Basketballogy Super Cool Facts You Never Knew Excerpt By Kevin

How many kids aged 6 to 18 play competitive basketball in the United States?

• About 600,000

• Less than 5 million

• About 7 million

• More than 8 million

Which sport is the number-two sport in the United States according to the text?

• Basketball

• Football

• Soccer

• Baseball

What is closely tied to the outdoor basketball game?

• Hip-hop and rap scenes

• Jazz music

• Classical music

• Country music

Who are mentioned as celebrity team owners or superfans?

• Beyonce, Justin Bieber, and Kanye West

• Jay Z, Rihanna, and Drake

• Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, and Selena Gomez

• Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Ariana Grande

How many kids are playing basketball at the high school level in North America?

• About 500,000

• About 600,000

• About 700,000

• About 800,000

In paragraph 2, the word intimately means -

The hip-hop and rap scenes are intimately tied to the outdoor game, and

the street-scene feel has even crept into pro arenas.

• personal

• have knowledge

• involved

• a close link

Based on paragraph 3, what can the reader (YOU) infer?

• The NBA will become more popular because of young fans.

• Most kids playing today will not play professionally.

• Kids who are best on their high school team will play basketball in college.

• More kids play basketball than the number of professional players.

Why did the author include the photograph and caption in this selection?

What does the author want to show?

Hint the answer is in the caption.

The author wants to show me, the reader, what a _______ game looks like.

Which detail from the selection shows that pickup games influence professional games?​ (a)  

• the street-scene feel has crept into pro arenas
• celebrities are team owners
• hip-hop and rap are tied to the outdoor game

Draw a basketball!