The President Pitches! A Baseball Tradition Begins (2)

How did people at the ballgame respond to President Taft?

• They were pleased that he attended the game with Mrs. Taft.

• They thought it was unusual for him to wear a suit and bowler hat to the game

• They were proud that he requested to throw out the first pitch of the game.

• They were surprised that he threw the ball all the way to the pitcher.

Part B

Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Like other fans, the 27th president was dressed in a suit and tie and wore a bowler hat." ( paragraph 3)

• "The president took off his dress gloves, while Mrs. Taft held the ball." ( paragraph 6)

• "But Taft surprised everyone by hurling the ball all the way to the pitcher's mound...(paragraph6)

• "Walter Johnson didn't know how special the pitch would turn out to be." ( paragraph 12)

Below are five statements related to the passage " The President Pitches? A Baseball Tradition Begins." Two statements are main ideas. The three other statements are details. What are the two main ideas?

• The Washington National played the Philadelphia Athletics.

• Presidents and the sports of baseball have been linked for a long time

• President Taft signed the ball he threw to Walter Johnson.

• President Franklin Roosevelt threw out the opening ball eight times.

• President Taft's throw was important in the history of baseball.

The notes for a summary need to be arranged correctly in the order in which the events occur in the passage.

Indicate the correct order of events by checking the first events

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• Nearly all presidents since President Taft have th
• An umpire gave the ball to President Taft so he could throw it to home plate.

• President Taft attended the Washington Nationals' first game of the 1910 season.

• President Taft threw the ball to Walter Johnson on the pitcher's mound

• Many people felt that President Taft's throw was important for the sport of baseball.

Indicate the correct order of events by checking the correct answer. The second event that occur in the passage

• Nearly all presidents since President Taft have thrown out the first ball on Opening Day.

• An umpire gave the ball to President Taft so he could throw it to home plate.

• President Taft attended the Washington Nationals' first game of the 1910 season.

• President Taft threw the ball to Walter Johnson on the pitcher's mound

• Many people felt that President Taft's throw was important for the sport of baseball

Indicate the correct order of event by placing a check mark next to the third event

• Nearly all presidents since President Taft have thrown out the first ball on Opening Day.

• An umpire gave the ball to President Taft so he could throw it to home plate.

• President Taft attended the Washington Nationals' first game of the 1910 season

• President Taft threw the ball to Walter Johnson on the pitcher's mound

• Many people felt that President Taft's throw was important for the sport of baseball.

Indicate the correct order of events placing a check mark next to the correct answer for the fourth events

• Nearly all presidents since President Taft have thrown out the first ball on Opening Day.

• An umpire gave the ball to President Taft so he could throw it to home plate.

• President Taft attended the Washington Nationals' first game of the 1910 seasons.

• President Taft threw the ball to Walter Johnson on the pitcher's mound

• Many people felt that President Taft's throw was important for the sport of baseball.

Indicated the correct order of events by placing a check mark for the 5th events

• Nearly all presidents since President Taft have thrown out the first ball on Opening Day.

• An umpire gave the ball to President Taft so he could throw it to home plate.

• President Taft attended the Washington Nationals' first game of the 1910 season

• President Taft threw the ball to Walter Johnson on the pitcher's mound

• Many people felt that President Taft's throw was important for the sport of baseball.

Read the sentences from the passage on the left. Then match the bold phrase in each sentence with the phrase that could correctly replace it in the sentence.

Taft's small act turned into a big deal:

• gain more respect from

• do something that many people would quickly end up knowing about.

• something that was extremely important.

• briefly famous for what happend

Read the sentence from the passage on the left. Then match the bold phrase in each sentence with the phrase that could correctly replace it in the sentence.

Pictures of the commander in chief at the ballpark helped him score points with the public

• briefly famous for what happened

• do something that many people would quickly end up knowing about.

• gain more respect from

• something that was extremely important.