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Baskteball Comprehension

 


Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is played with a ball and a hoop. Players score points by shooting the ball through the hoop.

Basketball has become popular for a number of reasons. It has a very fast and exciting pace of play. Much of basketball easily can be practiced with one person making it easy to learn. The sport also is great for one-on-one play so you don't need a big crowd to get a good game going.

With basketball, all you need are a ball and a hoop. Many playgrounds throughout the world (especially in the USA) have hoops making it easy to get a game going with just a ball.

Basketball was invented in 1891 by Jim Smith. He invented the sport for indoor play at the YMCA during the winter. The first game was played with a soccer ball and two baskets for goals.

The sport spread from the YMCA to colleges where the first basketball leagues were formed. As the sport gained popularity at the college level professional leagues were formed and, in 1936, basketball became an Olympic sport. Today the NBA (National Basketball Association) is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world.

Basketball has had a number of players that have helped make basketball popular as a spectator sport including Magic Johnson, and Lebron James. Perhaps the most famous and arguably the greatest basketball player of all time is Michael Jordan.


Answer the questions below in complete sentences. 


1.. What are two pieces of equipment you need to play basketball? 


2. How do players score points?

  
3. Why is basketball considered easy to learn?  


4. What part of speech is “indoors”?

5. Why do you think the game was first played indoors?

6. Where were the first basketball leagues formed?

7. How many years ago did basketball become an Olympic sport?

8. Why do you think Michael Jordan is considered to be the greatest basketballer of all time?

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