Baseball (Kay Robertson) - Leveled English Reading

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

Question 1: Where is baseball played?

in Americaon a fieldin all of these placesworldwide

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

footballsoftballsoccerbasketball

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

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

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

a tablelabelsa listcaptions

Question 5: What is the "offensive" team?

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

Question 6: What is a "mound"?

a raised section of the fielda piece of protective equipmentone of the basesa body part

Quiz

Question 1: What does the pitcher do?

throw the ball at the batterhit the ballthrow the ball at the basescatch the ball in the outfield

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

change-upcurve ballfastballslow ball

Question 3: Why do players wear uniforms?

to look goodto confuse the other teamto be comfortableto tell which team they are on

Question 4: What is in the yellow circles?

headingsdiagramsextra informationlabels

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

velocityslowercurvepace

Question 6: What is the "defensive" team?

the team trying to stop the runnersthe team trying to score runsthe pitcherthe catcher

Quiz

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

keep your head stillkeep your hands highfollow throughkeep your eyes on the ball

Question 2: Your hands should be

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

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

handsThey are all equally important.headeyes

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

the title of the bookthe introductionthe chapter headingthe caption for the picture

Question 5: What does "maximum" mean?

the mostnoneaveragethe least

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

searchtry some options outobservequestion

Quiz

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

helmetface maskshin guardsbat

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

kneelingsquattingstandingsitting

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

clothtilewoodcardboard

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

the caption for the picturethe chapter headingthe title of the bookthe introduction

Question 5: Ignorance is

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

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

smartnot easily worn outbossyable to pay attention

Quiz

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

left outfieldbattershortstopthird base

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

flat first base glovesmaller infield glovecatcher's mittbigger outfield glove

Question 3: Whose glove would be the biggest?

outfieldershortstopfirst basemaninfielder

Question 4: What is the image on page 14?

a drawinga photoa diagrama painting

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

mittbatthelmetpitch

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

a trap for an animala type of drumto trap an animal in their mittto trap the ball in their mitt

Quiz

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

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

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

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

Question 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 outoverrun first base without getting outmake it to third base in order to score

Question 4: This book is mainly written in

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

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

batterbatsbattedbatting

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

walksliderunstroll

Quiz

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

onethreenonetwo

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

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

Question 3: Why do we need umpires?

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

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

difficult words and their meaningsnames of positions and their locationsparts of the field and their fielderstypes of pitches and descriptions

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

judgearguerefereeinspector

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

someone working with youa person you are married tosomeone you are in business witha person you are dancing with