Comprehension- Baseball

What is the best title for the selection?

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• Baseball- An American Pastime

• Baseball is my Favorite Sport

• Anyone can Play Ball!

• Baseball and Football are Fun

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.6

What genre is this selection?

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poem

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CCSS.RI.2.10

By reading this passage, how do you think the author feels about baseball?

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• The author thinks everyone should play baseball

• The author thinks baseball is dangerous

• The author thinks baseball is okay

• The author likes baseball

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

According to the author, how do people enjoy baseball today?

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• Watch it on TV

• Go to baseball games

• Play on Little league teams

• Play baseball during recess

• Read about baseball

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.SL.2.2

What does the word pastime mean in the passage below?

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• TV show

• hobby

• boring

• job

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

According to the passage, why is baseball a great game to play in the summertime?

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• Baseball uniforms have short sleeves

• It is played outdoors

• You can play on the 4th of July

• People like summer best

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.8

Which part of the baseball field is NOT mentioned in the selection?

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• Pitcher's Mound

• Home Plate

• Bases

• Dugout

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CCSS.RI.2.1

A main idea from this selection is that baseball is a famous American pastime. Which detail best supports that idea?

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• Base ball is a game played on an outdoor field.

• That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

• Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.8

Use the passage to figure out the missing part of the baseball field.

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• First Base

• Pitcher's Mound

• Outfield

• Home Plate

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

What happened first in the selection?

Baseball is a famous American pastime. People have played baseball for hundreds of years. There are many baseball teams that travel from city to city playing baseball.

Baseball is a game played on an outdoor field, so it’s a great game to play in the summer time. A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

Many people come to see Major League Baseball games. They love to see their favorite player hit a home run. That’s when the player bats the ball, runs to first, second, and third base. Then they run to home plate.

Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play baseball on little league teams.

• Today many people like to watch baseball on TV, go to baseball games and play on little league teams.

• People have played baseball for hundreds of years.

• Many people come to see Major League Baseball games.

• A baseball field has three bases, home plate, a Pitcher’s mound, outfield and an infield.

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CCSS.RI.2.1