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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. Which of the following is true about half-court basketball?
a. Half-court basketball is typically played indoors.
b. Half-court games require less cardiovascular stamina.

c. Half-court games use up more space than traditional basketball games.
d. Half-court games are strictly regulated.

2. Which of the following was mentioned first about basketball?

a. The goal was originally a peach basket nailed to an elevated track.
b. One-on-one games tend to emphasize a individuals dribbling and ball
stealing skills.

c. The NBA has introduced many revolutionary ideas and strategies to the
game.
d. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1891.

3. What causes half-court basketball to require less cardiovascular stamina?

a. the fact that players do not have to run back and forth a full court
b. its conservation of court space
c. the fact that it is typically not strictly regulated
d. the fact that it emphasizes shooting and team play over individual skills

4. What do one-on-one basketball and half-court basketball have in
common?
a. They both emphasize individual dribbling and ball stealing skills.

b. They both emphasize shooting and team play.
c. They both require a full court to play.
d. They are both typically played outdoors.

5. Predict why basketball is so popular in so many places around the world.
a. its flexibility
b. its strict regulations

c. Dr. James Naismith’s popularity around the world
d. The high level of skill in the NBA

6. As it is used in the passage the word offensive means

a. causing displeasure
b. disagreebale to the senses
c. characterized by attack
d. insulting

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