Great Ball Game Great Ball Game Vocabulary ShowdownVocabulary Showdown

Use the clues in each sentence to determine the best answer for the underlined word.

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

Question 2

A. disagreement

B. laughter

C. argument

D. both A and C.

Their quarrel was about who is smarter.

Question 3

A. open land free of woods and buildings

B. playground

C. blacktop

D. sidewalk

So they chose to play a soccer game out on the school field. The winners would be the smarter team.

A. best chance

B. something helpful

C. smarts

D. moves

Question 4

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.

Question 5

A. screaming at

B. making fun of

C. not saying a word

D. looking at

The penalty for jeering, or making fun of the other team is to loose 1 point!

Question 6

A. trophy

B. dinner

C. prize

D. feeling sorry for the troubles of another

No pity was given for those who broke the rules.

Question 7

A. sunny

B. bright

C. not bright; only a little light

D. all gone

It was decided that they would play that evening when the light was dim, to make it more fun.

Question 8

A. the skyB. the earthC. the point where earth or

water seems to meet the sky

D. the land

They would play as the sun begun to sink towards the horizon.

Question 9

A. played on

B. cleaned up

C. watered

D. protected

One boy and one girl guarded the field until the game begun.

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 Each time you come across a vocabulary word, give yourself a pat on the head!word, give yourself a pat on the head!