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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. According to the article, what does a baseball look and feel like?

a. It’s small and soft.
b. It’s small and white.
c. It’s small and made out of leather.
d. It’s small and made out of wood.

2. What information is given first in the article?
a. The batter, the catcher, and the umpire wear additional protective gear.
b. The game is not time-limited.

c. A curveball, when thrown with the left hand, curves to the right.
d. A pitcher throws a ball to a batter.

3. When does a team’s half inning end?

a. when the team hits a homerun
b. when the batter strikes out
c. when the pitcher throws a fastball

d. when the audience make a request for it

4. According to the article, what are innings?
a. segments in a game

b. number of strikes in a game
c. points
d. players

5. What would probably happen if pitchers are only allowed to throw balls

in one way?
a. It would be easier for batters to hit the ball.
b. Pitchers would have to practice more.
c. Pitchers would go on a strike.

d. Pitchers would get paid less than batters.

6. Which sentence uses the word diamond in the same way it is used in
the article?

a. Philip bought Amy the most expensive diamond ring in the shop.
b. He drew a diamond shaped map of where the hidden box was.
c. Bert practiced baseball on the diamond.

d. He was a diamond in the rough.

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