Based on the passage, why else might collectors enjoy postcard shows? A) They enjoy the pressure of trying to find the postcards they are looking for. They enjoy interacting with othe tors and learn C) They enjoy trading in ballrooms. ©) They enjoy advertising the postcard shows on different social media sites, 5. What is this passage mainly about? A) a postcard collecting convention in New York City 8) why “real photo postcards” are va luable C) Lisa, a collector with over 100,000 postcards ReadWorks.org THE SOLUTION To READING COMPREHENSION ©2015 ReceWonst, Inc. A nghis reserved,ReadWorks.org The Postcard Gaby 6. Read the following sentence: “When he died, he left behind more than 100,000 cards, cached & random in a jumble of albums, envelopes and shoe boxes, all crammed into a special annex to the garage, built explicitly for their preservation.” What does “cached” mean? ‘A)stored + 8) jammed C) fixed D) thrown out 7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. Each collector has a different type of postcard he or she is looking for; some people collect only postcards with photos of New York, while others are only interested in postcards with cats on them. A) first B) in contrast C)forinstance D) moreover 8. What makes “real photo postcards” valuable to collectors? Suggested answer: Real photo postcards show scenes from small town America — and give a sense of what life was like at that time. Furthermore, they are quite — rare as only several hundred cards were produced of each photo. 9. What are some of the reasons why people collect postcards? Give three examples from the text. Suggested answer: People collect postcards to understand American history, as — a financial investment, for the sake of collecting things, and because of an ie interest in the photos of" "real photo postcards." 10. Why might young people not be as interested in collecting postcards as their elders? Use information from the text to support your answer. Suggested answer: Answers may vary and should be supported by the text. Students may argue that postcards were more popular with older generations as postcards such as "real photo postcards" were popular in the 20th century. ___ Furthermore, technological trends reflect an interest among young people to document different aspects of their lives via Facebook photos and other social media tools as opposed to capturing them on postcards, .«baworks ©) DISCUSS YOU ONS WOFSax no roens cot “The Unknown Hall of Famer” Paired Text Questions Part 1: Use the article “The Postcard Collectors” to answer the following questions: 1. Describe the Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York. Be sure to mention what members of the club do with postcards. 2. People today are not as interested in collecting postcards as they used to be. Support this conclusion with evidence from the article. Part 2: Use the article "The Unknown Hall of Famer” to answer the following questions: 3. What is stickball? include at least two details from the article in your answer. 4. People today are not as interested in playing stickball as they used to be ‘Support this conclusion with evidence from the article. cpinoe | ystion be to comgeton pak mes Siticles “The Postcatd Collectors” & “The Unkrlown Hall of Famer” to answer the following questions: 5. How have the levels of people's interest in collecting postcards and playing stickball changed over time? 6. How are the collectors described in “The Postcard Collectors” si Unknown Hall of Famer"? ilar to the stickball players described in “The ReadWorks.org 25 22st e.nssane comrnevension