Baseball

According to the passage, which two teams played the longest game of baseball?

• Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Red Stockings

• Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers

• Milwaukee Brewers and New York Knickerbockers

How does the image of the Knickerbockers baseball team help the reader better understand the passage?

• The reader is able to see where the baseball players played all of their games.

• The reader is able to see how the baseball players tracked the scores of the games.

• The reader is able to see what the baseball players wore when playing the game.

• The reader is able to see how the baseball players learned to play the game.

Which choice provides a summary of the passage?

• The game of baseball was first played by soldiers and people in small towns. The game quickly became more popular with teams forming across the country, and there are now 30 major league teams.

• The game of baseball was first played by the Dutch in New York City. They formed the Knickerbockers baseball team, and they played the first official games by establishing rules and recording the scores of the games.

• The game of baseball started many years ago when a similar sport was brought to America. The game changed significantly over the years, and it is now a popular sport made up of 30 teams across two leagues.

• The game of baseball started many years ago in Egypt and England. Those baseball players eventually brought the game to America and started teams all over the country, and now thousands of games are played each year.

What does the phrase “on the lookout for” mean as it is used in paragraph 10?

• getting back to

• stopping to admire

• trying to find

• viewing from above

What can the reader infer about soaking based on paragraph 8?

• Soaking caused baseball players to become injured.

• Soaking was used only by baseball teams in New York City.

• Soaking was the main way that teams made outs.

• Soaking caused players to run more quickly to avoid being hit.

How does the text structure used in paragraph 4 compare to the text structure used in paragraph 8?

• Both paragraphs use cause and effect to explain why baseball became such a popular sport so quickly.

• Both paragraphs use compare and contrast to explain the different ways that outs could be made in baseball games.

• Both paragraphs use chronological order to explain the processes of how new rules were created for baseball games.

• Both paragraphs use problem and solution to explain that new rules were created to make baseball safer.

How did baseball teams begin getting better players?

• Teams paid players to join their organizations.

• Teams changed the uniforms the players wore.

• Teams bought better equipment for the players.

• Teams allowed players to rest after the season.

• Hit

• Catch

• Run

Answer explanation

He Catches the ball to get the 1st Out

• Hit

• Get

• Throw

Answer explanation

He hits the ball

• Leap

• Hit

• Pitch

Answer explanation

He made a leaping catch