Basketball Centers (Tom Greve) - Leveled English Reading

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Question 1: "Centers" are usually very

agile.fast.clever.tall.

Question 2: If someone says "the center is playing in the middle of the paint," it means the center is

in or near the court lane close to the basket.aiming to get a goal in the basket.on a painted basketball court.painting the lines on a court with bright paint.

Question 3: What is a "center"?

a basketball playera basketball teamthe middle of a basketball courta place where people gather to play basketball

Question 4: The top picture on page 5 is

a map of the basketball court showing the positions of the players.a two-dimensional design of a lane and basket on a court.a map of the basketball court showing the positions of the Center.a basketball court designed by a coach.

Question 5: The word "pivot" on page 4 refers to

the center of a basketball court near the basket where the center positions himself for defense.a one-footed swiveling action.the area of a basketball court near the basket where the center positions himself on offense.a player manning the middle of the court.

Question 6: In basketball, what is a "jumpball"?

when two opponents fight for the ballwhen two opponents leap to tip the ball to a teammatewhen two opponents leap to tip the ball to a teammate at the start of the gamewhen players jump over the ball and then dribble it to get close to the basket

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