Cricket Basics Quiz for Year 3

How should you hold the cricket bat?

• With your eyes closed

• With one hand

• With two hands, one above the other

• With your feet

What is the 'long barrier' used for?

• To throw the ball

• To hit the ball

• To catch a flying ball

• To stop a rolling ball

How should you catch a ball in the air?

• With your eyes closed

• With your feet

• With two hands like a cup

• With one hand

What should you always keep on the ball?

• Your eyes

• Your hands

• Your feet

• Your ears

What should you do to get more power when throwing the ball?

• Step forward

• Jump up

• Spin around

• Step backward

What is agility?

• Changing direction quickly

• Being slow

• Standing still

• Running

What helps you stop the ball when running fast?

• The long barrier

• Jumping

• Closing your eyes

• Sitting down

What should you do when the ball is coming to you?

• Get your body ready (ready position)

• Sit down

• Close your eyes

• Run away

Where should you point your arm when throwing the ball?

• Towards your friend

• Towards the ground

• Towards your target

• Towards the sky

When a bowler bowls the ball in cricket, what should their arm look like?

• Swinging all over the place, like a windmill.

• Very wobbly, like jelly.

• Bent at the elbow, like when you throw a frisbee.

• Nice and straight, like a ruler.