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The History of Basketball - Reading Comprehension

In 1891, James Naismith, a Canadian sports teacher, invented basketball to engage his students indoors during a cold winter. He used peach baskets and created 13 rules for the game, which quickly gained popularity in the USA and remains a global sport today. The document also includes a series of true/false statements and questions related to the text.

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The History of Basketball - Reading Comprehension

In 1891, James Naismith, a Canadian sports teacher, invented basketball to engage his students indoors during a cold winter. He used peach baskets and created 13 rules for the game, which quickly gained popularity in the USA and remains a global sport today. The document also includes a series of true/false statements and questions related to the text.

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In 1891, a Canadian sports teacher that worked in an

American school in Massachusetts invented a new game. His


name was James Naismith.

James decided to create a game for his lazy and rebellious


students. They had to keep fit but they couldn’t go outside
because it was a very cold winter. They had to play in the gym.

He took two old peach baskets that he saw on the floor and
put them on the wall. Then, he organized the students in two
teams and he asked them to pass a big round ball and throw it
into the baskets. This is how J. Naismith invented basketball.

His students loved the game and learnt the 13 rules that their
teacher made. Soon it became very popular in the USA.

Today basketball is still a very popular team game. Millions of


people play this sport all over the world. And there are
excellent basketball players!! Can you name any?

1) Are the sentences TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)? 2) Answer the questions:
Correct the false ones.
1- What was James Naismith’s job?
.
1- James Naismith wasn’t American. ( )
2- Where was he from?
2- Naismith’s students invented a new game. ( )

3- When did Naismith invent Basketball?


3- He had very good students. ( )

4- Basketball was an outdoor game. ( ) 4- Why did they have to play in the gym?

5- They played with a small ball. ( ) 5- Did they use pear baskets to play the game?

6- They used fruit baskets. ( )


6- How many rules did the game have?
7- The students were interested in the game. ( )
7- Did the students like the new game?
8- Basketball is very popular today. ( )

3) Find the irregular verbs in the text. Underline them and write all the forms in the correct boxes.

infinitive p.simple p. part. meaning infinitive p.simple p. part. meaning

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