                                                                                   Practice
 Name                                                                                 Vocabulary



Choose a word from the box to match the group of clues
that best describe its meaning.

     uniform                      coach                              starting
     tryouts                      practices                          imaginary


1. This word means events where people show their skills to gain

     a place on a team or in a play.
2. This is a word for a person who helps others improve their skills.



3. This is a word for events where people do the same skills over

     and over to try to get better at them.
4. This word describes pictures or ideas that a person might make
   up in his or her mind. It describes things you can’t actually

     touch.
5. This word can mean a type of clothing worn by people on the
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     same team or who do the same job.
6. Players who get to play ﬁrst in a game are described by this


     word.

                                              At Home: Help your child make up sentences for each of the
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                                              vocabulary words above.


                                                                                                                Practice
                           Name                                                                                 Comprehension:
                                                                                                                Inferences Chart



                          As you read There’s Nothing Like Baseball, fill in the
                          Inferences Chart.


                                    What I Read                                           What I Know




                                                                    My Inferences
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                          How does the information you wrote in this Inferences Chart
                          help you to better understand There’s Nothing Like Baseball?

                           At Home: Have your child use the chart to retell the story.
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                                                                                      Practice
 Name                                                                                 Comprehension:
                                                                                      Make Inferences




     When you make inferences, you use story clues and
     what you already know to figure out things that the text
     does not tell you.


Read the story. Circle the answer to each question.

       Katie bounced a soccer ball on her knees. Her
  dad sighed. “Not in the car, please.” Katie held the
  ball in her lap. She wiggled. She wore a blue shirt
  that said “21” on the back. Her dad parked by the
  field. Katie started to get out of the car.
       “Wait!” her dad called. He pulled out a wrapped box and
  smiled. “I know you want to run faster, kick harder, and score
  more goals. These will help. Happy Birthday, Katie!”

1. Where do you think Katie and her dad are going?
     a. to the supermarket b. to a soccer game c. to a baseball game
2. Do you think Katie will watch or play?
     a. Katie will watch.              b. Katie will play.
3. What is most likely in the box that Katie gets?
     a. another ball          b. a new soccer shirt                c. new soccer shoes
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4. How do you think Katie feels about her present?
     a. happy            b. sad         c. confused
5. What can you tell about Katie from reading this passage?
     a. She likes soccer.          b. She likes ice cream.               c. She likes cats.

                                                  At Home: Encourage your child to make inferences based
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                                                  on facial expressions and gestures he or she sees in
                                                  pictures or on television.


                                                                                   Practice
 Name                                                                                 Vocabulary



Choose a word from the box to match the group of clues
that best describe its meaning.

     uniform                      coach                              starting
     tryouts