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Baseball (Kay Robertson)

Get ready to learn about America’s favorite pastime in Baseball (Kay Robertson). This fun book teaches kids all about the rules of the game. You will learn how to hit the ball, run the bases, and score a home run. It is perfect for young sports fans who want to play. Grab your glove and bat, and let’s play ball!

Lexile: 950L

Quiz

Câu 1: Where is baseball played?

in Americaon a fieldworldwidein all of these places

Câu 2: Which other game is very similar to baseball?

soccersoftballfootballbasketball

Câu 3: Which of these sentences is *not* true?

Mainly boys play baseball.Many girls play softball instead.Girls can play baseball if they want.Baseball is only for boys.

Câu 4: What are the words on the picture of the baseball diamond?

labelsa tablecaptionsa list

Câu 5: What is the "offensive" team?

the pitcherthe team trying to stop the runnersthe catcherthe team trying to score runs

Câu 6: What is a "mound"?

a raised section of the fieldone of the basesa body parta piece of protective equipment

Quiz

Câu 1: What does the pitcher do?

hit the ballcatch the ball in the outfieldthrow the ball at the basesthrow the ball at the batter

Câu 2: Which of these is not a type of pitch mentioned on page 7?

change-upslow ballcurve ballfastball

Câu 3: Why do players wear uniforms?

to tell which team they are onto confuse the other teamto be comfortableto look good

Câu 4: What is in the yellow circles?

headingsdiagramslabelsextra information

Câu 5: Which of these words does NOT have to do with speed?

slowercurvepacevelocity

Câu 6: What is the "defensive" team?

the catcherthe team trying to score runsthe pitcherthe team trying to stop the runners

Quiz

Câu 1: What is the "first rule" of batting?

keep your head stillfollow throughkeep your eyes on the ballkeep your hands high

Câu 2: Your hands should be

apart from each other on the handle of the bat.one on the bat, one by your side.together on the handle of the bat.on top of each other on the bottom of the bat.

Câu 3: Which of these body parts is most important in batting?

handsheadeyesThey are all equally important.

Câu 4: What are the blue words at the top of page 8?

the caption for the picturethe chapter headingthe introductionthe title of the book

Câu 5: What does "maximum" mean?

averagethe mostthe leastnone

Câu 6: "Experiment during practice to see what works best." What could replace "experiment" in this sentence?

questionobservetry some options outsearch

Quiz

Câu 1: Which gear *doesn't* a catcher use when catching?

batface maskshin guardshelmet

Câu 2: What is the catcher doing in both pictures?

squattingsittingstandingkneeling

Câu 3: On page 13, it talks about aluminum bats. What else can baseball bats be made of?

woodclothcardboardtile

Câu 4: What is the text in the white box on page 13?

the introductionthe chapter headingthe caption for the picturethe title of the book

Câu 5: Ignorance is

watching everything.ignoring someone.being very smart.not knowing something.

Câu 6: "The catcher must be a good, strong, durable athlete." What does "durable" mean?

smartnot easily worn outbossyable to pay attention

Quiz

Câu 1: Which of these is *not* a fielding position?

shortstopbatterthird baseleft outfield

Câu 2: When the ball is high and flying, which glove is best for catching it?

bigger outfield gloveflat first base glovesmaller infield glovecatcher's mitt

Câu 3: Whose glove would be the biggest?

outfielderfirst basemanshortstopinfielder

Câu 4: What is the image on page 14?

a drawinga photoa diagrama painting

Câu 5: Which word means the same as "glove" in baseball?

battmitthelmetpitch

Câu 6: "Infielders who snare ground balls ..." What does "snare" mean here?

a type of drumto trap the ball in their mitta trap for an animalto trap an animal in their mitt

Quiz

Câu 1: Can a baserunner keep going straight to second base after they pass first?

They should always keep going.Sometimes they can.We aren't told.They should never do that.

Câu 2: What is a "lead-off" from a base?

The runner gets out between the bases.The runner takes a couple of steps towards the next base.The runner runs towards the next base.The baseman catches the runner out on base.

Câu 3: What must a baserunner try to do?

just run to first base without getting outrun around all three bases and back to the home plate without getting outmake it to third base in order to scoreoverrun first base without getting out

Câu 4: This book is mainly written in

all of the options listed.sentences.words.paragraphs.

Câu 5: Finish this sentence: The ____ hit the ball hard.

batsbattingbatterbatted

Câu 6: What is another word for "sprint"?

strollwalksliderun

Quiz

Câu 1: How many umpires are there in a youth baseball game?

threenonetwoone

Câu 2: Which job is *not* done by an umpire?

call balls and strikespitching the balldecide when someone is outsettle disagreements beween teams

Câu 3: Why do we need umpires?

Teams might argue over whether someone has been tagged out or not.Players can disagree over whether a pitch was a ball or strike.Umpires encourage players to play fair and with good sportsmanship.For all of these reasons.

Câu 4: What is the Glossary list on page 23?

difficult words and their meaningsparts of the field and their fieldersnames of positions and their locationstypes of pitches and descriptions

Câu 5: What is another word for "umpire"?

refereeargueinspectorjudge

Câu 6: One umpire stands behind home plate. "His partner stands near second base". What is a "partner" here?

a person you are married toa person you are dancing withsomeone you are in business withsomeone working with you