Reading Test Study Guide: Satchel Paige

Re-read the story and use your book to answer the questions. Please answer all questions with complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. Keep all answers in your reading folder and have it ready to turn in on Friday morning. This is a homework grade! 1. What does it mean for something to be unique? 2. What does it mean to be full of confidence? 3. What is the outfield, and where would you find one? 4. What does it mean to be mocking someone or something? 5. What is a weakness? 6. What are you doing if you are getting ready to windup the ball before pitching it? 7. What is a fastball, and why does it have that name? 8. What did Satchel do when he released the ball? 9. How did Satchel feel when the crowds cheered for him? 10. What would Satchel do after the bases were loaded? 11. How did the Negro Leagues differ from the white major-league ball clubs? 12. Find a sentence in the story that states an opinion. Write the sentence. Why is this sentence an opinion? 13. How were Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson alike? 14. Look for words like everyone, everybody, all and most and find a sentence that is a true generalization. Write the sentence. 15. The story ends with Satchel saying that nobody can hit his fastball. Use a vocabulary word to write a sentence that tells what that sentence means. 16. What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection (his purpose)? 17. The title of the story is Satchel Paige. What would also be a good name for this story? 18. After Satchel struck Josh Gibson out, what might Josh think of Satchel? Remember they are friends, and Josh respects Satchel. 19. What is one likely reason Satchel drove alone to games? Remember he is always around large crowds of people when he is playing. 20. The story says, Hed pick up a tip here and there, put his Satchel spin on it, and polish it off with a brand-new name. What does the sentence mean?