Basketball Centers (Tom Greve) - Leveled English Reading

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Question 1: "Centers" are usually very

clever.fast.tall.agile.

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

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

Question 3: What is a "center"?

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

Question 4: The top picture on page 5 is

a basketball court designed by a coach.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.

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

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