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Basketball

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basketball was invented in the month of?

a)

November in 1891

b)

December 23, 1819

c)

December in 1891

2.

Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in an attempt to?

a)

find an indoor game that was mentally engaging enough to keep his students fit when outdoor activities were not an option due to climatic conditions.

b)

find an indoor game that was physically engaging enough to keep his students fit when outdoor activities were not an option due to climatic conditions.

c)

find an indoor game that was physically none engaging enough to keep his students fit when outdoor activities were not an option due to climatic conditions.

3.

The origin of basketball was borrowed from a children's game called?

a)

Duck on a Rock

b)

Duck on a Lock

c)

Duck on a Rock

4.

It was the primary means of ball movement in the early days.

a)

Jumping

b)

Dribbling

c)

Passing

d)

Shooting

5.

This skill only became a major part of the game around the 1950s

a)

Jumping

b)

Shooting

c)

Passing

d)

Dribbling

6.

Choose the first ball to be used

a)
b)
c)
7.

It is an attempt to unfairly disadvantage an opponent through physical contact

a)

Punch

b)

Foul

c)

Kick

d)

Slap

8.

A Half tIme has how many minutes?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

15

d)

5

9.

B L N I G R B I D

a)

drrbing

b)

dribblng

c)

dribbling

d)

brbdling

10.

O I T N O G S H

a)

shouting

b)

shooting

c)

outings

d)

shoting

11.

N G I U N R N

a)

running

b)

grunning

c)

gunning

d)

runing

12.

S N A I S P G

a)

spagings

b)

spasing

c)

gassiping

d)

passing

13.

M I G N U P J

a)

pumjing

b)

muping

c)

jumping

d)

pujming