The Bouncing Ball
Roberto Clemente
Vocabulary
Subjects & Verbs
Past Tense Verbs
100
Is "The Bouncing Ball" fiction or nonfiction?
Nonfiction
100
Where was Roberto Clemente born?
Puerto Rico
100
An object made by people that is usually many years old is called a/an ___________.
Artifact
100
Is this a subject or a verb? Ocean
subject
100
What is the past tense of: to see
saw
200
Where does rubber come from?
Rubber trees
200
What was the name of the team that Roberto played for 18 years?
Pittsburgh Pirates
200
What is an object made of stone that represents someone or something?
statue
200
What is the subject in this sentence? "The boy ran fast to his mother."
boy
200
What is the past tense of: to do
did
300
Which group of Europeans discovered the first bouncing balls?
The Spanish
300
What was the nickname that fans gave Roberto Clemente?
"The Great One"
300
What is the definition for medicine?
Something you take to make yourself feel better when you are sick
300
What is the verb in this sentence? The criminal was caught by the police yesterday morning.
caught (to catch)
300
What is the past tense of: to bring
brought
400
Besides the Aztecs, which other ancient group also played with rubber balls?
The Olmecs
400
What country suffered an earthquake on December 1972?
Nicaragua
400
What is the definition for supplies?
A set or group of things that might be needed
400
What are the four types of simple sentences? name all four!
SV SSV SVV SSVV
400
What is the past tense of: to begin
begun
500
Name one way in how our games are the same as the games played years ago.
*We play with a ball that bounce *We have teams *We play on a field or court
500
Name one achievement of Roberto Clemente
*First Latino to play in the major leagues *Made his team to go from last place to the first place *1 of 11 players to hit 3,000 hits *Won Most Valuable Player
500
What is the definition for achievement?
Something you accomplish after working hard
500
What is the difference between adjectives and adverbs?
Adjectives describe nouns but adverbs tell you how and when an action (verb) is being done
500
What is the past tense of: to shine
shone