Baseball Comprehension Quiz You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests reading comprehension of the Baseball page. 1. Baseball first became a professional sport in Cuba Ireland the USA a) Cuba b) Ireland c) the USA 2. The National Association of Baseball Players was established in 1835 1857 1879 a) 1835 b) 1857 c) 1879 3. In 1903, a competition to find the best baseball team in North America began called the World Series American Series American Cup a) World Series b) American Series c) American Cup 4. A baseball game is usually played by two teams of nine players ten players eleven players a) nine players b) ten players c) eleven players 5. A pitcher normally tries to pitch the ball into the bunker home plate strike zone a) bunker b) home plate c) strike zone 6. A batter is out if the umpire calls one strike two strikes three strikes a) one strike b) two strikes c) three strikes 7. A baseball diamond has one base three bases four bases a) one base b) three bases c) four bases 8. In professional baseball, bats must be made of wood aluminium wood or aluminium a) wood b) aluminium c) wood or aluminium 9. A batter "walks" if the pitcher throws _____ balls outside the strike zone. three four five a) three b) four c) five 10. A game of baseball is usually played over one inning nine innings eleven innings a) one inning b) nine innings c) eleven innings Your score is: Correct answers:
