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WorksheetsCasey at the Bat
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 13mins
Reorder the following events
The Mudville team was behind with two outs.
Two Mudville players got to second and third base.
Casey went to bat.
Casey ignored the first two pitches.
Casey struck out.
At the beginning of the poem Mudville had _ points and the other team had 4.
(a)
Fans started leaving the game because they thought Casey would not get to _.
(a)
If Casey had made a home run, the score would have been _ points for Mudville and 4 points for the other team.
(a)
On the third pitch, Casey _ the ball.
(a)
Match the idiom to what it means
"Cooney died at first."
made an out at first base
"the former was a lulu"
a poor baseball hitter
"the latter was a cake"
a poor baseball hitter
"Blake tore the cover off the ball"
hit the ball very hard
"Flynn a-hugging third"
was on third base
Match the word to the correct definition.
pallor
pale; having no color
wreathed
covered
straggling
stray; go in an irregular way
multitude
large number
wonderment
amazement
Match the word to the definition
gladdened
made happy
bearing
way of standing; posture
doffed
removed
writhing
twist or squirm
haughty
scornful; stuck up
Match the word to the definition
grandeur
great or magnificent
unheeded
ignored or disregarded
visage
expression on the face
tumult
crowd disturbance or riot
bade
ordered or commanded
