Jordan’s Soccer Ball

  1. In the sentence, “You can’t trick us,” what does the word trick mean?
  2. Play a joke on
  3. A kind of magic
  4. Something you do on your bike
  5. A special treat
  1. Why did the big boy PROBABLY put the ball down and run off with his friends?
  2. He was tired of holding the ball
  3. He didn’t want Jordan’s dad to see him with the ball
  4. He heard his mom calling
  5. He decided he didn’t want to play with it anymore
  1. What is the main conflict in the story?
  2. Some big boys took Jordan’s soccer ball and would not give it back.
  3. Jordan lost his soccer ball when he kicked it in to some trees.
  4. Jordan and his friend do not know how to play soccer.
  5. Jordan got in trouble for playing a trick on some boys.
  1. What happened when Jordan told the big boys they couldn’t take his ball?
  2. They laughed at him
  3. They gave his ball back
  4. They ran away
  5. They took his ball home with them
  1. The book is mainly about:
  2. How to play soccer
  3. Jordan and his soccer ball
  4. How Kris and Jordan got to be friends
  5. Jordan’s dad running in the park
  1. The author’s main purpose for writing the book is:
  2. To entertain the reader with a story about a boy and his soccer ball
  3. To inform the reader about how to deal with a bully
  4. To describe what it’s like to play soccer
  5. To persuade the reader to play soccer
  1. Which word best describes the big boy who took Jordan’s soccer ball?
  2. Helpful
  3. Shy
  4. Mean
  5. Friendly
  1. Where does the story take place?
  2. At the school playground
  3. At the park
  4. On a soccer field
  5. At Jordan’s house
  1. How was Jordan’s conflict resolved?
  2. Jordan told the boys to give his ball back, so they did
  3. Kris grabbed the ball from the big boy
  4. The big boy heard that Jordan’s dad was in the park, then he gave the ball back
  5. Jordan’s dad took the ball from the big boy
  1. When did the story probably take place?
  2. During Christmas vacation
  3. During school
  4. On Halloween
  5. During the summer
  1. Which best retells the story?
  2. Jordan lost his ball in the trees. A big boy took his ball and would not give it back. Jordan’s dad came and got the ball back. The big boys went home.
  3. Jordan went to the park with his dad. He and Kris played soccer while his dad went for a run. A big boy picked up his ball and would not give it back. A man asked Jordan if his dad was here. The big boy put the ball down and went away.
  4. Jordan went to the park with his dad. He and Kris played soccer while his dad went for a run. A big boy took his ball and would not give it back. Jordan’s dad came back from his run and got the ball back from the boy.
  5. Jordan went to the park with his dad. While his dad was running, a big boy found Jordan’s ball and picked it up. Jordan and Kris told him to give the ball back. They finally tricked him and got the soccer ball.