The Birth of Basketball
Klondike Kate "Goes for the Gold"
Henry Ford and the Automobile
Compare and Contrast
Vocabulary
100
What is the setting of the birth of basketball? (Include time and place).
1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts
100
How did Klondike Kate get her nickname?
She opened up a restaurant called "Klondike Kate's Cafe". Soon everyone called her Klondike Kate.
100
Before Henry Ford, automobiles were considered: a. useful b. a hobby c. popular d. dangerous
b. a hobby
100
Compare and contrast the settings of the different stories. What are the same about the settings and what are different? (Look at date and place).
-Birth of Basketball- Massachusetts late 1800s. -Klondike Kate "Goes for the Gold"- Canada late 1800s. -Henry Ford and the Automobile- Michigan and Missouri late 1800s. Contrast: different places Compare: same time period
100
List at least three activities you need to have a license to do.
Examples: -Driving -Fishing -Panning for gold -Hunting -Practice medicine (doctor) -Boating
200
Who invented the game of basketball?
James Naismith
200
Why couldn't Kate cross the Teslin lake?
Because a thin sheet of ice had already covered the lake by the time she got there.
200
What is Henry Ford famous for?
Making the automobile popular by using an assembly line to produce cars faster and cheaper.
200
Which two stories are biographies?
Klondike Kate "Goes for the Gold" and Henry Ford and the Automobile
200
If someone keeps getting in the way of you throwing a ball, they are _________. a. considering b. introducing c. interfering d. investing
c. interfering
300
What made the main character get hooked on basketball? a. He could push people down while playing. b. It felt great to make baskets. c. He liked being able to run around. d. Anyone could play
b. It felt great to make baskets.
300
Why did men call her "Sergeant Kate?"
A woman on a train refused to be searched, but Kate stood tall and declared, "I am an officer of the British Crown." She took the woman into a private room and found gold nuggets in her hair.
300
Why did people line the streets when Horatio Nelson Jackson came to town?
He was the first person to drive a car across the United States. They had never seen automobiles before, so they were all interested to see it.
300
What do Henry Ford and James Naismith have in common?
They both created things that had a huge impact on our country and society. (Henry Ford- massively producing the automobile and making it popular and James Naismith- inventing basketball).
300
Give one example of an incentive.
-Must be an example that will urge a person to do something. -Example: links, "I got caught"s are incentives for good behavior.
400
Give at least two examples of how the game of basketball is different today than it was in 1891.
-Players were not allowed to run with the ball in 1891 and now they can dribble. -They used to use an actual basket that the ball did not come out of. -The players used to wear short, padded pants and knee guards. -They used to cover the entire court with wire mesh so the ball wouldn't go out of bounds. -They used to play with a soccer ball.
400
What is different about Kate compared to other women of her time?
She did what she wanted and liked adventure. Other women did as they were told and stayed at home.
400
Give one example of what Henry Ford did to keep his workers happy.
-He doubled their pay to 5 dollars a day. -He reduced the workday to 8 hours. -He shared profits and game them extra money as the company made more money.
400
What do all three of the stories have in common?
They are all about events in history.
400
Use delicate in a sentence to show its meaning.
The sentence must show that delicate means easily broken or bent.
500
When Harry played basketball in college, how many points did you get for making a basket? How many points did you get for a free throw?
2- basket 1- free throw
500
How did Kate get enough money to buy her own cabin?
She loaned money to miners to get started. When they found gold, she got her money back and more. She invested in the miners.
500
Give one example of how the assembly line helped make cars more popular.
-They could make a lot of cars very quickly (mass produce). -It became less expensive to make the cars, so the price to buy them decreased.
500
Who had more of an impact on our lives: Henry Ford or Klondike Kate? How?
Henry Ford because he made the car popular, which changed the way we live. Now we can live in the suburbs and travel to work and school. We can travel all over the country because of Ford. Klondike Kate was influential, but her successes didn't have as much of an impact on our everyday lives.
500
He was beckoning me to leave what I was putting together on the assembly line to look at something he made. What does beckoning mean in the sentence? What does assembly mean in the sentence?
beckoning- making a sign or signal by moving the hand or head to come over. assembly- putting something together
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