From a School Gym to the NBA: teacher key

Basketball, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. A teacher made up basketball in 1891 with peach baskets and a soccer ball. Follow the game from its first rules to the NBA's shot clock.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Who invented basketball?
   • Senda Berenson
   • James Naismith (answer)
   • Wilt Chamberlain
2. What were the first basketball hoops?
   • Peach baskets (answer)
   • Metal rings
   • Soccer nets
3. How many rules did Naismith write?
   • Five
   • 24
   • 13 (answer)
4. How many minutes are in an NBA game?
   • 48 (answer)
   • 24
   • 60
5. Why did the NBA add a shot clock?
   • To make play faster (answer)
   • To add a team
   • To raise the hoop

Words

• invented: made up
• rules: how to play
• league: group of teams
• backboard: board behind hoop
• periods: part of game