Some Bad Pitches

1. 1. What did the West High fans do when Art threw the ball?

• Yelled

• Cheered

• Walked out

• Jeered

2. 2. What kinds of things was Art telling himself again?

• Things not to do while pitching

• Things to do while pitching

3. 3. The catcher called time-out and did something. What was that?

• He walked out of the game.

• He ran to the pitcher's mound.

4. 4. What did the catcher say to Art that he would do with his mitt?

• Hold out his mitt.

• Wave his mitt.

• Throw out his mitt.

• Change his mitt.

5. 5. What was Art supposed to do after the catcher held out his mitt?

• Art will pitch a curve ball.

• Art will throw the ball right into the mitt.

6. 6. What did Art say to himself before the pitch?

• I can not throw the ball at all.

• I'll throw the ball right into the mitt.

7. 7. How good was the first pitch that Art made after he started to think right?

• Great

• Bad

8. 8. How did the batter's expression change?

• It wasn't mean.

• The batter's expression got meaner.

9. 9. How many pitches had the batter swung at?

• None

• One

• Two

• Three

10. 10. Why didn't the batter swing until after the catcher caught the ball?

• The batter ignored the ball.

• The ball was so fast that the batter didn't have time to swing before the catcher caught the ball.