Basketball Reading Quiz
Basketball Reading Quiz
Basketball Reading Quiz
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Basketball is played by millions of people, both men and women, in all parts of
the world. Professional basketball is watched by millions more on TV. The game
is played between two teams, with five players per team allowed on the court at
any one time. Points are scored by getting the ball through a hoop called 'the
goal' or 'the basket', and the team scoring the most points wins.
History
The game soon spread to other U.S. schools and universities. In the early
twentieth century, basketball competitions and leagues were set up all over
North America, but most didn't last long. Then, in 1946, the Basketball
Association of America (BAA) was formed to organize the top professional
teams in the U.S.A. and Canada into one professional league. The BAA
became the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1949, and today the NBA
is the world's top professional basketball league. Most of the world's best
players are with NBA teams, attracted by the competition's popularity, its high
standard of play, and the high salaries.
NBA games are played over four quarters of twelve minutes. Teams include
twelve players, but only five can be on court at one time. Players can be
substituted as often as the coach likes. Each coach has a limited number of
time-outs they can call during a game, and the game clock is stopped whenever
play stops. Several officials oversee each game, including three on-court
referees who call fouls, and table officials who keep score, run the game and
shot clocks, and keep track of fouls and substitutions.
Players shoot for goal with a set shot if both feet are on the ground, or with
a jump shot if the player is in mid-air. Other shots are the lay up (shooting, often
off the backboard, while moving towards the basket) and the slam
dunk (shooting straight down from above the basket). Passing can be done with
a chest pass, a bounce pass or an overhead pass. More difficult passes are
the no-look pass and the behind-the-back pass, though some coaches don't like
these techniques because they can easily go wrong.
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18th century
19th century
20th century
4. When (Which year) was The National Basketball Association (NBA) set up?
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3-point line
free throw line
side line
ten feet
eleven feet
nine feet
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one point
two points
three points
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