1. Great Ball Game Vocabulary Showdown
Use the clues in each sentence to determine the best answer for the underlined word.

2. Question 1 One day, the boys and girls were having an argument:
A. a joke
B. a disagreement
C. a quarrel
D. both B and C

3. Question 2 Their quarrel was about who is smarter. A. disagreement
B. laughter
C. argument
D. both A and C.

4. Question 3 A. open land free of woods and buildings B. playground
So they chose to play a soccer game out on the school
field. The winners would be the smarter team.
A. open land free of woods and buildings
B. playground
C. blacktop
D. sidewalk

5. Question 4 A. best chance B. something helpful C. smarts D. moves
The girls believed that they had the advantage because
they can wear skirts. But the boys felt that they had the
advantage because they don’t wear skirts.
A. best chance
B. something helpful
C. smarts
D. moves

6. Question 5 A. screaming at B. making fun of C. not saying a word
The penalty for jeering, or making fun of the
other team is to loose 1 point!
A. screaming at
B. making fun of
C. not saying a word
D. looking at

7. Question 6 A. trophy B. dinner C. prize
No pity was given for those who broke
the rules.
A. trophy
B. dinner
C. prize
D. feeling sorry for the troubles of another

8. Question 7 A. sunny B. bright C. not bright; only a little light
It was decided that they would play that evening
when the light was dim, to make it more fun.
A. sunny
B. bright
C. not bright; only a little light
D. all gone

9. Question 8 A. the sky B. the earth
They would play as the sun begun to sink
towards the horizon.
A. the sky
B. the earth
C. the point where earth or water seems to meet the sky
D. the land

10. Question 9 A. played on B. cleaned up C. watered D. protected
One boy and one girl guarded the field until
the game begun.
A. played on
B. cleaned up
C. watered
D. protected

11. GAME OVER
At this time, please give yourself a pat on the back if you only missed 1 or 2 answers.
Now that you have mastered the vocabulary, remember to look for these words as you read The Great Ball Game.
Each time you come across a vocabulary word, give yourself a pat on the head!